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October 11, 2013 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Casper Stolle Quarry & Contracting Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using sledge hammer to move slabs of rock that had jammed a conveyor. The employee hit himself in the shin with the sledge hammer. It was not a direct hit but slid back from rock being hit into shin. The accident resulted in bruising and a cut that required 6 stitches.

January 25, 2011 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Casper Stolle Quarry & Contracting Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning frozen mud from the pulley on main belt conveyor using a round bar 5' to 6' long. Right small finger pulled in between bar and conveyor belt which pulled part of the skin off the finger as he pulled out his finger. He received 8 stitches from a specialist and returned to work.

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