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June 6, 2012 MD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was attempting to remove lodged debris from a feed bin with a steel bar. Employee was able to free some material and stepped away from the bin to allow additional material to exit the bin. Employee was resting hand on a piece when a stone tumbled from the bin and struck the employee on the left hand, resulting in a laceration to his finger.

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