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September 28, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Shenandoah Stone · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM BETWEEN IDLER. THE IDLER CAUGHT 1ST FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION AND SOME BRUISING AROUND THE AREA. EMPLOYEE SAW DR., RECEIVED T HREE STITCHES & XRAYS. NO FRACTURES NOTED.

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