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May 20, 2019 KY · Coal welder (non-shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Kentucky Rail Loadout, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was using a pry bar to straighten the step on the 1250 komatsu trackhoe when the bar slipped and hit their hand causing a cut on the right palm.

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