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September 10, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Co Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was striking a slab of stone with a hammer. A piece of stone broke off and hit employee in the nose

April 5, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL. SWUNG HAMMER AND HIT HAND

November 23, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Miner was splitting stone with hammer and chisel. Chisel slipped and he hit his left hand.

September 17, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STRIKING HAMMER TO METAL CHISEL WHEN HAMMER HIT HIS THUMB.

August 7, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS SPLITTING SANDSTONE SLAB WHEN SLAB BROKE CAUSING A SHARP EDGE WHICH CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & FRACTURED IT

July 1, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT PINKY, FRACTURING IT.

April 2, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS SPLITTING STONE SLABS, WHEN HE SMASHED HIS FINGER & SUFFERED A LACERATION

March 26, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE STONE, HIS ARM JERKED FORCEFULLY WHEN PRY BAR MOVED.

October 15, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKER WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH METAL WEDGE & HAMMER. WHILE STRIKING WEDGE, IT BECAME DISLODGE, HITTING WORKER ON THE FOREHEAD. RESULTING IN SMALL LACERATION.

November 2, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPLIT STONE WITH WEDGE AND HAMMER WHEN HAMMER HIT THUMB.

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