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December 17, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager POWERED HAULAGE
Highfield Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUPERVISOR RECIEVED INSTRUCTION FROM WITNESS TO START SCREEN #3. SUPERVISOR SOUNDED ALARM, WAITED 30 SECONDS AND STARTED BELT TO SCREEN #3. SUPERVISOR DID NOT KNOW THAT #1 MAN WAS DOING UNAUTH ORIZED REPAIRS TO SCREEN AND BELT #3. BELT #3 IS NOT VISIBLE FROM CONTROL ROOM.

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