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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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February 18, 1991 MA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Williams Stone Co. Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MOVING "C" SLOPE CURB DOWN LEFT HAND ROLL CASE PAST SAW, WHICH WAS SHUT OFF, HIS HAND (GLOVED) THAT WAS PUSHING THE CURB PASSED TOO CLOSE TO THE SLOWING SAW BLADE AND HIS THUMB WAS PULLE D INTO THE SAW SEVERING THE RIGHT THUMB AT AN ANGLE.

January 16, 1991 MA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Williams Stone Co. Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDIVIDUAL BENT OVER STONE WITH BURNER IN HAND AND NOTICED TWING IN BACK WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP.PAIN BECAME NOTICEABLE WITHIN AN HOUR.

July 13, 1990 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Williams Stone Co. Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRYING TO FREE JAMMED SAW BLADE WHEN BLADE MOVED ,FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BLADE AND BLOCK OF GRANITE.

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