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August 22, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Breckenridge Ready-Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP HAD BEEN FILLING THE BINS AND WAS FINISHED FOR THE DAY. PARKED THE LOADER AND WHN HE JUMPED TO GET DOWN HE ACCIDENTLY HUMG HIS FINGER ON A LATCH INSIDE THE LOADER. WAS WEARING A WEDDING RI NG AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.

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