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March 19, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ECCENTRIC YOKE WAS RAISED WITH PORTAPOWER RAM BUT WAS NOT BLOCKED. YOKE DROPPED, HITTING EE'S FINGER WHICH WAS ON THE ECCENTRIC. MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS BROKEN.

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