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November 9, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Acme Building Brands · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS HOLDING A STONE CLOSE TO THE SPLITTER BLADE, HE TRIED TO MOVE THE STONE BY USING A LEVER THAT RAISES THE STONE. STONE RAISED UP FASTER THAN HE EXPECTED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEE N THE STONE AND THE TOP BLADE.

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