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August 9, 2000 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Pierre Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING PRY BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK FROM THE GRIZZLY BARS ON A PORTABLE CRUSHER WHEN A SECONDARY ROCK FELL ONTO THE END OF THE BAR, CAUSING THE BAR TO "SLAP" AND STRIKE HIS HAND, WHICH GOT PINCHE D IN BETWEEN THE BAR AND A GUARD.

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