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September 16, 1985 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pasco Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS HELPING FROM MILL BY HAND, THEY WERE TURNING THE DRIVE BY HAND WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN HE FELL HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE BELTS AND THE MOTOR SLEEVE.

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