EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A PIECE OF 4 INCH X 4 INCH LUMBER, USING A HAND HELD CIRCULAR SAW. HE HAD TO CUT TWICE TO SEPARATE PIECES. HE WAS HOLDING THE 4X4 WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND WAS MAKING 2ND CUT WHEN THE SAW C5UGHT, JUMPED AND ROTATING BLADE COME DOWN ON HIS LEFT THUMB AND FOREFINGER, SEVERLY MANGELING SAME.
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June 22, 1986
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
MACHINERY
Torcal Resources Inc · Struck by powered moving object
March 23, 1986
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Torcal Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SHOVELING UNDER3JAW CRUSHER, ROCK FELL OFF OF FEED CONVEYOR, MASHED RIGHT RING FINGER, BETWEEN ROCK AND SHOVEL HANDLE.
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