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April 19, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apex Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING REPAIR WORK ON BELTLINE CONVEYOR ROLLER, TRYING TO POSITION IT UNDER THEBELT. THE ROLLER BEING BULKY AND HEAVY SLIPPED AWAY FROM THE FAR SIDE, KICKING HIS END UP AND PI NCHING HIS THUMB AGAINST THE FRAMEWORK. THUMB REQUIRED EIGHT STITCHES.

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