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February 17, 1989 MI · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Whittaker-Gooding Agg · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING MATERIAL FROM JAW CRUSHER WHEN THE 4X4 TIMBER BEING USED TO DISLODGE MATERIAL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN 4X4 AND BEAM WHILE LOADER WAS PUSHING TIMBER DOWN. CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT RING AND MIDDLE FINGER.

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