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October 31, 1990 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Two Rivers Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE REACHED INSIDE A MOVING 30" CONVEYOR BELT JUST BEHIND THE HEAD PULLEY TO REMOVE SOME BUILT-UP MATERIAL. HE HAD A 12" PIECE OF ANGLE IRON IN HIS HAND. HIS ARM AND HAND WAS PULLED AROUN D THE PULLEY. IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE ANGLE IRON WAS STILL IN HIS HAD WHEN IT WENT AROUND THE PULLEY.

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