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April 13, 2023 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Active Minerals International LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was using a hammer to hit the outside of the hopper to get clay to feed. EE got finger caught between the hammer handle and the hopper causing a non-displaced fracture of the right index finger phalanx.

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