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1983–2026
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July 11, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Century Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING A WOODEN LADDER AGAINST A GRANITE WALL WHEN HE MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE LADDER AND THE WALL.THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 12 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE LEVEL ON AN OPEN PIT D IMENSION STONE QUARRY.

January 28, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Century Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNHOOKING DOGS AFTER MOVING AIR TANK WITH CRANE- MASHED FINGER.

October 6, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Century Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP OXYGEN CYLINDER AND SWUNG IT AROUND CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND PIECE OF GRANITE.

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