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April 11, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS GETTING OFF THE LOADER & MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE LADDER WHILE HOLDING ON TO THE GUARD RAIL WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE SUSPENDED IN AIR WITH HIS BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTED BY THE LEFT ARM D ISLOCATING THE LEFT SHOULDER

October 22, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JUST FINISHED PUTTING UP LOADER FOR THE DAY, GOT IN A HURRY, AND MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP.

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