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1983–2026
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August 3, 1991 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
France Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON TOP PLANT WITH A WRENCH AND DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER.

May 3, 1991 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
France Stone Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS WELDING ON I-BEAM SUPPORT AT RETAINER WALL AT PRIMARY CRUSHER.WHILE CHIPPING SLAG OFF OF A WELD BEAD A PICE OF SLAG STTUCK THE INSIDE OF HIS RAISED WELDING HOOD AND DEFLECTED TOWAR DS HIS EYEBROW AREA AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN SAFETY GLASSES AND EYELID CAUSING BURN TO EYELID.

November 7, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
France Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PRYING A BEARING OUT OF A ROLLER. THE BEARING RACE FLIPPED OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT UPPER LIP CAUSING A CUT.

March 22, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
France Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING WITH A HAMMER ON A PUNCH.PIECE OF STEEL FLEW AND HIT HIS LEFT AHND -PUNCH WRING JUST ABOVE THUMB.

January 9, 1989 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
France Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USING PRY BAR FROZEN CHUNKS OF STONE OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE SUSTAINED STRAIN TO RT ABDOMINAL WALL

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