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December 3, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED STUCK THE HANDLE OF THE SHOVEL THROUGH THE GUARD INTO WHEEL OF CONVEYOR TO CLEAN MUD OF AROUND THE WHEEL AND THE WHEEL GRABBED THE SHOVEL HANDLE CAUSING THE TOP OF THE SHOVEL BLADE TO CRAM THE INJURED'S RIGHT HAND INTO GUARD ON CONVEYOR BELT.HE WAS NOT INSTRUCTED TO DO THIS.HE WAS JUST OVER-AMBITIOUS.

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