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June 29, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Genstar Gypsum Products Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING WITH INSTALLATION OF A SUSPENSION CYLINDER ON A 773B CAT TRUCK THE CYLINDER WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING TORQUE WRENCH ON THE BOTTOM RETAINING PLAT E WHEN THE CYCL3NDER EXTENDED FELL PINCHING EMPLOYEES THUMB BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A HYDRAULIC JACK WHICH HAD BEEN USED TO REMOVE THE OLD CYLINDER HIS LEFT THUMB WAS CRUSHED AND IT WAS DEEMED

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