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December 30, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brannan Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

low light, cold weather, and thick work gloves were contributing factors in the employee smashing the tip of left hand pinky finger between a hammer and steel. The finger tip was swollen and employee was told to not use that finger for the next two weeks by the doctor.

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