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May 5, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Service Granite Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Ledgeman fell when a granite block broke causing him to fall on his shoulder and rolled under a scrap pan and hurt his knees also.

April 23, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Service Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was moving the oxygen bottle tank for his burner and sprained his right arm.

March 8, 2002 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Service Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING THE HEMP ROPE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DERRICH CABLE BLACK-DERRICK MAN WAS LIFTING A SMALL PC OF GROUT AND THE HEMP ROPE WAS CAUGHT AROUND HIS RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.

December 15, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Service Granite Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOWERING GROUTE PAN (EMPTY) BACK INTO THE FLOOR OF QUARRY. A PIECE OF LIFT HOLE STEEL ROD WAS LAYING NEAR THE SPOT WHERE THE PAN WAS GOING TO SIT IN THE ROCK. THE PAN SAT ON ONE END OF THE STE EL ROD. THE OTHER END OF THE ROD CAME UP AND HITLEDGE MAN ON HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.

March 7, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Service Granite Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WORKER WAS ON LEDGE AND SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE PC OF GRANITE. WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY BY SUPT FOR 2 DAYS.

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