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September 16, 2024 UT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Castle Valley Stone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An Employee was working on the back side of the Guillotine when the operator of the Guillotine pushed a slab through. The employee's finger was on equipment and wasn't paying attention when the slab hit EE's hand and severed the top of EE's right ring finger through the glove.

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