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February 20, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Billy Cooper Stone Co. Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE smashed left middle finger with a rock on splitter 4 pushing the stone into the splitter. EE immediately came to the office to bandage the finger. Another ee tended to the wound and we took ee to the Dr to have it checked out. No reported breaks, finger was cleaned and bandaged and sent home to heal.

June 21, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Billy Cooper Stone Co. Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee burnt the top of foot with the pressure washer after company hours.

August 17, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Billy Cooper Stone Co. Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pushing rock through hydro splitter, it got stuck but didn't inform other workers, the other worker pushed the button to chip the rock but EE's finger were in there, too.

August 10, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Billy Cooper Stone Co. Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was chopping rock and his finger was trapped between two rocks causing the left index finger nail to be ripped up.

December 22, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Billy Cooper Stone Co. Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON STONE CHOPPER AND SMASHED LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.

October 5, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Billy Cooper Stone Co. Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON STONE SPLITTER AND CAUGHT THUMB IN IT.

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