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July 13, 2002 MS · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Reid & Sons Sand & Gravel Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE DREDGE OPERATOR WAS PUMPING MATERIALS WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE ROOM. HE THEN STARTED TO CLEAN OUT AND SHUT DOWN WHEN HE SAW A MASSIVE FLAME COVER THE ENGINE ROOM, HE EVACUATED T HE DREDGE & CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. THE DREGE APPEARS TO BE A TOTAL LOSS BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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