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February 20, 1992 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cache County Road Department · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE CRUSHER TRYING TO DISLODGE A SCREEN WITH HIS FOOT. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED. HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN A SCREEN, PREVENTING HIM FROM TUMBLING TO THE GROUND, BUT C AUSING THE LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS BEHIND HIS KNEE TO BE STRETCHED AND PULLED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL HIMSELF UPRIGHT AND SHINNIED DOWN FROM THE CRUSHER.

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