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February 14, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal hoistman, hoist operator MACHINERY
Silver King Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC IN PRESSING A BEARING OFF OF A PUMP SHAFT. THE SHAFT SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE PRESS TILTING THE SHAFT AND PINCHING THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT THUMB AGAINST A PRESS BRACE

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