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June 1, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Curtis Sand & Gravel · Struck by powered moving object

Injured workers were attempting to dislodge a rock from the jaw crusher and were using an excavator to lift the rock with when the hydraulic lock on the excavator bucket released and the bucket fell onto the top of the jaw crusher and slid over on to the workers.

June 1, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Curtis Sand & Gravel · Struck by powered moving object

Injured workers were attempting to dislodge a rock from the jaw crusher and were using an excavator to lift the rock with when the hydraulic lock on the excavator bucket released and the bucket fell onto the top of the jaw crusher and slid over on to the workers.

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