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March 11, 2020 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rockbridge Stone Products, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was changing blow bars in crusher. After changing one bar they manually rotated the rotor. During the manual rotation a foot slipped into contact with the rotor. The weight of the new blow bar bent foot backwards causing bruising and some swelling. Dr. recommended to keep weight off of the foot for one day then return to work.

May 22, 2013 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Rockbridge Stone Products Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Subject was not feeling well due to a accident at home that happened several weeks ago. Had a nail puncture right temple area.(reason behind calling rescue squad). Subject was sitting in break room; tingling in limbs, dizzy & light headed, tunnel vision, rapid pulse rate, heavy breathing, stumbling around. Subject said he felt like he was going to pass out.

July 15, 2011 VA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rockbridge Stone Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Person was attempting to threw block of wood onto conveyor, block was wet causing block to slip back and injure finger.

June 12, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Rockbridge Stone Products Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing hydraulic line on Volvo loader. He had raised the bucket, remove front cover, taken 3 bolts out of line. The line then blew off then the main boom cylinder came down on top of him pinning him between differential and boom causing accident.

May 12, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Rockbridge Stone Products Inc · Struck by flying object

The crusher was out of adjustment. EE went to put in return rotor and plate flew back and hit his thumb.

November 8, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rockbridge Stone Products, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BAND OFF OF ROLLED UP SCREEN. SCREEN SPRUNG FARTHER THAN EXPECTED & RIPPED A GASH IN HIS LEFT KNEE, LEFT SIDE OF KNEE CAP.

June 10, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Rockbridge Stone Products Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MASSIVE HEART ATTACK.

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