Contractor employee stated he brought the John Deere backhoe to the bag hours and was waiting form co-worker to return. He noticed water droplets coming from the discharge end of the rotary air valve. He went to investigate. He reached up into the discharge opening of the rotary air lock valve that was running and injured two fingers on his right hand.
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Hazleton Shaft Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
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