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July 26, 2007 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Mist Granite Corp Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Hooking chain on turntable of saw, operator told loader operator to lower the boom on loader. The chain pinched end of finger with chain. Replaced short chain with long chain.

May 19, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Mist Granite Corp Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

988F LOADER WAS BEING USED TO PULL LEDGE DOWN. WHILE PULLING EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING ROCKS IN CRACK. CRACK CLOSED QUICKLY PINCHING RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER RESULTING IN LACERATION.

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