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July 11, 2012 VT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Corse Excavating, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee was replacing a belt on finlay screen when he stepped off the track on to a guard (on the ground) from the screen that had been removed for the belt replacement twisted his ankle fell and broke his leg.

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