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November 5, 2008 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Magna Energy Services, LLC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

High winds caused difficult communication. While setting up the crusher, the injured employee was tightening a bolt while another employee was running the hydraulic jack. The employee's left ring finger was pinched between the jack and a piece of iron. Injury resulted in a hair line fracture of the left ring finger.

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