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November 2, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Beryllium Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING DRILL H5MMER OUT OF DRILL HOLE WITH SLOW ROTATION. PULLING ROCK DEBRIS OUT OF HOLE. WHEN HE REACHED DOWN TO REMOVE ROCK DEBRIS FROM AROUND HAMMER, FINGER TIP WAS PINCHED BETWEEN ROCK A ND SIDE OF DRIL5 HOLE IN WALL. TIP OF FINGER SOFT TISSUE WAS PINCHED OFF. NO BONE CONTACT MADE.

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