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1983–2026
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October 2, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Briar Hill Stone Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON BIG WRENCHES.

July 5, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Briar Hill Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT BY A PIECE OF STONE WHEN POUNDING NAIL INTO IT.

May 15, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Briar Hill Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE KNIFE THAT HE WAS USING TO STRIP A PIECE OF WIRE, SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND.

August 16, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Briar Hill Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNOCKING ROCK OFF PLUG IN IT TRYING TO HOLD WITH L FT STRUCK IT WITH SLEDGE BURISED IT PREVENT ING FROM WORKING ONE DAY

August 4, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Briar Hill Stone Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

CRANE OPERATOR WAS SETTING STONE SLAB ON ROLLERS SLAB HAD A PARTIAL CRACK APPROX.2FT FROM EDGE I.NAME TRIED TO PRY UP STONE WITH BAR ON ROLLERS AS I.NAME PULLED AT CRANE CHAIN UNDER STONE THE PIECE OF STONE BROKE OFF & CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN CHAIN & STONE AS HE WAS PULLING AWAY

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