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August 13, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mk Gold Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LIFTING HATCH DOOR TO ACCESS TRANSMISSION. FINGER RIGHT MIDDLE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN HANDLE AND DOOR RESULTING IN A SEVERE LACERATION.

October 11, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mk Gold Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT SHE HAD PICKED UP A DRILL BIT THAT WAS STILL IN THE BOX AND INJURED HER LEFT THUMB WHEN THE BIT SLIPPED AND BENT HER THUMB BACK. EE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL IT BEGAN TO S WELL AND BECAME STIFF AND SORE ON 10/18/96. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BONE CHIP AND THE HANDWAS IMMOBILIZED IN A SPLINT AND CAST.

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