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November 4, 1997 WY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fuller Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED WAS PUTTING THE DRIVE SHAFT BACK ONTO A HAUL TRUCK. WHILE LINING UP THE SHAFT ON THEOUTPUT FLANGE THE SHAFT SLIPPED, FELL AND PINCHED THE LAS DIGIT OF HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE U-JOINT AND THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER BELOW. THIS BROKE THE LAST DIGIT INTO 8 PIECES.

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