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April 8, 2026 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Mattco Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee had placed the remote control atop the mobile stacker machine's engine compartment box to check stackers position. Employee left remote on box, went to make final adjustments with the remote, and when EE hit the down control, it smashed EE's left pointer finger between the frame and the remote. Stiches required to pointer finger.

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