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June 1, 1991 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Spartan Minerals Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON MICA BAGGER WITHOUT USING LOCKOUT PROCEDURE AND EQUIPMENT.EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT AHND INSIDE BAGGER AND ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATED THE AUGER EQUIPMENT.EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND RECEIVED 30 STITCHES TO THE TO THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND.

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