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March 11, 1987 WA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Acme Concrete Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

CATWALKS WERE B9ING INSTALLED ON A NEW AGGREGATE BIN.A 3' X12' SECTOIN OF CATWALK HAD BEEN HOISTED INTO POSITION ON THE BIN BY THE CRANE AND THIS SECTION OF CATWALK HAD NOT YET BEEN SECURED.T HE CRANE CABLE 2AD ONLY BEEN ATTACHED TO THE CATWALK IN 2 PLACES INSTEAD OF 4 CORNERS.THE INJURED EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO THE CATWALK WITH 1 FOOT AND THE CATWALK MOVED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FA

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