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March 8, 2016 OH · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Jefferson Materials Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Installing hydro cones. Wearing gloves, EE put right index and middle finger in between the washer and the cone EE's fingers still between the washer and the cone base were crushed when the impact unexpectedly tightened. EE was treated for a crushing injury to right middle finger and a fracture to the tip of right index finger.

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