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January 5, 1999 MD · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall helper, highwall drill helper MACHINERY
Reliable Contracting Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DRILLING TEST SOIL SAMPLE, SUB CONTRACTOR EE WAS SCREWING AN ADAPTER CAP ONTO DRILL RODS. RODS SUDDENLY DROPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN ADAPTER CAP AND TOP OF AUGER. LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED AND MASHED CAUSING LACERATION OF HAND.

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