Rained earlier in the day, stone was wet. The worker used a hand grinder to scribe a line on stone. The disk shot out cutting the worker's stomach.
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December 26, 2015
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Preston and Preston Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
November 29, 2003
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Preston & Preston Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE PUTTING PLASTIC UP (TO FORM A BUILDING AS PROTECTION FROM THE WIND), THE BOARD (SLABWOOD) USED TO ANCHOR THE PLASTIC TO THE BUILDING BROKE STRIKING HIS RIGHT EYE.
Preston & Preston Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE SPLITTING ROCK, A PIECE BROKE OFF, CUTTING FINGER, REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
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