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April 27, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by falling object

Subject was standing next to a dump box and a bar rack fell across the bridge of the subject's left foot.

January 21, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was grinidng metal when the metal got caught pulling his finger into grinding wheel

January 19, 2007 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was turning off drill when he caught his figure on the banding resulting in a laceration to Left Middle Finger

August 29, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on drill that was stuck in stone on bottom line, when he felt pain in his lower back.

July 18, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating a saw when a rock fell into the cut. The belt then flipped the rock back up striking the employee in the face, left cheek. He was wearing required PPE.

May 23, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The Employee was drilling into the stone when the drill head started getting build up around it. When he kept trying to pull the drill out of the hole, he strained his lower back.

June 24, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The Employee was holding the track for the crane operator, when the operator backed up too fast causing the track to swing. The track hit the Employee in the left foot knocking him to the ground

May 5, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating the drill when the drill bit got caught and wrapped in the employee's pant leg causing it to pinch the left leg

March 11, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BLOOMFIELD JACK HAMMER AND LET GO OF THE HANDLE CAUSING THE HANDLE TO COME BACK UP AND STRIKE HIS LEFT EYE.

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