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June 30, 2014 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a machine that fills polypropylene bags with pulverized limestone when his left hand got caught in one of the straps attached to the bag, as the forklift operator was backing out with the pallet that the bag was sitting on resulting in the employee's left arm being pulled causing a strain to the machine operator's left shoulder.

September 18, 2013 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Struck against stationary object

while working on the belt line, employee was picking up a bag of dust when another bag fell striking his hand and pushed it into the belt causing an avulsion of the nail right hand ring finger.

April 23, 2011 VA · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee disregarded safety proceedures and labels by staying on forklift and attempting to release reclaim bin lever instead of dismounting and releasing the lever. The safety cage and fork assembly came down trapping right arm between cage and release lever.

July 13, 2010 VA · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Struck against a moving object

Operator speeding on forklift, hit concrete slab, swerved, overcorrected and forklift went up on side at 35 degree angle and came to rest against pallet of product.

May 27, 2009 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Forklift flipped over and cage may have caught employees foot. Employee also told that he hurt his foot at home when truck ran over it.

August 4, 2008 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Went to grab a bag of dust and left hand slid under belt.

June 18, 2008 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Struck by powered moving object

Employee moved behind the rear wheel of clark crane just before the operator moved backward and crane wheel caught the right foot on the edge.

April 29, 2008 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Struck by powered moving object

Employee stated that he had a toothache and was going to the emergency room. When he got to the emergency room he told them that he got hit with a fork lift. He did not report this to his supervisor and the fork lift operator stated that he knew nothing about the incident. We fill this report with prejudice and that the indicient was not reported to supervisory personnell.

May 29, 2007 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stacking dust - had knee against plate/platform. Platform was hit with endloader, causing plate to strike right knee.

May 31, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

50lb bag of dust busted & was going down belt line, EE tried to remove bag & caugt right hand in conveyor.

January 10, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Struck against a moving object

Was unloading trailer with forklift. Had set pallet of dust on trailer & was backing away from truck, then proceded forward, glanced at trailer & ran into concrete pier.

March 25, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was attempting to straighten up bags on conveyor belt and caught his left hand in the belt.

April 25, 2003 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Dust Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON TRK #73 DEAD ABLE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE AXLE WITH FORKLIFT ASSISTANCE ADN BLOCK OF WOOD. HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT WITH WOOD BLOCK.

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