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March 29, 1996 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Service Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR BELT UNDER THE HAMMERMILL. DIGGING THE HAMMER OUT WHEN A SECOND EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN THE CONVEYOR ON. HIS LEFT ARM WAS TWISTED BACKWARDS HURTING HIS W RIST.

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