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July 3, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Northwest Arkansas Quarries, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Technician was holding the compressor wheel of a turbocharger with his bare hand, while he was using an air wrench to loosen the retaining nut. He could not hold the power of the air wrench and the edges of the wheel cut his hand.

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