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December 5, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Champion Stone Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

They were rolling a belt onto the Cobra Saw and he got his finger cut and broken.

August 21, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Champion Stone Company LLC · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

The rock moving on manual conveyor to the chopping machine. The employees thumb got between the rocks & got smashed

August 21, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Champion Stone Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While stacking stones-palletizing tumbled stone Injury reached down to pick up a stone. While picking it up. Another stone fell out of the tumbler. His finger was caught between 2 stones that cut required 4 stitches.

June 17, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Champion Stone Company LLC · Struck by falling object

While picking up sawn stone with a forklift to place on a chopper employee got off the forklift to move a stone. A small stone fell off his head and cut his foot behind his steel top. Has some bruising and required stitches. Later got infected and is still being treated for infection.

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