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June 4, 2021 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ohio Stone of Lynchburg Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While hand palletizing Flat rock / landscape stone EE felt like EE pulled a muscle in EE's left groin area. EE continued to work the rest of that day. That was on a Friday. Monday EE came back to work and worked a 1/2 day and alerted us to the accident EE had on Friday. I sent EE to the ER to get checked out for a possible hernia

April 21, 2017 OH · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Ohio Stone of Lynchburg Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

While running the Stone splitter to make Dimensional stone. Employee laid right hand on the power feed conveyor/roller table that you control with a handle. Employee then engaged control that makes conveyor/roller table move forward and table pulled EE's hand in between 2 rollers and wedged EE's hand in between the 2 rollers temporarily and bruised hand severely.

February 27, 2017 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ohio Stone of Lynchburg Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee went to step / dismount from Ford Dump Truck from drivers side while raining and slipped on the side of the step and twisted right ankle causing a sprain in that ankle. It was raining hard that day causing step area to be slick due to it being metal and wet.

August 13, 2013 OH · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Ohio Stone of Lynchburg Inc · Struck by falling object

Said employee was running our excavator / trac hoe pulling up flat rock slabs 9" in thickness and rock slipped out of the bucket allowing rock to break causing a small piece of stone (approximately 3/4" diameter) to fly up and hit employee on the right side of his head in between his eye and ear near his temple causing nausea and dizziness..

April 6, 2010 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ohio Stone of Lynchburg Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

While palletizing flat rock (landscape stone) injured person was swinging a maul & twisted his lower back causing a minor strain on lower back muscle.

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