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August 14, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

INJURED WAS OPERATING HIRED TRUCK WHICH BROKE DOWN INJURED ASKED TO BE TOWED OUT OF WAY THIS WAS DONE INJURED DISMOUNTED FROM TRUCK TO DISCONNECT HOOK & CABLE WHEN OPERATOR KPUT LOADER INTO FO RWARD MOTION THIS CAUSED HOOK TO STRAIGHTEN & FLY BACK STRIKING INJURED

April 11, 1984 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barrus Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRS BEING MADE ON DREDGE PUMP WHILE PUMP FACE PLANT WAS SUSPENDED BY CHAIN HOIST INJURED PUT BOTH HANDS ON PLATE TO MANIPULATE IT INOT POSITION. PLATE OR CHAIN SLIPPED PINCHING INJURED FIN GER. RESULTED IN PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF DISTAL PHANGE 5TH FINGER LEFT HAND.

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