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Years on record: 1983–2026
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April 8, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY

U S Department Of Energy · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED PERSON WAS BREAKING OUT 4 1/2" DRILL ROD TO COME OFF BOTTOM IN 18 FT. HOLE, 6 1/4" DIA. HE HAD INSTALLED AN ADDITIONAL WATER DEFLECTOR IN THE FORM OF A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING A ND WAS HOLDING IT IN PLACE WITH HIS FOOT WHEN THE BREAKOUT WRENCH ROTATED, CRUSHING HIS FOOT AGAINST THE MAST.

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