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July 9, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
David Crye General Engineering and Contractor, Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Loader operator got off mobile equipment to help dump truck driver with small rock stuck between trailer tail gate and frame. In the process, the rock rolled back and smashed the operator's small finger. Operator received 8 stitches in right small finger.

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