TWO PULLEYS ON THE CRUSHER HAD JAMMED & INJURED WAS TRYING TO FORCE THEM BACK INTO OPERATION. HE HIT ONE & IT STARTED. THEN HE USED A WRENCH TO TRY TO FORCE THE OTHER INTO OPERATION. HE WAS SUCCESSFUL BUT AS THE PULLEY BEGAN OPERATION THE BELT ON THE PULLEY PULLED THE WRENCH INTO CRUSHER ALONG WITH INJURED'S HAND. HIS HAND WAS LACERATED AND SQUEEZED BUT NO BONES BROKEN.
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March 1, 1994
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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Versatile Construction Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
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