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March 13, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Austinville Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OFF CONVEYOR AND GOT FINGER BETWEEN BAG SLIDE AND CONVEYOR.

April 19, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Austinville Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BAG SOFF END OF CONVEYOR AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN CONVEYOR & SLIDE. FRACTURED PINKY FINGER, LACERATED HAND.

April 3, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING LOADERS LOAD BAGS HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON CONVEYOR IT WAS MASHED BETWEEN TRACK & ROLLER

March 15, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE WAS STRAIGHTENING BAGS ON BELT. THE BELT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE ON LEFT HAND AND PULLED HAND BETWEEN 2 BELTS.

April 15, 1993 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Austinville Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PALLET & STEPPED BET WEEN PALLET ON FORK TRUCK & CONCRETE SLAB.

March 23, 1993 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Austinville Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE HAD CLEANED TAIL PULLEY AND ADJUSTED CONVEYOR BELT. HE UNLOCKED CONVEYOR BELT AND STARTED UP. THE CONVEYOR GOT HUNG BETWEEN CARRIER ROLLERS. HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND R OLLERS.

February 4, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
James River Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER WASHER BELT & THE BELT CAUGHT HIS FINGERS SEVERE LACERATIONS OF THE LEFT RING & SMALL FINGERS SUTURED

August 29, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING LOADER TO LOAD TRUCKS. AS HE WAS LOADING BUCKET, THE LOADER HIT A BUMP. THIS CAUSED THE LOADER TO COME TO AN INSTANT HALT AND JARRED HIS BACK.

June 6, 1989 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Benwood Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 50# BAGS OF ROCK DUST FROM CONVEYOR AND STACKING THEM ON PALLETS.TWO BAGS CAME DOWN THE CONVEYOR CLOSE TOGETHER.EMPLOYEE STATES HE CAUGHT THE SECOND BAG AS IT WAS FALLIN G OFF THE CONVEYOR AND THATS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE.

August 10, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING MUD AND SHALE OFF TOP BENCH TO DUMP. HIT A HOLE ON DUMP SURFACE THAT THREW HIM AGAINST DOOR OF HAULPAK AND HIT SIDE ON DOOR.

August 29, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DU4PING OVERBURDEN AT WASTE DUMP. APPRARENTLY HE BACKED THE TRUCK TO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND THE BANK SLID DOWN. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE BANK BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON THE CAB SIDE. DRIVER STAYED3IN THE CAB. CUTS AND BRUISES TO HEAD AND UPPER BODY. ARM BROKEN, LET ARM CHIPPED BONE IN ELBOW.

September 25, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
James River Limestone Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS DRIVING 35 TON TRUCK AND WAS STOPPED WAITING ON ANOTHER TRUCK TO BE LOADED. HE STOPPED TRUCK MOTOR AND TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL DOWN GRADE. TRUCK DID NOT OVER TURN BUT DRIVER JUMPED FROM T RUCK CAB AND BR2KE THE BONE IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.

May 4, 1984 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Austinville Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

CAUGHT FRONT WHEEL IN BANK OF ROAD FRONT WHEELS TURNED CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN ARM GOT CAUGHT IN SPINNING STEERING WHEEL

May 19, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMP WAS GREASING FORKLIFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING TO TURN STEERING WHEN HE WALKED AROUND MACHINE IT TOOK OFF PINNING HIM AGAINST STEEL POST

March 10, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMP TRIED TO GO AROUND TRUCVK THROUGH END OF LOADING DOCK CAUSING FORKLIFT TO TURN OVER ON HIS WAY TO PUT GAS IN

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