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February 23, 1998 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE REMOVING ROCK FROM FEED BOX FOR CONE CRUSHER, ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED OVER MASHING LEFT THUMB LACERATION OF LEFT THUM 4 STITCHES

June 13, 1997 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING EQUIPMENT AND HIT LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER.

December 5, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE STEPPED ON ROCK CAUSING ANOTHER ROCK TO ROLL AGAINST RIGHT ANKLE.

May 28, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE MOVED ROCK WITH METAL BAR. BAR STIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN HER AND SAFETY RAIL.

January 31, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FROZEN GROUND EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL BRUISING RT ELBOW.

October 12, 1992 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

DRILLER WAS CHANGING STEEL ON DRILL RIG- WHEN HE LIFTED STEEL HE SLIPPED A DISC IN HIS BACK.

July 6, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKED AROUND TRUCK & BUMPED HEAD ON TOOL BOX. DID NOT HAVE ON HARD HAT WHICH HAD BEEN FURNISHED.

October 16, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE ROCK WITH METAL BAR THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT R JAW

August 17, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING IN SQUATTED POSITION WITH KNEE BENT UP WHICH RESULTED IN SPRANG LEFT KNEE.

June 15, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON CABLE WEN EMPLOYEE PULLED GROIN MUSCLE

December 30, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE GROUND WAS 0ROZEN AND IT STARTED TO THAW WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL ON A SHARP ROCK CUTTING LEFTR HAND. EMP WAS TAKEN TO DR AND HAD FIVE STITCHES IN HAND

August 10, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS TAKI3G A NUT OFF BOLT. HE WAS HOLDING IT WITH A WRENCH AND ANOTHER MAN HAD A RATCHET WHEN THE LEFT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM OF CRANE AND RATCHET TWISTING FINGER CAUSI G IT TO BREAK. 3

July 10, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Rural Retreat Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG AIR TRACK DRILL-WHILE DRILLING A PIECE OF STONE WENT IN HIS EYE.

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