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May 23, 1994 NC · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rowan Granite Quarry Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF AN AREA OF THE FLOOR AND WAS MOVING SOME PIECES OF GROUT BY HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER PULLING AND LIFTING AT SAME TIME, CAUSING SHARP PAIN TO SHOULDER REGION.

September 23, 1991 NC · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rowan Granite Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE DID NOT DISCHARGE AIR FROM AIR TANK BEFORE HE TOOK OIL PLUG OUT. FILLER CAP FROM OIL TANK HIT HIM ON RIGHT FOREHEAD.

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