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Austin Furner

27-year-old Austin Furner's excavator after it toppled over into the Cape Fear River on August 19, 2024. (Photo: Ava Dorn/WWAY)

OSHA report finds drowning of excavator operator was preventable

Nate Mauldin,

January 3, 2025

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