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July 18, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator OTHER
Beekmantown Highway Department · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A BREAK IN THE FORST AID TRAILER. AS HE WAS LEAVING THE TRAILER A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR OF THE TRAILER AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. DAMAGE TO MIDDLE FINGER (FRA CTURE OF FINGERTIP AND CUT TO NAIL) OF HIS LEFT HAND.

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