EE was hooking a wire cable around a block of stone at the mill. The wire cable was hooked to an overhead crane. The block of stone was sitting on a 2" rock skid. EE was using right foot to push the wire cable under the rock. The crane operator thought heard EE was done and started up with the wire cable to raise the rock. EE's right foot was caught between the wire cable & rock.
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March 21, 2022
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
June 30, 2020
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Got right hand caught in the belt of the pitching machine. They had to cut the belt to get hand out.
March 14, 2019
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
ball/rod/pebble/hand/limestone/dry mill operator, roller operator
MACHINERY
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
As A bundle of scrap stone was being set down to be dumped, employee had gotten their right thumb between two pieces of stone.
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