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April 15, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
U S Nevada Gold Search · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A STEEL PLATE WAS BEING LOADED ONTO A 966 CAT LOADER WHEN THE RIGHT RING FINGER WAS MASHED AND CUT BETWEEN THE STEEL PLATE AND A WOODEN BLOCK. EIGHT STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

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