TWO MEN WERE REPAIRNING A GAVEL CHUTE ON THE WASH PLANT. IN ORDER ONE MAN TO WORK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CHUTE TWO PLANKS WERE PLACED ACROSS THE FRAME WORK OF THE WASHPLANT. ONE MAN WAS IN THE OPEN CHUTE, THE INJURED MAN WAS ON THE TWO PLANKS. HE SAID HE LAID HIS TOOLS ON ONE PLANK AND STOOD ON THE OTHER. THE ONE HE CHOSE TO STAND ON HAD A LARGE KNOT IN THE AREA WHERE IT BROKE.
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August 11, 1988
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
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Fischer Sand & Aggregate LLP · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
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