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March 23, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Cheney Gulch Quarry Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BOLT WITH HIS HAND AGAINST THE PIN TO BE REMOVED. WHEN THE PIN WAS KNOCKED OUT WITH A HAMMER, THE BOLT WENT INTO A HOLE AND SHIFTED, PINCHING THE LEFT THUMB BETW EEN CONVEYOR FRAME AND BOLT. NO SKIN WAS BROKEN, NO BLOOD SHED, NO BROKEN BONES.

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