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October 17, 2014 OK · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Morris Stone CO · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Policy & Procedure for cutting rock is to place the rock and move hands away before cutting. The Employee held onto the rock with his left hand when he was cutting it resulting in smashing his left thumb and breaking it. This required surgery on his thumb and he will be off work until 11/7/14.

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