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November 27, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Performance Unlimited Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPLACING & TIMING A SET OF TAPER LOCKING DRIVE GEARS ON COUNTER WEIGHTED SHAFTS, ONE GEAR DISENGAGED FROM TAPER LOCK HUB ALLOWING OPPOSITE GEAR & SHAFT TO FREEWHEEL TO ITS RELAXED POSIT ION. VICTIM HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON ONE OF THE GEARS, HIS RIGHT THUMB TIP WAS PULLED THROUGH THE GEARS.

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