The employee was testing a skid loader that had finished being repaired by the on-site mechanic. The employee did not take his precautionary steps because he said he was just going to "test the machine." He got in and started up he did not have his forks down and the skid loader tipped over and the machine and fell over to its side with the worker still inside.
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J & J Stone Company, Inc · Struck against a moving object
February 26, 2005
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer
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J & J Stone Company, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The day was a rainy day.
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