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August 16, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Unc Mining & Milling · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A PIECE OF LUMBER ON TABLE TO FEED INTO A PLANER. WHEN HIS HAND GOT CLOSE TO THE BLADES, HIS GOLVE WAS CAUGHT AND HIS LITTLE FINGER PULLED INTO THE PLANER. DAMAGE WAS LACE RATION AND PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF THE FIRST JOINT OF THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

August 24, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Unc Mining & Milling · Struck by falling object

CUTTING TORCH CUTTING BOLT HOLDING CHANNEL TO SALVAGE. PIECE FELL KNOCKING MAN TO GROUND THEN PIECE FELL ON TOP OF ARM AND LEG PUNCURING LEG ABOVE ANKLE.

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