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July 14, 1999 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP PORTABLE WELDER TO WELDING TRUCK AND THE LATCH DID NOT SET. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUSHED THE BACK OF THE WELDER DOWN AND THE TORGUE CAME UP HAD PUSHED THE HAND A GAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK.

November 10, 1998 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE AHD COMPLETED FUELING HIS TRUCK AND BENT OVER TO REMOVE THE WHEEL CHOCKS AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN THE BACK.

August 13, 1998 VA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A GUARD ON THE TAIL PULLEY OF NO. 6 CONVEYOR WHEN THE GUARD SLIPPED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB CAUSING THE LOSS OF THE NAIL AND A FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL END O F JOINT. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

February 3, 1998 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ASSISTING FOREMAN TO LIFT A FOLDING TABLE WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, A REPORT WAS FILED. ON 9-18-98 EE INFORMED SAFETY ENGINEER HE HAD TO HAVE SURG ERY. EE WAS OPERATING ON 10-19-98 FOR ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR. HE WORKED HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL THAT TIME.

October 24, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND STRUCK BY ROCK WHEN HAND CLEARING A JAMMED CONE CRUSHER.

June 24, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by falling object

A 20 LB BOLT THAT WAS BEING CLEANED, ROLLED OFF A TABLE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL TOE PORTION OF HIS SAFEY SHOE.

April 17, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING SCREEN AND DEVELOPED A HERNIA.

March 6, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REMOVING FILTER ON 988B AND STRAINED BACK.

April 29, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

ENGINE PAN HIT ON FRONT END LOADER. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO LOSOEN CAP AND HOT WATER BLEW OUT AND BURNED HIM.

November 8, 1993 VA · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN STONE AND CRUSHER PLATE WHILE MANUALLY CLEARING A JAM.

October 29, 1992 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELT BACK PAIN/STRAIN AS HE PULLED HIMSELF UP ITNO A HAULAGE TRUCK VIA THE LADDER AND HANDHOLDS.

October 24, 1992 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM A SHAFT AND PULLEY ASSEMBLY. THE BEARDING FELL AND MASHED THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER TIP.

April 18, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HELPING TO ADJUST A CRUSHER HE GOT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HANDLE A WEDGE OF THE CRUSHER CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CUT MASHED REQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES.

August 24, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE A ROCK FROM THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN THE BLOCK OF THE CHAIN FALL STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD BELOW HIS HARD HAT. THE HEAD A SMALL CUT THAT TOOK 4 STITCHES.

January 22, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENT OVER TO PICK UP DROP CORD AND HURT HIS BACK

January 10, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS HELPING CHANGE A PULLEY ON A CONVEYOR. AFTER RMOVING THE PULLEY THEY DECIDED T LET IT DROP TO THE GROUND. WHEN THEY LET GO IT HUNG THE HAND RAIL FRACTURING A METACARPAL.

June 9, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I,NAME WAS HELPING TO LOAD OLD SCREEN CLOTH INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP TO HAUL TO THE STEEL PILE. I,NAME STARTED COMLAINING OF A PAIN IN HIS HERNIA.

May 10, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HELPING INSTALL NEW CONVEYOR AT PLANT EMPL CLIMBED DOWN STRUCTURE & HURT BACK.

April 28, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A PICE OF STEEL AFTER MOVING THE STEEL THE INJURED STATED THAT HIS BACK HURT.HE MISSED WORK ON 05-03-89 AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 05-04-89.

March 30, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPLACING THE LAGGING ON A HEAD PULLEY. HE TURNED THE HEAD PULLEY TO ANOTHER POSTION USING A V-BELT IN DOING THIS HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE V-BELT AND SHIEVE. THE BELT WA S TURNED OFF AND LOCKED OUT AT THE TIME.

December 28, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WS WORKING UNDER JAW CRUSHER IN A TIGHT AREA LIFTING UP ON A TENSION ROD OAND SPRING PUTTING IN PLACE TO BE TRIGHTENED DOWN. AS HE IFTED ON THE ROD HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK. THIS WAS 12 -28-88 HE WAS OFF ON VACATION UNTIL 1-4-88 WHEN HE REPEEATED THAT HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION, UPON GOING TO THE DOCTOR HE WAS GIVEN 3 DAYS OFF AND WENT LIGHT DUTY.

October 1, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE WORKING IN LOGWASHER IT WAS NECESSARY TO TURN TUBE USING V BELT DRIVE WHILE PULLING ON V BELTS EMPL STRAINED HIS BACK.

January 7, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL REPLACING 4EATHER SRIPPING ON DOOR OF FRONT END LOADER.AS HE COMPLETED JOB SLAMMED DOOR ON HIS FINGER.CUT MIDDLE FINGER AND LEFT HAND.EMPL TAKEN TO EMERG CENTER AND HAD 8 STITCHES.

March 24, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHITE JUMPING O0F THE BUMPER OF A EUCLID HIS RING HUNG ON THE FENDER AND CUT HIS HAND.

March 14, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING V BEL7S AND CAUGHT FINGER IN BETWEEN BEHIND WHEEL AND V BELT.

February 10, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culpeper Stone Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE WORKING 2N FEEDER ROCK SLID OFF OF SURGE PILE AND STRUCK HIM ON HIP

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