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July 27, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

7/27/07, EE asked for light duty due to back pain, was given light duty and 2 helpers. EE should have been operating the saw and helper should have moved stone. EE was lifting 2 pieces of stone, when he pulled his back.

December 19, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Struck by falling object

Employee was hand thermalling a stone 2" x 24" x 36" set on edge on the rollers. The stone tipped and fell onto his foot breaking several bones.

August 8, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HANDLING A 18" X 25" X 18" PIECE OF STONE ON A PALLET, CAUSED THE PIECE OF STONE ALREADY ON THE PALLET TO KICK BACK, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO STONES.

May 20, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HEAVY TREAD MATERIAL, WHEN HE THOUGHT HE PULLED SOMETHING. HE ACTUALLY STRAINED LEFT ELBOW.

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