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May 12, 2015 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was stacking rock in the pit and lifted a rock that was too heavy and hurt left shoulder.

April 9, 2015 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Miner was lifting rock to stack on pallet, and rock slipped out of hand on top of right top foot.

December 9, 2014 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Operator dropped rock on employees hand. Employee has smashed fingers unknown at time of filing if any are broke.

September 8, 2008 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee bruised finger when assisting the loading of a rock onto one of the splitters.

July 18, 2008 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was turning over a stone on the chopper and smashed his thumb between the rock and the chopper teeth. Thumb was split open by the rock.

September 23, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FLOOR OF 966F CATERPILLAR LOADER. HE FELT SOMETHING STICK UNDER HIS NAIL. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REMOVE OBJECT AND HE SAID THAT HIS FINGER WAS SORE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

February 21, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was helping install the kiln cover back over kiln after repairs was completed. he reached up to help unhang cover and the beam that ee was holding on to fell hitting him on left leg.

October 4, 2004 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was fueling D-7 Dozer, when he slipped and caught is finger in the basket, causing a fracture.

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