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    :: Thursday, October 28, 2004 ::

    50,000-pound machine falls, crushes driver By Gala M. Pierce, Chicago Daily Herald
    According to www.craneaccidents.com, 269 crane-related accidents occurred in 2003 with 138 reported deaths.

    OSHA reports on its Web site that 5,559 deaths occurred from work injuries in 2003. Contact with objects and equipment consisted of 16 percent of those accidents.

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