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July 19, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Subject was pulling water hoses across the surface and tripped over a saw track. Subject stated that he was o.k. and refused to go to the doctor. The subject worked the next 4 days. Approximately 7 days after the incident the complainant called into work with a pain in his chest.

April 27, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by falling object

Subject was standing next to a dump box and a bar rack fell across the bridge of the subject's left foot.

February 16, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading a spool of hose into the back of the truck when the spool hit an 8' steel rod and it bounced it up hitting employee in the mouth.

January 21, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was grinidng metal when the metal got caught pulling his finger into grinding wheel

August 17, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer OTHER
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was stung by a bee.

April 21, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was running his saw when he laid his measuring rod down on the ground where he was working. He went to take a step and tripped on the rod falling to the ground hitting his chest/ribs.

April 16, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

Employee was lying down changing a hose on the haul truck when he rolled over onto some dirt and rocks and felt pain in his side/ribs.

March 17, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was stepping over track (18") and tripped, when not raising foot high enough, fell hitting his knee/leg.

November 17, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing in maintenance shop when a co worker was playing around and hit him with a stack of shovels he was carrying, in the lower back.

August 14, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking across ledge when he slipped in a hole rolling his ankle over and all his weight going onto rolled ankle.

July 21, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Delivery Driver for Brown's Oil Supply a Kat Supplier. The driver was on back of truck moving a barrel to allow fork lift room to remove. When he was pulling backwards, he stumbled stepping backwards off the back of the trailer falling about 5' to the ground.

June 16, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was turning on pump, when he was stung by a bee and due to being allergic, he was taken to the ER. Was not given completed accident form until 6/26/08.

May 16, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a splitter out of the rock cut, when he felt a strain in his upper rib cage area.

March 28, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Employee was stepping down from cut with his drill, when he lost his balance, falling approx 5 feet and landing on his left side/ribs.

December 17, 2007 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling out the tracks on the excavator when he felt a sharp pain in his back.

September 24, 2007 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee hurt shoulder on 9/24/07 as a near miss, did not seek treatment until 10/1/07. He was setting airbags and while pulling on an air hose, it got caught on a rock and jerked his shoulder.

September 18, 2007 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was checking the depth of a cut with a measuring rod. When he put the rod into the cut and it slid through his hands to measure, he cut it on the clamp that was attached to the rod.

July 6, 2007 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was moving skids on top of a block, when on skid fell over on his left little finger.

June 6, 2007 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was helping load about 30 pieces of timber when he strained his back on 6/6/07 did not seek treatment until 6/8/07

April 6, 2007 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was shoveling and a splitter that was leaning againist the rock wall, slid down stricking his Left Hand on the way down

January 19, 2007 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was turning off drill when he caught his figure on the banding resulting in a laceration to Left Middle Finger

September 27, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by falling object

Employee was carrying blocking (3 ft timber) when he fell into a hole, dropping the blocking on his right middle finger.

August 29, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on drill that was stuck in stone on bottom line, when he felt pain in his lower back.

August 25, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee had 3 10-15 lb u-joints in hand when he threw them away into the dumpster, then a knot appeared on his left wrist and hand.

June 14, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was handling an air manifold and dropped in on his left foot.

May 1, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was breaking track with a rachet wrench when the wrench slipped and pinched his left middle finger.

January 30, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was pulling cable into cherry picker, when he climbed on top of unit and slipped on spool deck hitting his right knee on the counter weight.

July 25, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer POWERED HAULAGE
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by powered moving object

Two employees that were not paying attention to the people or the area surrounding them.

July 18, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating a saw when a rock fell into the cut. The belt then flipped the rock back up striking the employee in the face, left cheek. He was wearing required PPE.

May 23, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The Employee was drilling into the stone when the drill head started getting build up around it. When he kept trying to pull the drill out of the hole, he strained his lower back.

May 16, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a jack to adjust the track when his hand slipped and he hit his right thumb.

January 6, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Complacency of employee in placing himself in an unsafe area between two limestone blocks, muddy ground conditions, taking unnecessary risks.

December 6, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

Employee was leaving National Quarry driving to Crown Quarry. He was crossing IN 37 South, the truck side post obstructed his view and he pulled out into the path of another vehicle, striking him in the passenger side.

November 5, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

The Employee complained of back pain due to the repetitive bouncing of the loader seat that he operates everyday

October 9, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using a Bloomfield jack in an awkward position due to the ground conditions. Resulting in the employee using the opposite side of his body than he is normally accustomed to resulting in a back strain.

June 24, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The Employee was holding the track for the crane operator, when the operator backed up too fast causing the track to swing. The track hit the Employee in the left foot knocking him to the ground

June 18, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was running to his saw when he tripped over a string line and fell to the ground

June 10, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by falling object

Employee was lifting his drill to the top of the cut and dropped it on his right hand, Employee didnt feel the need to seek treatment until after the shift was over.

May 5, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating the drill when the drill bit got caught and wrapped in the employee's pant leg causing it to pinch the left leg

April 15, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This employee was on the bottom of the quarry and asked for an oil can. An employee from the top line dropped a can. The employee catching it hit a rough edge on the can and cut the tip of his thumb. Employee was given 1st aid on ledge but requested to go to the doctor on 4/16/04 after he super glued the cut. Follow up appt. is on 04/27/04

April 13, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer OTHER
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Unclassified, insufficient data

Unknown - employee doesn't know of a specific incident that his pains began. He did say he was just walking and his knee began to hurt. In his opinion his problem is a result of shoveling the saw cuts.

April 1, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE GRAVEL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST.

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