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December 22, 2006 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Callender Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping to put a cutting edge on endloader. Instead of using a wrench to hold bolt head steady he held it with his hand. Air wrench was used by second employee and bolt spun in first employee's hand and cut his left thumb which required 3 stitches to fix.

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