EE AND EEER WERE REMOVING TONGUE BOLTS ON CONVEYOR. THE EE REMOVED THE TWO BOLTS ON HIS SIDE. THE EE WAS THEN TO REMOVE THE TWO BOLTS ON HIS SIDE WITH A HAMMER AND PUNCH. WHEN THE EE GOT TO TH E LAST BOLT HE TOLD EE TO STAND BACK AND LET TONGUE DROP 4 INCHES INTO LOADER BUCKET. THE EE REACHED FOR TONGUE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TONGUE AND LOADER BUCKET.
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October 20, 1989
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
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Richard Klink Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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