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January 17, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Featherlite Bldg Prod Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE LUG NUTS OFF A DUMP TRUCK. HE WAS USING A CHEATER BAR, HE WAS PUSHING DOWN AND THE CHEATER PIPE RECOILED AND HIT HIS HAND. DID FIRST AID AND WENT BACK TO WOR K ON THE 30TH. HAND WAS STILL HURTING HIM, TOOK HIM TO DOCTOR.

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