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January 7, 1993 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Chaparral Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS REMOVING BOLT ON LOADER BLADE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE BRUISED HIS HAND. THIS OCCURRED IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NEXT DAY HE REPORTED HIS HAND WAS STILL HURTING. HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR IN EL PASO, TX. TO CHECK IT OUT. THE DOCTOR ARRANGED FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY AND TO RETURN TO WORK FOR LIGHT DUTY.

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