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EE WAS SPINING STONE TO STRAIGHTEN SO HE COULD GET IT DONE AND HIS LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STONE AND THE ONE NEXT TO IT SMASHING HIS FINGER.
EE WAS HEATING A WIRE SAW TRACK RAIL TO STRAIGHTEN WHEN A STEAM POCKET BLEW OUT THE END OF PIPE AT HIS FACE BLOWING MARBLE DUST INTO LEFT EYE, FACE AND MOUTH.
EE WAS GRINDING CHAIN LINKS WITHH A 4" GRINDER WHEN THE GRINDER KICKED BACK AND GOUGED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER RESULTING IN A BONE DEEP GASH ABOUT 1/2" LONG.
EN WERE PULLING BLOCK OUT OF FACE WHEN THE BLOCK BEING PULLED HIT ANOTHER BLOCK ANDKNOCKED A PIECE DOWN. IT ROLLED ONTO HIS LEG, WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSIGN THE STONE TO ROLL OVER HIS LEG AND FOOT.
MEN WERE SETTING BLOCK OF MARBLE ON SKID, WITH CRANE MAN REACH UNDER BLOCK WITH HAND TO MOVE SKID. BLOCK WAS BEING LOWER AND THUMB WAS PINCH BETWEEN BLOCK AND SKID. LOSS TOP OF THUM.
ROCK DRILLING & BREAKING
CRANE HELPER WAS SETTING DOWN A BLOCK (APPROX. 4 TONS) AND UNHOOKED IT FROM THE CRANE. WHILE THE STONE WAS BEING UNHOOKED, IT SUDDENLY SHIFTED AND STARTED TO FALL OVER. THE HELPER TRIED TO MOV E OUT OF THE WAY, BUT WAS STRUCK BY THE BLOCK IN THE LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.
I WAS SETTING THE TRACK FOR THE BELT SAW WHEN A RED BAR FELL BAR WAS LEANING ON SIDE OF THE MACHINE AND HIT ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.