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January 9, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
IKO Pacific, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Loader operator was standing on a 4-inch ledge, looking into the elevator. His foot slipped off the ledge, and his elbow hit a stack of pallets. He heard a pop and experienced pain in his shoulder.

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