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April 9, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS SACKING BAGS AND NOTICED DUST COMING OUT ABOUT HIS HEAD. HE LOOKED UP AND ARUBBER SEAL CAME LOOSE AND AGLIME CAME OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

September 27, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET 80D DROPBALL TO MOVE. HE WAS MOVING CONTROL LEVER BACK AND FORWARDS. THE MACHINE SUDDENLY MOVED FORWARD CAUSING A WHIPPING EFFECT.

July 31, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN COUNTER SHAFT AND GEAR. SEVERED 1ST JOINT OF LEFT HAND, MIDDLE FINGER.

June 15, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WALKED BY AIR HOSE AT BULK BAGGER. THE AIR HOSE CAME OFF AND STRUCK HIM UNDER HIS LEFT EYE.

June 13, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPENING DRILL STEEL DOGS. ONE OF THE DOGS ROTATED BACK DOWN, CATCHING EE'S THUMB BETWEEN THE STEEL DOG AND THE STEEL STOPPING BLOCK. LEFT THUMB WAS MASHED.

June 30, 1992 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL STACKING BAGS AND MASHED RIGHT PINKY UNDER CYLINDER.

November 16, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR GUN AND IT SLIPPED AND MASHED RIGHT THUMB.

July 26, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR HOSE AND GOT PARTICLE IN LEFT EYE.

June 1, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE HAD THE WINDOW OPEN A STONE CAME IN WINDOW OFF THE BUCKET OF SHOVEL & STRUCK LEFT ELBOW

November 23, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HAUL TRUCKS WITH 80D SHOVEL ON NORTH EAST SIDE OF PIT. SEVERAL LARGE ROCKS CAME DOWN AND CRUSHED CAB. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LOWER LEG WAS BRUISED.

September 22, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WS LOADING ROCK ROCKS SLID IN ON SHOVEL OPER. SIDE BENDING WALKWAY AND BREAKING TRACKS BREAKE PEDAL CAME BACK AND HIT EMP R. KNE.

September 24, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WENT T2 CUT OFF SCREW CONVEYOR AND A PIECE OF RUST GO IN HIS LEFT EYE.

August 18, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED WAS3POSITIONING AIRTRACK TO START DRILLING ANOTHER VERTICAL HOLE.HE WAS STANDING AT THE CONTROL LEVER CONSOLE WITH HIS BACK TO A LARGE ROCK.THE AIRTRACK SWUNG AGAINST HIM,PINNING H IM BETWEEN THE 9OCK AND THE BASE OF THE CONSOLE.

April 1, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS ST1ANDING AT STEAM MACHINE STEMING OFF PARTS & HOSE BLEW OFF AT COUPLING & BURNED LEFT LEG

October 21, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING ANTIFREEZE IN WELDER HE ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED EXHAUST PIPE AND WHEN HE JERKED HIS HAND BACK IT WAS CAUGHT IN FAN

October 1, 1985 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS USING CUTTING TORCH IN GRANULAR TUNNEL AND FIRE FLEW INTO LEFT EAR

January 4, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE ROCK FROM CRUSHER, WHEN ROCK BROKE UP FRAGMENTS OF ROCK WENT UNDER THE BOTTOM OF SAFETY GLASSES, LODGING IN BOTH EYES.

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