WAS BUSTING UP 5 ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK, THE SLEDGE HAMMER TURNED ONE DIRECTION AND HIS WRIST WENT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
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May 7, 1987
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Diamond Stone Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
November 17, 1986
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Maxville Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL CUTTING PI9CE OF TAPE OFF NEW EXHAUST PIPE WITH PEN KNIFE WHEN IT CLOSED CUTTING LEFT THUMB
August 5, 1986
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Diamond Stone Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object
I NAME WAS ATTE4PTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE BACK OF THE CRUSHER AND WHEN ROCK WAS DISLODGED IT FELL ON H IS BIG TOE
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