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February 16, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLED UP ON SCREEN COVER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST AND SIDE.

February 10, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by flying object

AIR VALVE OPENED BY MISTAKE, CAUSING END OF HOSE TO HIT EE IN LEFT EYE AND FACE.

June 15, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING A GUARD ON 3 FT SYMON CRUSHER V-BELTS AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. EE WORKED THRU 6-20-95. HE FIRST WENT TO THE DR 6-21-95.

February 26, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING ELEVATOR BELT AND BUCKET INHOUSING. THE BELT BROKE AND FELL DOWN CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN HOUSING AND BUCKET.

February 5, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING AGLIME BAGS AT PLANT #2 AT A RAPID PACE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT WRIST

October 5, 1993 VA · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS. HE PIKCED UP BAGS WHILE IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND FELT A BURNING IN LEFT SIDE.

December 18, 1992 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING PLATFORM AT BACK ELEVATOR AND RAISED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD.

July 13, 1992 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

10653L OW WORKER HANDED EE A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR HE WAS STANDING SIDEWAYS & WHEN HE TOOK THE MOTOR HE PULLED HIS BACK

June 22, 1992 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE THREW ROCK OUT OF CRUSHER AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND THE ROCK ROLLED DOWN AND MASHED BOTH HANDS BETWEEN ROCK AND CRUSHER.

April 19, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP SCREEN MOTOR AND PULLED LUMBAR ON RIGHT SIDE.

February 11, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING CHUTE AND CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN HANDLE AND CONCRETE WALL.

November 30, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL PLACED METAL ON SAWHORSE & IT SLIPPED OFF & FELL ON LEFT FOOT.

April 12, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WENT ACROSS ROOF AND JUMPED OVER ON A RAIL CAR TO OPEN LIDS. HE JAMMED HIS LEFT LEG AND FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE.

March 20, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO OIL THE MILL. HE BENT OVER AND PICKED UP OIL CAN AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK.

March 14, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

E.NAME AND I.NAME WERE WORKING ON A TRANSMISSION OUT OF A COMPANY TRUCK. I.NAME REACHED OVER AND SLID TRANSMISSION ON IT'S SIDE AND INJURED HIS BACK.

January 8, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A CHAIN BLOCK HOIST HE REACHED UP ABOVE HIS HEAD TO HAND IT HOIST WEIGH 110 LBS

December 21, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK HUNG IN FEEDER CLEANING OUT ROCK HIT L LEG

September 18, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS LOADING 50# BAGS ONTO PALLETS HE GOT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

June 29, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CLEANING UNDER THE BELT AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.

January 15, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING INSTALL SCREEN HE WAS LIFTING SCREEN UP OUT OF THE WAY AND SLIPPED HE MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN SCREEN AND SCREEN FRAME

October 20, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING FAN UP TO 275 LOADER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

June 4, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING DOWN OFF THE LOADER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE CAUGHT HIS WEIGHT WITH HIS HANDS CAUSING HIM T O PULL HIS BACK

February 10, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

COVERR OF TOOL 6OX FELL ON EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND ARASION AND BRUISE TO BACK OF HAND

February 5, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

AT THE TIME EMP5OYEE WAS CLEANING UP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING PART OF WALL DOWN IT CAUGHT I.NAMES LAST 3 FINGERS AND MASHED HIS HAND IT CUT 2 OR 3 FINGERS BUT DIDNT REQUIRE STITCHES

January 30, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT FEEDER WHEN A LARGE ROCK (APPROX 200 LBS.)ABOVE FEEDER FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG.

November 13, 1984 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS WORKING ON DIESEL HAULPAK AND WAS TAKING REAR END APART. HE WENT TO HELP PICK UP GEAR BOX OUT OF RING GEAR AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

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