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January 25, 2024 WA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman MACHINERY
Harold Sorensen Trucking Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was setting the landing pad for leveling jacks on the crusher. Making sure jack was lined up with others. As the hydraulic jacks went up a 4 foot piece of angle iron, that had been leaned up against the crusher, slid off the frame and smashed EE's thumb against the guard on the jack. Crew member had 4 stitches in thumb.

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