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October 11, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Wildish Land Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPLACING THE GRINDING WHEEL ON HIS 4" GRINDER WITH A 40 GRIT SANDING WHEEL IN ORDER TO ROUGH UP A PIECE OF STEEL TO PUT DOWN NEW RUBBER. THE SANDING WHEEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE OLD PIECE OF RUBBER. GRINDER JUMPED OUT OF C0NTROL & CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.

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