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April 14, 1999 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Alan Dorr Contracting · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE HOPPER FEED CONVEYER BELT WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE SCREEN POWER SOURCE. THE WORKER WAS DRAWN INTO THE RETURN SIDE OF THE BELT WHICH RESULTED IN THE AMPUTATIO N OF THE RIGHT ARM AT THE ELBOW AREA.

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