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January 18, 2016 KS · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemaha Sand & Gravel Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loading scrap iron for offsite disposal. Big piece of metal hit EE's left ring finger. EE came in at 9:15 a.m. on 1/19/16, made a doctor's appointment at Seneca Family Practice. They said EE fractured left ring finger but will be able to return to work immediately.

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