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April 29, 2002 VT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING SLATE SHINGLES WHEN A "JOINT" OR WEAKNESS IN THE STONE OPENED UP.

December 6, 2000 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUSHING SLATE BLOCKS DOWN ROLLER CONVEYOR WHEN A COWORKER ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST HIM. COWORKER TURNED POWER ROLLERS ON TO ADVANCE BLOCKS INTO MILL OPERASTION. INJURED EE WRONGLY USED FREE SPINNING ROLLERS AS A MEANS TO STABILIZE HIMSELF TO PUSH BLOCKS DOWN CONVEYORS. HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BY A BLOCK ENTERING SAWING AREA.

August 25, 2000 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A ROOFING SHINGLE WHILE PALLETIZING WHEN IT BROKE AND PENETRATED HIS GLOVE CAUSING A LACERATION.

October 22, 1999 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING A BLOCK FO STONE WHEN CRANK KICKED AND CAUGHT HIM IN THE HAND.

July 12, 1999 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck against stationary object

EE PULLING A TIGHT CHIP FROM PALLET. HE GRABBED A JAGGED EDGE THAT CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RETRIVED IT.

May 18, 1999 VT · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TRIMMING SLATE WHEN A JOINT IN STONE OPENED UP AND PINCHED HIS HAND AT GUARD UNIT.

October 17, 1998 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE WAS SPLITTING A SLATE BLOCK WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP. INSTEAD OF HITTING CHIESEL, EE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.

September 1, 1998 VT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Colored Slate Products Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STARTED GAS PUMP THE MOTOR KICKED BACK & PULLED HANDLE BETWEEN FINGERS & FRACTURED LEFT RING FINGER

August 18, 1998 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BLOCK OF SLATE OFF OF ROLLER CONVEYOR AND CAUGHT A JAGGED EDGE.

July 21, 1998 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TURNING A SLATE BLOCK ON ROLLER CONVEYOR IN PREPARATION FOR CUTTING

January 5, 1998 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colored Slate Products Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE SLIPPED ON ICE DOWN SLANT AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP WATER LINE.

December 18, 1997 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Colored Slate Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN. EMPLOYEE LEFT PROPERTY WITHOUT REPORTING INCIDENT & NEVER RETURNED WHEN DOCTOR RELEASED HIM. TOOK EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE.

December 15, 1997 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Colored Slate Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONTINUAL OCCURANCE - PAIN IN THE LEFT WRIST.

August 1, 1997 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ALL CONTRIBUTING CONDITIONS ARE UNK DUE TO EE HAS VOLUNTARILY LEFT CSP. HOWEVER, EE CLAIMS CARRYING SLATE ON 8/1/97 CAUSED BACK STRAIN. I TALKED TO HIS FOREMAN & ASS'T CARRIER & BOTH AGREE THA T EE'S CLAIM IS FALSE BECAUSE HIS CARRYING WAS VERY SHORT TERM & HE HANDLED VERY LIMITED AMOUNTS.

June 23, 1997 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS PUSING A BLOCK OF SLATE DOWN ROLLERS TO SAW WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIT A JAGGED EDGE ON A CORNER OF SLATE BLOCK.

March 21, 1997 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BLOCK OF SLATE FROM ROLLER CONVEYOR WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BLOCK AND ROLLER.

March 18, 1997 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Colored Slate Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPETITIOUS MOVEMENT WHILE SPLITTING BLOCK OF SLATE.

January 16, 1997 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CLEAVING A BLOCK WHEN SLATE CHIPS FLEW AND A PIECE WENT INTO HIS EYE.

September 10, 1996 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS STACKING SLATE CHIPS ON PALLET AND RECEIVED BLOW TO ELBOW FROM ANOTHER EMP'S WRONGLYSTACKED SLATE CHIP.

May 21, 1996 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE STONE DOWN ROLLS WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE.

September 21, 1995 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUSHING STRIPPED BLOCK BACK & AWAY & GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON ROUGH CAGE & SLAMMED FINGER INTO JAGGED EDGE

September 8, 1995 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck against stationary object

SAWYER WAS TURNING BLOCK IN PREPARATION FOR SAWING WHEN A PIECE BROKE ON JOINT AND PENETRATED HIS GLOVE.

July 21, 1995 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Colored Slate Products Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS ASSISTING HIS SUPERVISOR IN PREPARING A BUCKE TLOADER FOR OPEARTION. HE REPORTS A FREAK ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE BATTERY BLEW AND FOREIGN OBJECTS AND MATERIAL FLEW.

July 21, 1995 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS PREPARING TO OPERATE BUCKE LADDER. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO START IT UP, HE REPORTS OR FREAK ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE BATTERY BLEW & FOREIGN MATERIALS FLEW.

July 19, 1995 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WENT TO PULL AWAY A BROKEN PORTION OF SLATE BLOCK WHEN HIS HAND WAS FORCED DOWNWARD CATCHING A SHARP EDGE.

July 12, 1995 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE HIT HIS HAND TWICE WITH HAMMER THEREFORE CAUSING ABRASION WHICH BROUGHT ON LUMPHANGITIAS TO INDEX FINGER.

March 13, 1995 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STRIPPING A BLOCK OF SLATE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE RUBBISH END INTO WASTE BOX A JOINT OPENED UP AND BROKE OFF HITTING HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER AND PUNCTUREING IT.

February 8, 1993 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DID NOT WORK ON 2-8-93, ON 2-9-93 EMPLOYEE TELEPHOEND THE OFFICE AND STATED SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF PAIN. SHE DID NOT KNOW OW OR WHEN THE PAIN ACTUALLY STARTED. NO EXCES SIVE WEIGHT WAS ATTEMPTED NOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE NORM TO HER. EMPLOEE DID NOT REPORT ANY PAIN OR PROBLEM TO FOREMAN AS IS REQUIRED.

February 8, 1993 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colored Slate Products Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IWTH WAGON DRILL AND WAS TAKING STEEL OFF AND WHEN STEEL CAME TO REST ON SHOULDER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND LOST BALANCE.

August 27, 1992 VT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A BLOCK AWAY AND DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS A JOINT IN IT AND THE PIECE BROKE AND CUT HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM.

May 28, 1991 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL PUSHING SLATE ON ROLLS,SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN 2 SLATE ROCKS LACERATING FINGER & DAMAGING TENDONS.

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