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June 27, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Woodard Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME REPLACING HYDRAULIC LINE ON LOADER.PLACED RR X-TIE UNDER BOOM OF LOADER INSTEAD OF USING SAFETY ANGLES DESIGNED -RR TIE COLLAPSED LETTING BOOM FALL,CRUSHING I.NAME RESULTING IN DEATH.

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