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January 11, 2007 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Asphalt & Grading Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working at the crushing plant where he was trying to clear a blockage in the sand bin by hitting the side of bin with a sledgehammer. When he went to hit the bin, his left hand was caught between the hammer handle and a metal gusset on the bin. He was sent to medical center for evaluation after he hit his finger.

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