July 10, 2009
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ASHFIELD STONE LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner was about/preparing to clamp a 27" X 72" X 1 1/4" thick slab. Slab was not braced properly. Miner pulled slab against himself, pinched his thumb, moved back away and slab fell toward him. He fell as slab slid down his leg, eventually landing on his boot. His lower leg was fractured.