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June 14, 1984 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Quarve & Anderson Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE LOADER OPERATOR ASKED TAYLOR TO HELP FIND A AIRLEAK ON HIS LOADER. TAYLOR TOLD HIM TO START THE LOADER, BUILD UP AIR PRESSURE AND MOVE THE LOADER TO THE NORTH SIDE OF FIELD SHOP. THE OPERA TOR STARTED HIS MACHINE, BUILT AIR PRESSURE AND STARTED TO MOVE. I,NAME APPARENTLY FOLLOWEDTHE OPERATOR TO THE MACHINE AND AT THE MOVEMENT OF THE MACHINE HAD CLIMBED ON THE REAR PLATFORM OF T

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