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ruptured gasline!!!

xkvator

xkvator

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A backhoe operator, who was injured, hit a gasline at theil college in Greenville Pa. today.
 
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will_gurt

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operator in extended holding pattern
xkavator,

Just saw that on the news. The force was so great that it suposedly blew the operator out of the seat. Currently they are in the hospital for minor injuries.

The news stated that the contractor was doing some grading when the hit happened. It may have been a gas well they say.
 
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