EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN QUARRY 33, FELT PULL IN LOWER GROIN AREA, BELEIVED TO BE A PULLED MUSCLE. CONTINUED TO WORK HAD OTHER INCIDENTS ON 9/9 AND 10/28. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 11/6, HERNIA CON FIRMED. SURGERY SET FOR 1/24/03, EMPLOYEE WORKING MODIFIED DUTY UNTIL THEN.
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August 6, 2002
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
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Georgia Marble Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
July 25, 2002
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer
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Georgia Marble Company · Struck by falling object
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH CABLE SLINGS TO THE MUD BOX. HE WALKED IN FRONT OF THE OPEN END OF THE BOX & A PIECE OF MARBLE FELL FORWARD BREAKINGHIS RIGHT FOOT & LEG
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