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April 25, 2023 VT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Cut the back of hand pushing a chip through the opening of the trimmer. EE's glove got too close to the blade and it pulled EE's hand in. Got stitches and is out of work 3-5 weeks per specialist.

August 7, 2017 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As employee was positioning rock on rollers in preparation to be sawed a piece of the rock snapped off from the bottom and caused a laceration to employee's left forearm.

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