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1983–2026
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May 11, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LATERAL BELT HAD STOPPED DUE TO A ROCK BEING WEDGED BETWEEN TAIL PULLY AND BELT. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN ROCK BY TURNING BELT BACKWARDS. ROCK CAME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY TURNED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER, CRUSHING THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND, BETWEEN THE BELT AND PULLEY.

May 29, 1990 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Struck by flying object

ROCK FLEW OFF OF CONVEYOR AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

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