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January 24, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Blue Ridge Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WILFULLY CIRCUMVENTED A GUARD BY KNEELING ON THE GROUND, REACHING UNDER THE GUARD AND STICKING HIS FINGERS THROUGH A NARROW OPENING 1 1/2" THE EMPLOYEE STATED INTENT WAS TO FEEL THE B ELT TO SEE IT THE BELT WAS RUNNING RATHER THAN WALK A SHORT DISTANCE TO GET A FLASH LIGHT. THE V-BELTS CAUGHT HIS FINGERS AMPUTATING THE FIRST AND SECOND FINGERS AND LACERATING THE THIRD

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