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January 18, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
West Hook Sand & Gravel Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING ICE AND FROZEN MATERIAL AWAY FROM TAIL SECTION OF CONVEYER WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND PINKY GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER AND THE METAL CASING ON THE TAILSECTION OF THE CONVEYER.

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