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February 22, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ecci Calcium Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIED OFF TO LANYARD CABLE AS HE LOADED A RAILCAR. RAILCAR WAS MOVED AND EE WAS PULLED OFF CAR BY HIS HARNESS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE HIS LANYARD CABLE HIS LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT UND ER THE HOOK AGAINST THE CABLE TEARING SKIN ON HIS THUMB.

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