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July 29, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
France Stone Company · Fall down stairs

COMING DOWN STA9IS AFTER CHECKING BINS SLIPPED ON STAIRS SPRAINING RT ANKLE

July 23, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
France Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING PIPE 2N FURNACE IN STONE BIN-WHILE MOVING PIPE INTO POSITION-PIPE ROLLED OVER CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN PIPE & BUILT-UP HARDENED STONE-BREAKING BONE IN LEFT HAND THAT CONNECTS TO LI TTLE FINGER JOI3T

April 18, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
France Stone Company · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 WHILE GOING UP STEPS CAUSING INJURED TO LOOSE BALANCE SPRAINING 4 TOES ON LEFT FOOT

November 13, 1985 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
France Stone Company · Fall down stairs

EE WAS COMING D2WN FLIGHT OF STAIRS WITH TOOLS AFTER DOING MAINTENANCE WORK HIS FOOT MISSED LAST STEP DOWN CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE & STRIKE AGAINST BEAM ON STAIRS WITH RIGHT SIDE ON S %*@%* PLIERS 2E WAS CARRYIUNG IN RIGHT HAND FRACTURING #8 & #9 RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE.

August 15, 1985 IN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
France Stone Company · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE REWIRING AN AREA OF THE PLANT INJURED WAS STANDING ON FLAT BED TRUCK AND WAS PULLING WIRE ACROSS CONVEYOR WHEN TIE ON ROPE BROKE CAUSING INJURED TO LOOSE BALANCE FALLING INTO BUILDING

July 2, 1985 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
France Stone Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE DOING HOUSECLEANING MILL WENT TO MOVE RING GEAR FROM OUTSIDE DOOR WQHILE ROLLING GEAR IT SLIPPED & FELL ON RT FOOT MASHING STEEL TOE ON SHOE BRUISING & MASHING 4TH TOE ON RT FOOT.

April 8, 1985 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
France Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING TRUCK ROLL CAGE FORK LIFT CAME OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK STRUCK GLASSES AND BROKE FRAMES

January 30, 1985 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator NONPOWERED HAULAGE
France Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IT IS OUR UNDERSTNADING THE IN AME WAS WHEELING 50 # BAGS OF PULVERIZED LIMESTONE ONTO CUSTOMERS TRUCK WHILE DUMPING WHEELING CART HE HURT HIS BACK ACCORDING TO ANOTHER EMP THE CART HAD NEVER BEEN DUMPED YET WHEN OTHER EMP FINISHED JOB ALLEGED INJURY

November 26, 1984 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
France Stone Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

INJURED WAS PULLING 25-A BINS,HAND SLIPPED OFF BIN LEVER CAUSING INJ TO LOSE BALANCE.INJ FELL BACKWARDS OFF CATWALK 5\ TO GROUND.

November 17, 1983 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
France Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

COLLISION OF A LOADED HAUL TRUCK AND AN EMPTY HAUL TRUCK AT THE BOTTOM OF HAUL ROAD, WEST OF 411 MILL AREA. POSSIBILITY OF CAUSE FROM BLINDNESS FROM THE SUN.

August 27, 1983 OH · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
France Stone Company · Fall from machine

SUBJECT WAS WORKING ON THE TOP OF THE 4 FT CRUSHER, WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP, FALLING APPROX. EIGHT TO TEN FT, STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE ON THE FLOOR.

March 4, 1983 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
France Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL ATTEMPTING TO WELD AT CRUSHER.CHECKING GOVERNOR SPRING ON PORTABLE GAS WELDER,PULLED G BACK AND SPRING SUDDENLY FLEW BACK TOWARD FAN ON ENGINE,CAUSING FINGERS TO HIT FAN. INDEX AND MIDDL E FINGER ON LEFT HAND WERE CUT.

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