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1983–2026
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November 18, 1998 VA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

CONNECTING PIN WAS BEING DRIVEN FROM CHAIN LINK. IT FLEW OUT HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LENSES OF SAFETY GLASSES. BRIDGE PIECE OF GLASSES CUT BRIDGE OF NOSE.

June 13, 1997 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING EQUIPMENT AND HIT LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER.

May 28, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE MOVED ROCK WITH METAL BAR. BAR STIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN HER AND SAFETY RAIL.

October 16, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE ROCK WITH METAL BAR THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT R JAW

August 10, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS TAKI3G A NUT OFF BOLT. HE WAS HOLDING IT WITH A WRENCH AND ANOTHER MAN HAD A RATCHET WHEN THE LEFT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM OF CRANE AND RATCHET TWISTING FINGER CAUSI G IT TO BREAK. 3

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