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March 7, 2022 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greenstone Slate Company · Fall onto or against objects

Slip and fall, fell on a metal dump box, fractured jaw

August 30, 2017 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greenstone Slate Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Broke left pinky finger throwing block of slate into dump box

January 31, 2017 VT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greenstone Slate Company · Fall onto or against objects

Slip and fall on ice, cut knee on stone block

December 12, 2016 VT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greenstone Slate Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slip & fall on cement floor, hairline fracture to right heel.

July 15, 2015 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greenstone Slate Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing on a series of power rolls to change a light bulb. The employee mis stepped falling through the rolls. Possibly fracturing his right femur

November 17, 2008 VT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Greenstone Slate Co. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Maintenance employee reached his right hand in between the belt and the end pulley, while the conveyor was moving. The pully caught his glove and pulled him in.

February 1, 2008 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greenstone Slate Co. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped on the ice and injured his left leg.

November 7, 2005 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Quarry Slate Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE suffered a severe finger inury at 2:30 pm while operating a barrel trimming machine. He wipe away debris from the machine was operating to wipe the tile clean of debris. He failed to turn the rotary blade off. Blade struck his left ring and middle fingers. removal of approx. half inch of the left ring finger and approx. one inch of the left middle finger.

August 2, 2001 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quarry Slate Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEAVING A STONE, THE HAND HELD HAMMER FELL AND HIT THE EMPLOYEES LEG. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY THE LEG WAS BROKE.

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