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July 14, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Briar Hill Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was tightening a turnbuckle with a bar, as he pushed on the bar, the nut on the turnbuckle broke. EE fell forward and his hands landed on the concrete floor.

May 27, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Briar Hill Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS USING A BAR TO LOOSEN A TURNBUCKLE ON GANG #3 IN THE MILL. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL. HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 7/1/05 WHEN HE MISSED WORK. ON 7/5/05 I RECEIVED A FAX PUTTING HIM ON LIGHT DUTY

September 23, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Briar Hill Stone Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS HOLDING A COPING TOOL AGAINST A PIECE OF STONE WHILE CO-WORKER HIT THE COPING TOOL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TO SCORE THE STONE. CO-WORKER HIT THE EDGE OF THE COPING TOOL AND A SMALL PIECE O F METAL CHIPPED OFF THE SLEDGE HAMMER. THE PIECE HIT EE IN THE LEFT FOREARM AND BECAME EMBEDDED.

September 18, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Briar Hill Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE BLADES ON GANG FIVE HAD BECOME WORN OUT FOR SAWING STONE SLABS. THE EES HAD REPLACED THE BLADES AND WERE HAMMERING THE KEYS IN TO TIGHTEN THE BLADES. WHILE THEY DID THIS EE'S ELBOW STARTED TO HURT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1900.

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