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June 20, 2013 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Saddle Mountain LP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing a discharge chute to a screen. Bolt holes did not line up. He inserted a pin pry bar to aid in lining up bolt holes. As he began to pry on chute, the pin pry bar slipped striking the employee in the forehead. He received 10 sutures.

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