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January 14, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mule Creek Gravel Pit · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE GRIZZLY HEIGHT ADJUSTER BECAME LODGED IN ITS SLIDE. WHEN EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR A HAMMER TO TAP ON THE ADJUSTER IT CAME FREE AND STARTED SLIDING DOWN. HE REACHED TO CATCH IT AND THE END OF H IS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A BOLT ON THE TOP OF THE ADJUSTER AND THE SQUARE TUBE IT SLIDES IN.

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