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April 16, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
P.W. Gillibrand of Texas, LLC. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CLEANING THE MACHINE AND STEPPED ON A SWITCH MAKING THE GRIPPERS CLOSE ON HIS FINGER. AT THAT POINT HE JERKED HIS HAND OUT AND RIPPED THE SKIN ON HIS FINGER.

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