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October 19, 2013 OK · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Marble City-Cedar Ridge Quarries · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was pulling a track off a rock and the track slid down suddenly and cut his ring finger on his right hand.

August 1, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Had his left hand on the table and the operator engaged the drive rollers and his hand was pulled in between the 2 rollers.

May 26, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee reached in between the cutter teeth and table at the same time as a co-worker engaged the table. Employee's middle finger was pinched.

May 25, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee had his hand underneath a rock while it was being cut. The rock then mashed his right ring finger.

October 23, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Struck by falling object

While chopping a 4 inch thick slab 4' long employee tried to keep it on the table but could not do so. He tried to get away from it as it rolled off table and it landed on right foot.

September 28, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulled groin muscle. Employee reported to his supervisor that he had pulled a groin muscle.

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