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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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February 6, 1996 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
F G Cheney Limestone Co Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE USING BACKHOE TO BREAK LARGE PORTIONS OF LIMSTONE WHEN MACHINE BROKE THRU STONE; LURCHED FORWARD CAUSING OPERATOR TO BE PULLED TO UN-NATURAL POSITION CAUSING STRAIN ON BACK.

October 23, 1992 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
F G Cheney Limestone Co Inc · Struck by falling object

FALLING ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE IN BACK.

July 17, 1989 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
F G Cheney Limestone Co Inc · Struck by flying object

SMALL PEICE OF LIMESTONE FLEW OUT OF CRUSHER AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF HEAD WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING BACKHOE TO CRUSHER TO USE IN BREAKING STONE IN CRUSHER OPENING.

November 13, 1987 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
F G Cheney Limestone Co Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DOING 9OUTINE CLEANING OF BINS DID NOT TURN OFF SCREEN BEFORE ENTERING BINS THRUST OUT LEFT HAND WHICH BELT DREW INTO PULLEY SEVERED MANGLED 3 FINGERS ANDCUT 4 TH FINGER LEFT HAND.

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