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April 30, 2015 CO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
BB Stoneworks · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Workers were removing a stone from the cutting table. The rock slipped, and fell. The worker's finger was under the rock and got pinched between the rock and the table. The rock rolled off the finger and continued to the floor where it broke.

April 25, 2013 CO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
BB Stoneworks · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

He was moving a stone and his finger got caught between the stone and the saw table. His pinky finger was skinned and the nail was damaged.

September 18, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator MACHINERY
BB Stoneworks · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Individual was operating a Chris Cutter without permission. He had not been trained on the machine and did not know that the table moved. he had his fingers under the rock and when the table rose it pinched his fingers. Two fingers were bruised and / or lacerated.

September 29, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
BB Stoneworks · Struck by falling object

Employee had just sawn a stone square when finished square broke in half due to non visible dry. Stone fell directly on left foot causing swelling, pain and bruising. Employee was treated with ice pack and sent to Workwell Health Occupation for further assistance.

April 25, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
BB Stoneworks · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was positioning a stone on a hydraulic cutter and had not moved his finger before the cutter was actuated. The flesh part of his finger tip was cut and required stitches to close the wound.

August 30, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
BB Stoneworks · Struck by falling object

The worker was bracing a rock to prevent it from jumping when it was cut. The force of the cut proved too great for him to stop and the rock came at him off the end of the table. A pallet that he had placed behind himself earlier kept him from getting clear of the rock so it landed on his foot. Part of the rock landed above the steel toe crushing the foot and breaking one bone.

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