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September 16, 2009 WI · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SUN PRAIRIE SAND AND GRAVEL · Fall from machine

Employee was fixing belt wipe on a conveyor, feeding the conveyor he was standing on. Tools slipped and employee fell backwards off the conveyor, on to the ground.

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