SKYLINE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS HAND SPLITTING STONE WITH SLEDGEHAMMER: A PIECE OF STEEL SPLINTERED OFF WHEN HE HIT CHISEL AND IMBEDDED IN HIS FOREHEAD, RIGHT ABOVE SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS MOVING A STONE WHEN HE LOST FOOTING ON SNOW & ICE. HE FELL ON GROUND AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING STONE, PIECE OF HAMMER SPLINTERED OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

ON MONDAY JAN. 7 EE FELL TWICE ON ICE/SNOW BY THE CUT MACHINE. HE FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS SHOULDER. HE THOUGHT HE'D BE O.K. BUT WORKING WITH STONE WAS BOTHERING HIM. CAME TO OFFICE ON TH URSDAY AT NOON ASKING TO SEE DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED STRAIN/TENDONITIS IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE TOSSED A ROCK INTO A STONE CAGE, A PIECE CAME OFF BACK AT HIM, AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, WHICH CRACKED HIS TOOTH.

REPORTED TO OFFICE ON THURS 12/27/01 AT 9:40 AM.EMPLOYEE LIFTING STONE ONTO UNILOADER WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK.

REPORTED TO OFFICE ON WED 12/26/01 AT 4:40 PM. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING STONE, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM THE HAMMERHEAD SPLINTERED OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LOWER LIP.

EE AND OTHER WORKING AT CUTTING MACHINE. HE PULLED LEVER AND WENT TO STEP BACK AS THE MACHINE STARTED TO PUT PRESSURE ONT HE STONE-A CORNER SHATTERED SENDING A PIECE OF STONE OFF EDGE, WHICH H IT EE IN THE FOREHEAD, RIGHT ABOVE THIS SAFETY GLASSES ONT HE RIGHT SIDE.

HE WAS STOCKPILING STONE WHEN HE LIFTED A STONE HIS RIGHT SIDE STARTED TO HURT. HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT 10/30/01 BUT SAID IT HAPPENED ONE MONTHPRIOR.

HE WAS PICKING BIG ROCKS OFF THE 3/4" STONE PILE, PUT HIS RIGHT HAND DOWN ON PILE. A ROCK PUNCTURED THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING IMMEDIATE SWELLING.

HE SAID HE WAS SPLITTING STONE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF STONE IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT ARM BY ELBOW. THE HAMMER SPLINTERED OFF AND

HE WAS SPLITTRING STONE USING A SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SHOT OFF HAMMER AND HIT EE ON TOP LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.

HE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT FLASHING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A 1" LONG LACERATION.

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE EXCAVATOR WHEN HE TWISTED TO GET OFF AND HE FELT HIS LEFT SHOULDER POP.

EE WAS REACHING OVER TO GET ANOTHER ROCK WHEN A CO-WORKER PUSHED ANOTHER ROCK OVER THE TOP. EE'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT SO WHEN HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT THE ROCK SLICED HIS FINGER.

HE WAS SPLITTING ROCK USING A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SHOT OFF THE HAMMER. HE THOUGHT THE PIECE ENTERED HIS CHEST BUT THE DOCTOR DID NOT FIND THE PIECE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH A HAMMER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK SHOT INTO HIS RIGHT INNER FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING STONE USING A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF HAMMER AND WENT INTO HIS THIGH.

HE WAS SPLITTING STONE WHEN A STONE SLIPPED AND HE WENT TO GRAB IT WHEN IT PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN ANOTHER ROCK. WHEN HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT HE CUT HIS THUMB ON LOWER MEATY PART

HE WAS FUELING THE ROCK TRUCK & WHEN HE FINISHEDHE WENT TO RETURN THE NOZZLE TO THE FUEL TANK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE LADDER & HIS FINGER WAS SMASHED INTO A STEEL BAR.

HE WAS STACKING ROCKS, HE PICKED UPA HEAVIER ROCK AND IT HURT HIS WRIST. HE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DIRECT TRAUMA HOWEVER, THE PAIN HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

HE WAS STOCK PILING STONE IN A CAGE WHEN HE LIFTED A LARGE STONE AND FELT HIS LOWER BACK PULL.

HE WAS STOCK PILING STONE WHEN HE TURNED HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF A ROCK TWISTING ANKLE CAUSING A BRUISE.

EE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON HYDRAULIC WHEN A SHARP PAIN WENT THROUGH HIS NECK AND DOWN HIS RIGHT ARM. THE PAIN DID GO AWAY THEN ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER HE POPPED A SEAL OFF A PART AND THE SHARP PAIN CAME BACK THROUGH HIS NECK LEAVING A TINGLING FEELING IN HIS FINGERS.

THE EE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A ROCK THAT FELL OFF THE CONVEYOR WHEN ANOTHER ROCK CAME DOWN BELT AND FELL ONTO HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A SLIGHT CONTUSION.

HE WAS TAKING ROCKS OFF CONVEYOR WHEN HE TWISTED HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT CHEST MUSCLE AREA CAUSING PAIN IN HIS CHEST AND NUMBNESS IN HIS HAND.