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March 8, 1993 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delta Asphalt Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SHEAVE FROM THE FRONT OF A DIESEL ENGINE. WHEN HE PULLED THE SHEAVE OFF OF THE SHAFT, HE LOST HIS GRIP ON IT AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS PINCHING HIS RIGHT INDE X FINGER BETWEEN THE SHEAVE AND THE SHAFT. HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN BONE IN THE FINGER AND A BONE CHIP THAT WAS REMOVED BY THE DOCTOR. HE WAS PLACED ON NO WORK STATUR BY THE DOCTOR.

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