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August 21, 2006 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Owen J Folsom Inc · Fall from machine

While changing screens EE dropped his cell phone down onto the discharge belt below. Unable to reach it, he turned the belt on & dis- charged it out onto the bottom of a stacker conveyor. He then climbed up 32" onto the tail roll guard of the stacker & grabbed the phone. While climbing down his pant caught the guarding causing him to lose his balance & fall on his left shoulder.

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