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December 10, 1996 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Custom Crushing & Recycling Lc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EE WAS ASSISTING THE FOREMAN CLEAN ROCKS FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT & TAIL PULLEY BENEATH THE CRUSHER. AFTER CLEANING OUT DEBRIS THE FOREMAN TOLD EE HE WAS GOING TO TRY THE BELT. [THEY WERE US ING A START-STOP METHOD TO CHECK IT]. THE EE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE FOREMAN WOULD BE STARTING THE EQUIPMENT. HE SAW SOME DEBRIS ON THE BELT & TRACHED IN TO CLEAR IT & WAS PULLED IN.

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