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September 20, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Aleutian Constructors · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING ROCKS OUT OF CONVEYER BELT CRUSHER. AIR HOSE EMPLOYEE WAS USING WAS SUCKED UP INTO BELT ALONG WITH HIS ARM. HE SUFFERED A CRACKED WRIST BONE.

May 11, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · MACHINERY
Aleutian Constructors · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CONE CRUSHER TR5ILER WAS KNOCKED OFF STANDING BLOCKS AND A CRANE WAS MOVING IN TO PICK UP TRAILER.AS CRANE MOVED IN THE DIRECTOR AND OPER WERE LOOKING AT OVERHEAD WIRES.OPER SAW SOMETHING OUT OF CORNER OF E2E AND WENT FOR BRAKE AND HIT GAS.PINNED VICTIM BETWEEN OUTRIGGER AND CATWALK.

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