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Years on record: 2000–2026
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April 3, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER

Ready Mixed Concrete Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ENTERING LUNCH ROOM DOOR TO EAT AND WIND WAS BLOWING STRONGLY. HE GRABBED THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR TO CLOSE IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND THE WIND BLEW IT SHUT STRIKING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGE R BETWEEN THE METAL DOOR AND METAL DOOR JAM BROKEN FINGER.

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