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September 10, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Co Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was striking a slab of stone with a hammer. A piece of stone broke off and hit employee in the nose

May 11, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Worker was moving a piece of stone and stone dropped on foot, worker was diagnosed with an ankle strain/sprain and is released for modified work.

April 2, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Co Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was moving a piece of stone. He lost his handling of the stone. Stone fell on his left ankle. Left ankle has sprain and possible fracture.

January 19, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was moving a piece of stone and strained his lower back when he lifted the stone.

September 22, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was moving a stone slab, when a piece of the slab broke and cut employee's finger.

June 26, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Levin Stone Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was moving a large piece of stone when he lost his footing causing him to fall backward striking his head on the ground.

February 3, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Worker was moving a piece of stone when it fipped and he strained his back.

April 5, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL. SWUNG HAMMER AND HIT HAND

November 23, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Miner was splitting stone with hammer and chisel. Chisel slipped and he hit his left hand.

October 4, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE OPERATOR WAS DRIVING THE BULLDOZER PARALLEL TO A SOLID SLOPE. THE EQUIPMENT SLID APPROX. 4-5' TO AN 18-24" DROP OFF. THE DOZER ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE. THE MINER WAS RELEASED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. DOZER WAS INOPERABLE FOR 2 DAYS TO ALLOW FLUIDS TO RETURN TO NORMAL.

September 27, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

MINER WAS SPLITTING STONE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED ACROSS SHARP PIECE OF STONE CUTTING HIS HAND.

September 17, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STRIKING HAMMER TO METAL CHISEL WHEN HAMMER HIT HIS THUMB.

August 7, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS SPLITTING SANDSTONE SLAB WHEN SLAB BROKE CAUSING A SHARP EDGE WHICH CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & FRACTURED IT

July 7, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS MOVING A STONE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

July 1, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT PINKY, FRACTURING IT.

April 2, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS SPLITTING STONE SLABS, WHEN HE SMASHED HIS FINGER & SUFFERED A LACERATION

March 26, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE STONE, HIS ARM JERKED FORCEFULLY WHEN PRY BAR MOVED.

October 15, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKER WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH METAL WEDGE & HAMMER. WHILE STRIKING WEDGE, IT BECAME DISLODGE, HITTING WORKER ON THE FOREHEAD. RESULTING IN SMALL LACERATION.

July 11, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LIFTING STONE WHEN IT BROKE AND HIT HIS FINGER.

May 20, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS CUTTING STONE WHEN STONE FELL ON RIGHT LOWER LEG, FRACTURING HIS LEG.

March 23, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPLIT STONE WHEN HIS FINGER GOT SMASHED.

November 2, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPLIT STONE WITH WEDGE AND HAMMER WHEN HAMMER HIT THUMB.

October 9, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

QUARRY SUPERVISOR WAS ASSISTING ONE OF HIS WORKERS WITH A STONE WHEN IT FELL, CUTTING HIS THUMB.

November 14, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STONE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL IT. THE STONE FELL ONTO ANOTHER STONE SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND BREAKING THE MIDDLE FINGER.

October 21, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STONE WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND CUT HIS FINGER.

July 5, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Levin Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKER WAS PICKING UP A SLAB OF SANDSTONE. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK OR CAUSED IT TO SPASM.

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