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November 19, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Akzo Nobel Salt Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER IN G370 WHEN I NAME PULLED INTO 8XE 52RX I NAME MENTIONED TWO SCALES IN ROOF THAT NEEDED TO BE PULLED PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK SECONDS LATER THE ENTIRE ROOM FELL STRIKI NG THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD

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