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April 20, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Turin & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS DISCONNECTING A CHAIN FROM A PIECE OF STEEL. THE CHAIN WAS HANGING DOWN FROM LOADER BUCKET, AS THE LOADER BACKED AWAY THE CHAIN HOOKED THE PIECE OF STEEL AND DRUG IT ACROSS HIS SHIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DOCTOR AND STITCHED UP. THE CUT WAS APPROX. 1 1/2" LONG ON THE FRONT OF HIS SHIN 20 STITCHES.

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