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February 24, 1986 NC · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Rockingham Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATING A PAY5OADER STOPPED MACHINE TO UNHOOK CABLE GOT OFF MACHINE WITH ENGINE RUNNING WITH HANDBRAKES NOT ENGAGED. MACHINE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET AND BADLY BRUISED RIGHT FOOT.

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