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June 11, 2013 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee running excavator, swarm of bees came into cab, was stung by bee, jumped out of cab, landed on feet and twisted right knee.

May 29, 2013 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man STRIKING OR BUMPING
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking up hill gathering stone, foot went into hole or between two stones and rock hit left leg below the knee, causing scrape and bruising.

March 7, 2013 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Working on stone splitter, smashed thumb between two stones.

October 3, 2011 MT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While chiseling stone, a piece of metal chipped off chisel and embedded a metal fragment in arm.

August 22, 2011 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Employee was splitting rock on stone splitter. Had hand on top of rock, hit the table tooth reset lever to bounced the table up and pinched fingers in between the rock and splitter teeth. Caused lacerations and fingertip fracture to right middle and index finger.

September 22, 2010 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

While lifting and throwing rock into bins for trash, strained back.

September 10, 2010 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was feeding stone onto conveyer into saw. Smashed fingers between rock and saw door, causing laceration to right middle and ring fingers. Required stitches.

June 24, 2010 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anderson Masonry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shaping boulders, and rock hit hard hat, knocking off to side, and rock lacerated scalp.

March 22, 2010 MT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anderson Masonry Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Rolling a stone onto another, foot slipped, stone rolled back and into right shin.

September 28, 2009 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was holding and pushing stone forward on splitter table, when the splitter was engaged, rock table came up and caught right hand index and middle fingers, crushing them between table and stone. Middle finger suffered partial fingertip and nail amputation and slight fracture to bone.

September 3, 2007 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Exiting cab of excavator stepped on unstable rock causing sprain to right ankle and fracture to right foot.

July 26, 2005 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was turning a rock to put it into the stone splitter. The rock broke and the employee's arm fell into it. The piece that employee fell into had a jagged corner which caused a laceration on left forearm.

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