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May 30, 1995 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Powell Gravel & Topsoil Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS STRIPPING A WOODED AREA.WHILE PUSHING A FELLED TREE A LIMB SWUNG BACK AND STRUCK HOM ON THE TIP OF HIS BABY FINGER.THE FINGER NAIL BROKE LOOSE.UPON EXAMINATION BY DOCTOR THE NAIL WAS CUT BACK,TWO STTITCHES APPLIED AND THEN A SPLINT WAS APPLIED FOR THE CRACKED BONE.OPERATOR RETURNED TO WORK.

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