EMPLOYEE WAS GROUTING BASE PLATE OF MINE HOIST WHEN HE SMASHED THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS DIAGNOISED WITH A POSITIVE FRACTURE AND RECEIVED SIX (6) STITCHES TO CLOS E THE LACERATION.
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