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August 5, 2008 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Goose Bay Equipment Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was fixing a broken conveyor belt clip, he was prying the old one off, when the screwdriver he was using slipped off and punctured his top lip. Employee recieved 8 stitches in his lip.

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