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February 23, 2018 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kinkead Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Tailgate slammed shut on employee's left index finger fracturing finger and causing lacerations. Employee was pulling open tailgate with left hand trying to get rock out with right hand. The tailgate slammed shut on the left index finger. The employee was transported to Indiana Regional Medical center.

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