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August 14, 2001 NC · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler POWERED HAULAGE
Macon Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PLACED HAND AT THE BASE OF THE STEPS ON A WEIGHTED TAKEUP. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR LOWERED THE WEIGHT CAUSING THE SLIDE TUBES TO COME DOWN AND SEVER THE END OF HIS FINGER.

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