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November 7, 1985 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Davis Sand & Gravel Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME,NEW EMPLOYEE IN TRAINING, WAS ASSISTING THE PLANT OPERATOR OIL THE SAND CLASSIFIER DRIVE MECHANISM. THE MEN IMPROPERLY ENTERED AN AREA OF OPERATING MACHINERY TO DUE THIS MAINTANENCE. I, NAME SAID HIS FOOT SLIPPED LANDING IN THE PINCH POINT OF THE CLASSIFIER\S RING AND PINION GEAR, THE GUARD WAS NOT IN PLACE.

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