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May 5, 1983 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
H Group Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WASON AUGER AND OPERATING OVERHEAD CRANE (HOIST) WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONED AND SWUNG STEEL SIDE WAYS. STEEL MASHED LEFT HAND AGAINST POST ON BIT RACK WHICH HOLDS STEEL FROM OR FOR AUGER. STEEL AND POST ON BIT RACK SKINNED LEFT HAND, WHICH BLED A LITTLE AND CRACKED TWO KNUCLES. KNUCKLES WERE PLACED IN A CAST. LIGHT DUTY IS REQUESTED FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS.

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