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August 10, 2018 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Hosea O Weaver & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee stated that ee was using a walk behind excavator/trencher in order to clean dirt from under gravel crusher when left hand got caught between the handle of the excavator and the bottom of the crusher. When the handle shifted upward, it smashed hand causing a contusion.

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