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June 1, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P W Ryan Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BEARING WENT OUT ON CRUSHING PLANT.CRUSHER WAS SHUT DOWN.WHEN REPAIRING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS AHMMERING WITH A HAMMER ON THE SHAFT TO DRAW IT DOWN.A PICE OF THE SHAFT CHIPPED OFF AND FLEW INTO THE INJURED EMPLOYEES EYE.

April 21, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
P W Ryan Sons Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR TURN T2WARDS EDGE OF 45 DEGREE SLOPE,GOT THE 2 LEFT SIDE TIRES ON EDGE,.LOADER THEN ROLLED OVER SIDEWAYS CATCHING AND PINNING OPERATOR UNDER THE LOADER & THUS KILLING HIM...MODEL 988- ROPS WAS FOR 950 MODEL LOADER...11'BANK,NO BERM.

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