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April 3, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vic Russell Construction Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding onto a piece of 3" tubing while another employee was striking it with a sledge hammer. The sledge hammer glanced off a bolt head and hit employee holding the tubing in the wrist. The incident resulted in a broken wrist.

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