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May 9, 1994 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Addington Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MATERIAL WAS BEING PUSHED FROM A SHOT WITH A DOZER, OVER THE HIGHWALL. THE HIGWALL BROKE AND THE DOZER FELL APPROX 150 FT TO THE LOWER PIT. THIS RESULT IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE DOZER OPERATOR.

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