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December 10, 2024 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was outside under feeder cutting bolt heads off. Employee stated wasn't feeling well and started coughing, stopped cutting and sat on tailgate of truck till started feeling better. Next day came in still coughing sent to ER.

September 29, 2021 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Rocky Gap Quarry, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was welding in the box chute off #1 screen when a piece of hot slag fell on EE's pant leg and caught pants on fire causing a burn to lower leg.

December 3, 2020 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Going to work on crusher went to use auto crane on F750 service truck when cable bird nested on cable wheel. Pulled all the cable out to rewind on wheel, as they were reeling cable in cable caught employee's glove and pulled it in between crane structure and cable wheel causing injury to fingers

September 20, 2011 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a D8 dozer with cab, he was traveling around area that was being stripped of overburden. A rock being seen by employee was misjudged for its size (part of rock was covered with dirt)the track runs over rock when dozer came down it tossed employee forward hitting forehead causing a laceration that required stitches.

July 28, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cardinal Quarries LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A STEAM JENNY TO WASH LOADER OFF. WHILE USING THE HIGH PRESSURE WAND, EMPLOYEE WAS JERKED AND TWISTED CAUSING LOW BACK PAIN.

September 11, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING & CUTTING ON GUARD AT PLANT. PIECE OF METAL SHAVINGS WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION. WENT TO DOCTOR WHERE METALLIC FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED.

January 31, 2003 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 988F LOADER. EMPLOYEE CRAWLED BETWEEN TIRE AND BODY OF MACHINE TO WELD ON HYDRAULIC TANK BRACKET, (IN AN AWKWARD POSITION), WHEN HE NOTICED HIS LEFT HAND GOING NUMB. MR I SHOWED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS HERNIATED DISC. (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTER, GIVING MORE DETAIL.)

July 16, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING METAL OFF A HANDRAIL, THE BLAST OF METAL WENT UNDER HIS CUTTING GLASSES AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE.

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