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June 7, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cleveland Quarries Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UP ON THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS TO LEVEL THEM UP.THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION.FIVE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO SEW UP CUT.

October 11, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cleveland Quarries Company · Struck by flying object

CHIPPING RUST FROM DERRICK TO BE PAINTED.PIECE OF RUST FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.DID NOT HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON AS HE WAS TOLD.

February 13, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cleveland Quarries Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING STEEL PLUG INTO SONE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HAMMER HIT GLANCING BLOW AND SLIPPED OFF HIT LEFT FOOT.

April 11, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cleveland Quarries Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING TO MOVE CHANNEL MACHINE TRACK. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UP TRACK SO BLOCKING COULD BE MOVED. BAR SLIPPED LETTING TRACK FALL ON HIS HAND WHICH WAS BETWEEN TRACK AND BLOCKING.

October 24, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cleveland Quarries Company · Struck by flying object

TIGHTENING BOLT3BENEATH CRUSHER APRON, A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL FELL INTO RIGHT EYE.

July 17, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cleveland Quarries Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HOOKING ON TO L5RGE SANDSTONE BLOCK WITH LARGE HHOOKS CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN STONE AND HOOKS.

July 14, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cleveland Quarries Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING SAWS ON3 #8 GANG DRIVING KEYS AND MISSED KEY CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND STEEL KEY.

November 10, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cleveland Quarries Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING HAMMER AN8 STEEL CHISEL TO GET CUTTING BLADES OUT OF BREAKING MACHINE, MISSED CHISEL AND HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER

September 26, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cleveland Quarries Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TRYING TO GET L5RGE BOULDER OUTOF CRATE PLACING CABLE UNDER BOULDER WHILE LIFTING FELT PAIN IN MY RIBS STONE WEIGHT APPRLX 100 TO 150 LBS

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