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September 9, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lyall Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was helping put the track back together on the D-10. The chain holding the come-a-long in place snapped allowing the track to roll backwards pinning his foot between the track and the leveling bar.

August 13, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyall Stone Inc · Fall onto or against objects

The ee was exiting the cab of the d-10 dozer. When his foot slipped off the step on the dozer arm blade. This cawed him to straddle the dozer arm blade, causing injury to his groin area.

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