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March 7, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Eastern Ridge Lime Company L P · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A HYDRATE LIME SAMPLE BELOW ROTARY VALVE ON TOP OF BINS. HAD A BLOW BACK THRU THE SYSTEM. BLEW HYDRATE INTO BOTH EYES.

October 21, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Eastern Ridge Lime Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

10/21 EE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL PLATE WHEN A PARTICLE FLEW UP AND IN HIS EYE. NO PRESCRIPTION GIVEN. DR. REMOVED PARTCLE OF METAL. 11/4 EE WAS SENT TO AN EYE DR. HE WAS COMPALINING A BOUT DRYNESS IN RT. EYE. AT THIS TIME THE DR. GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION.

August 31, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Eastern Ridge Lime Company L P · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING HYDRATE ONE OF THE BAGS BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.

October 20, 1993 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Eastern Ridge Lime Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 SEPERATE INJURIES:1-10/20/93-SLIPPED & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING FROM LOADER;2-6/1/94-TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHILE REMOVING HIMSELF FROM UDERNEATH DRIL. THESE INCIDENTS WERE TREATED AS M INER INJURIES UNTIL LOSS TIME OCCURED AFTER KNEE SURGERY WAS REPORTED. KNEE SURGERY PERFORMED 8/26/94.

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