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May 19, 1998 MA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LeMasurier Granite Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHILE FINISHING A PIECE OF GRANITE CURB. DURING THE FINISHING OF ONE "END PIECE" OF A CURB BLOCK, THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OFF A PORTION OF THE CURB SO AS TO MAKE IT SALEAB LE. A PIECE OF THE STONE THAT WAS BEING REMOVED CAME TOWARD THE EMPLOYEE RESULTING IN A CUT TO THE BACK SIDE OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

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