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September 13, 2006 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Merrill Gravel & Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING REBAR OUT OF A PULLY WHEN THE GLOVE SHE WAS WEARING WAS PULLED OFF CAUSING HER TO GET A CUT ON HER RING FINGER. EMPLOYEE DROVE TO HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY WHERE SHE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES.

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