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September 24, 1996 ME · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Cormier Construction · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN USING SPIKE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF SPIKE DRIVER AND LET IT FALL PINCHING LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN A ROCK & SPIKE DRIVER HANDLE. HAD AN OPEN FRACTURE OF THE LEFT SMALL FINGER WITH NAIL BED RUP TURE, REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.

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