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July 25, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Colorado Stone Quarries, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting a Korfman chain saw with a hydraulic jack to level it for a cut. He had the jack set in 2 inches of mud, and the jack tilted to one side when it took on the weight of the saw. The machine came toward the wall and pinned him at the knee. Injured left knee, chipped small piece of bone on patella, bruised knee area.

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