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July 1, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gerken Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIN FROM A CONVEYOR WHILE TAKING DOWN A SCREEN PLANT & THE PIN COCKED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN PIN & FRAME TAKING A CHUNK OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE 3RD FINGER ON T HE BOTTOM.

April 23, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gerken Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHEN MATERIAL IS DAMP, CHUTE ON SCREEN MACHINE BUILDS UP AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED OUT. SHOVELING OUT CHUTE MUST HAVE SLIPPED OFF SHOVEL AND UP INTO COUNTERWIEGHT OF SCREEN ON THE SCREEN MACHINE .

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