EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BOTTOM LINE WITH A SHOVEL,WHEN ROCK FELL FROM MUD SEAM ABOVE. THIS ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE'S HARD HAT AND DOWN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
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July 16, 1999
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by falling object
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by falling object
A LOOSE STONE FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE LEDGE. THE STONE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WITH A GLANCING BLOW TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AND NECK. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HARD HAT. THE STONE WEIGHED APPROX. 10 -15 LBS. ADMITTED IN HOSPITAL 1 NIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.
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