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May 31, 2019 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
US Ceramics LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A new employee was injured repairing a fluidizer lance. The employee dropped the lance and quickly grabbed it and pinched the left pinky finger between the lance and collar. Their finger was cut and also crushed. This job was being completed "manually" and there was no work procedure to follow.

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