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June 10, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Mtn Sand Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Ee was using a pry bar to rotated the tail pulley on a conveyor. The pry bar slipped out catching his hand between the bar and the catwalk on the conveyor causing a laceration to little finger.

April 6, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Mtn Sand Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ENGAGING AN ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE HANDLE IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND, STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH CAUSING A CHIPPED TOOTH.

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