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February 14, 2013 ND · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RS Bennett · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Due to severe freezing conditions, there was a patch of ice that was covered with ice adjacent to 20' conveyor. As employee approached the conveyor, he slipped on the patch of ice and as he fell his finger was smashed by the bar he was holding.

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