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September 10, 2025 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
HM Pacific Northwest, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IE and a Peterson CAT Mechanic were torquing bolts on a 980G at the wheel ends. On the last bolt when EE went to torque down there was a miss communication and IE had IE's middle finger on IE's right hand in the way and it got smashed on the downward movement of the torque wrench.

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