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1983–2026
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February 23, 1995 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal pumper MACHINERY
Riverdale Quarry Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS HELPING WELDERS PUT REROD TOGETHER. FLASH HURT BOTH HIS EYES.

October 6, 1992 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Riverdale Quarry Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE VIOLATED SAFETY PROCEDURES BY NOT ENGAGING ELECTRICAL LOCK-OUT SYSTEM ON CRUSHER BELT BEFORE ENTERING FOR REPAIRS. THE BELT WAS STARTED PREMATURDY. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF BLE T, TWISTING LEFT KNEE.

April 6, 1992 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Riverdale Quarry Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DISASSEMBLING ROTACHAMBER (BRAKE VALVE) OF ROCK TRUCK. APPLED AIR TO THE DIAPHRAGM AND CHAMBER BLEW APART. PIECE STRUCK LEFT HAND-BROKE 3 BONES IN HAND.

September 25, 1990 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Riverdale Quarry Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

CUTTING STONE HOT METAL FELL LODGED BETWEEN BOOOOT AND SOCK BURNING R ANKLE

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