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February 17, 1998 TN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Imperial Black Marble Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MEN WERE OPENING THE MILL DOORS TO BRING IN MARBLE WHEN A MICRO BURST OF WIND PUSHED ONE DOOR INTO THE INJURED EMPLOYEE.THE DOOR CAUGHT HIS HAND NEXT TO THE FRAME AND CUT HIS CHEEK. NO STI TCHES WERE REQUIRED. THE HAND WAS X-RAYED AND ITWAS NOT BROKEN,ONLY BADLY BRUISED.

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