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June 27, 2016 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rogge Excavating Inc. · Struck by flying object

Working on 240D Excavator track pin when shrapnel punctured left leg. Employee was hammering a pin in to an excavator track when a metal shard projected through overalls and jeans, leaving a puncture wound of about 5mm in left leg.

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