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March 6, 2002 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HAMMERING A STEEL PIN INTO THE TRACK OF AN EXCAVATOR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A SMALL PIECE OF THE PIN BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.

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