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1983–2026
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November 6, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A WATERLINE AT 7X QUARRY. HE WAS WELDING AROUND THE PIPE AT THE BREAK. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO WELD UNDER THE PIPE HIS HELMET FELL OFF HIS HEAD AS HE STRUCK AN ARK AND THE WELDING FLASH HIS EYES.

March 25, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING 2 1/4IN ASHLAR OFF OF POWER ROLLERS WENT TO TAKE A PIECE OFF & HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE POWER ROLLER

November 27, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING CAB FROM CAT FRONT END LOADER USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE OUT OF BOLT WRENCH TWISTED PINNED R HAND

February 21, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUT HAND ON POWER ROLLER GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS & PULLED HAND INTO ROLLER

August 17, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUNNING JACK HAMMER,DRILL STRUCK IN STONE CAUSING JACK HAMMER TO TWIST AND SPRAINED LEFT HAND.

January 14, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Struck by falling object

CUTTING OLD RAI5ROAD RAILS UP FOR SHIPMENT WAS CUTTING BENT RAIL ON TOP OF PILE WHEN RAIL WAS CUT IT FELL CAUSING PILE TO SHIFT THE RAILS FELL & PINNED LEGS BETWEEN GROUND & RAILS

July 14, 1983 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Struck by falling object

TWO COWORKERS AND MYSELF WERE USING A BREAKING HAMMER TO SEVER A BLOCK OF STONE FROM THE QUARRY BED AND THE VIBRATION FROM THE BREAKING HAMMER WE WERE USING CAUSED THE JACK HAMMER LAYING ON TH LEDGE ABOVE TO MOVE AND FALL OVER THE EDGE OF THE BLOCK ONTO MY FINGER

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