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December 17, 2020 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ENTRAPMENT
Old River Road Land Co., LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shift started 6AM: 9:30AM Incident: Walking at sand pit which was saturated from weather. Stepped into a section that was deeper than anticipated, unable to extricate foot & second foot became entrapped. The greater the struggle, the more the whole body sunk (quick sand effect). Was in the ambulance by 11:30AM.

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