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February 4, 2014 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buckingham Slate Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling debris under conveyor belt in Roofing mill. He picked up a load that was too heavy, and the shovel tipped to the right and the load fell out of the shovel. He felt immediate pain in his right arm. Employee reported the pain the next day. He could not twist his arm or his wrist.

January 3, 2013 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buckingham Slate Company LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning up conveyor belts in Roofing Mill. He pushed a rock slab aside and the rock fell over on to the employees hand.

June 30, 2011 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buckingham Slate Company LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was picking up a rock to split it. The rock split in two as he was lifting it, and it fell back on to the conveyor rollers. The rock then had a smaller piece break off and flew up and hit the employee's face. He received a laceration to his right eyelid. All required PPE's were being used.

April 22, 2010 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buckingham Slate Company LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee and coworker were removing a piece of cut rock from the saw table. Employee had his right hand on the rock and when a coworker moved the cut piece of rock, it slammed into his right hand pinning it between the cut rock and the main rock.

June 19, 2009 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buckingham Slate Company LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was injured while placing a 2x4 on the ground to elevate a rock. The rock came off of the table. When it landed the 2x4 shot out from underneath and hit the employee's right ankle. Today 6/23/09, this was reported to me because the employee wanted to seak medical attention. He finished work on friday and also worked monday 6/22/09 all day

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