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1983–2026
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December 15, 1999 IN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Quarry Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A QUARRY LIFTING DOG. TWISTED AROUND PULLING MUSCLE IN BACK.

June 5, 1998 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Quarry Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED BACK OF NECK, TWISTING TO ADD WATER TO A FRONT-END LOADER.

September 20, 1995 IN · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Quarry Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FIRST EMPLOYEE SAID HE GOT WATER IN HIS EYE, THEN HE CHANGED IT TO STRAIN PICKING UP PUMP. HE ALSO TOLD OF HAVING THIS EYE OPERATED ON BEFORE.

October 14, 1994 IN · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Quarry Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THREW HIS DRILL UPON TOP OF CUT CATCHING HIS FINGER UNDER THE DRILL [END OF MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND]

November 6, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Quarry Company Inc · Struck by falling object

REMOVING HOOD FROM FRONT END LOADER SLIPPED CUTTING R HAND

October 5, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Quarry Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMLOYEE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN DOOR HUNGE ON LOADER. DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON RIGHT THUMB.

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