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A QUARRY worker in South Australia suffered serious injuries recently when a ripper tine that was being moved into position with a lifting chain attached to an excavator shifted and amputated his thumb.

 The incident happened on a dozer similar to this one

The incident happened on a dozer similar to this one

The worker was helping to change out the ripper tine on a CAT D9 dozer and was using his hands to position the tine as it was being lifted. The load then moved unexpectedly, which resulted in the worker's...

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