Sparta Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was cutting a sunoco tube at a borehole and cut the base of their index finger with the knife. The employee received 20 stitches to close the wound.

Employee was using a utility knife to cut the zip ties on a new flag EE was installing on EE's F150 QC Truck. The employee was not wearing cut resistant gloves during this task. The knife slipped and cut into EE's thumb on EE's right hand.

Employee was operating pit loader and digging in muck pile to load a haul truck, when the bucket of the loader hit a rock toe and the loader came to a sudden stop. This resulted in a jarring motion and the employee felt a pain in his right leg. This originally did not require medical treatment, but a subsequent doctor's visit resulted in work restrictions and physical therapy.

Employee was using a Cat 226 Skid Steer loader to stem a shot. Upon getting out of the loader he lost his balance causing one of his feet to hang up on the bucket twisting his right foot and ankle.

Employee was using a jack to free material from the crusher. While operating the jack, the stand collapsed causing a piece of metal to hit the employee in the face, resulting in a chin laceration.