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June 10, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Columbia Northwest Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS CLE5NING A SNUBBER PULLEY FOR AN INCLINE BELT CONVEYOR WHILE THE BELT WAS RUNNING. HE DID NOT LOCK OUT THE BELT CONVEYOR BEFORE CLEANING. HE WAS USING A SPIKE HAMMER TO HIT HANDEN MATERIAL ON PU5LEY. HAND AND HAMMER WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN ROLL AND CONVEYOR RECEIVED SEVERE LACERATION ON LEFT FROM STRUCTURE .

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