Carnelian #1 Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was setting up grove drill on a slab. He swiveled the drill head a little and the drill head fell off the boom. The employee jumped off the slab to get out of the way so the drill head wouldn't fall on him, and he fell on his left arm, fracturing his forearm.

Employee was lowering a water pump into the water at the quarry when the jack handle slipped and came around, struck his left thumb, breaking it.

Employee was walking on quarry floor which was slippery with ice. His left foot slipped outward. He did not fall but strained something in his left knee. He reported incident right away to his Supervisor but didn't see a doctor until 1-16-07 as pain wasn't getting any better. His doctor referred him to physical therapy.

Employee was hammering on a chisel when a metal sliver from the chisel head came off and struck his left arm just below the wrist. Employee was given one stitch and returned to work, no lost time. Employee normally works at the Rockville Shop, was temporarily working at Milbank.

Employee was climbing down ladder, ladder slid out on ice, he and the ladder ended up flat on ground. He had right shoulder pain and didn't think is was so bad at first, after a few days saw a doctor. Cold Spring Granite found out 2-2-06 he was issued a prescription. He is working and is not on any restrictions at this time.

Employee was lifting exhaust manifold when his hand slipped off to side and bent back his finger. Sprained right little finger. Needs to follow up with hand specialist.

EE was climbing stairway out of quarry. When EE got to top he tripped over a rope and fell, hitting his left knee on ground - left knee bruise. Treated at doctor on 5-20-05 and was released to work - no lost time.

Employee was lifting brake shoes on 475C Michigan loader and felt pressure in lower stomach/groin area. He saw a doctor on 2-1-05 and had hernia surgery on 2-8-05, which was the first day he was unable to work - began losing time.

Employee was preparing to put hydraulic pump in vice. It slipped and fell on his left foot, breaking his large toe and the one next to it.

Employee was pounding stakes into the ground to hold forms straight. He was setting forms to pour concrete for sidewalk at main office and strained left shoulder. He didn't see a doctor until 9-29-04, then saw a chiropractor a couple of times.

Employee was crawling around under truck, twisted neck. Employee did not realize he was treating with chiropractic a lot until employer received billing statements from chiropractor.

Employee received letter from Sandler Occupational Medicine indicating possible silicosis.

Employee was drilling in quarry - steel fell from hammer on the boart drill and onto his left foot, breaking bone in his foot

employee was operating loader in quarry which requires a lot of looking back while driving on rough and bumpy terrain, lots of jerking of loader

EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON GROUT TRUCK. HE HAD FIBERGLASS HOOD UP AND THOUGHT IT WAS LATCHED, IT WASN'T AND IT CAME DOWN ON SIDE OF HIS HEAD, TWISTING HIS NECK.

EE WAS CHECKING BATTERY, SWITCHING LOAD TESTER FROM ONE BATTERY TO ANOTHER AND SPARK MUST HAVE CAUSED BATTERY TO BLOW UP, GETTING FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE AND A LITTLE BIT IN RIGHT EYE, REQUI RING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION TO TREAT.

EMPLOYEE DOES COMPUTER WORK AND DATA ENTRY ALL DAY LONG - EVERY DAY. HAS PAIN IN LEFT FOREARM, TIGHTNESS, TINGLING IN FINGERS, NUMBNESS IN FOREARM AND HAND. EMPLOYEE STATES THIS HAS BEEN COMIN G ON SINCE 3/17/03, SHE SAW A DOCTOR ON 4/15/03.

STANDARD THRESHOLD SHIFT, BOTH EARS.

STANDARD THRESHOLD SHIFT, BOTH EARS, DID NOT MEET 25 DB THRESHOLD FILED IN ERROR.

STANDARD THRESHOLD SHIFT, LEFT EAR, DID NOT MEET25 DB THRESHOLD FILED IN ERROR.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS WEDGING STONE, COULD FEEL HIS BACK ALL TIGHTENING UP BUT JUST THOUGHT IT WOULDLET UP ONCE HE FINISHED FOR THE DAY. EE DID NOT COMPLETE A FIRST REPORT OF INJURY UNTIL 2-11-02, AT THE SAME TIME SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR SHORT TERM DISABILITY (NON-WORK RELATED INJURY). COLD SPRING GRANITE DIDN'T RECEIVE REPORTS OF INJURY UNTIL 2-25-02.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP @ MILBANK #1, CHECKING & MEASURING A FLYWHEEL FOR AN ENGINE. HE LIFTED & TWISTED WRONG & HURT LOWER BACK. THIS IS REPORTED LATE FOR FOLLOWING REASON: EE DIDN'T GO TO THE DR IMMEDIATELY & WHEN HE DID, DIDN'T REALIZE HE'D BE GOING MORE OFTEN. COLD SPRING GRANITE RECENTLY FOUND HE'S STILL TREATING.

EE WAS UNLOADING, STACKING, CUTTING & TAPERING DRILL STEEL, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK, GROIN. EE SAW DR 8/10/01 ON 3/22/02 EE UNDERWENT SURGICAL REPAIR OF RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA. RETD TO LIGHT D UTY 4/8/02 & FULL DUTY 5/6/02

EE WAS PUTTING GRAB HOLES IN STONE WITH JACKHAMMER, FELT SORENESS IN LOWER BACK. COLD SPRING GRANITE WAS NOT AWARE EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 5-22-01.

EE WAS GETTING READY TO DRILL HOLES IN A PIECE OF STEEL. HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BY DRILL STEEL. HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS TWISTED AROUND BIT AND WAS CUT, REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE DROPPED A BIT DOWN NED JET CHANNEL AND TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT WITH A LONG PIECE OF STEEL. THE UP AND DOWN MOTION WITH THE STEEL STRAINED HIS CENTER AND LEFT LOWER BACK. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 6-15-00, WENT TO DR. 6-16 AND BECAME LOST TIME ON 6-20.

EE WAS USING HAMMER TO KN0CK TEFLON OUT OF INSIDE OF DRILL BIT, MISSED THE BIT AND SMASHED RIGHT THUMB, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING LODER, WENT ACROSS ROUGHT SPOT IN ROAD, LOADER BOUNCED BADLY BECAUSE OF WORN CENTER PIVOTS, CAUSED LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS CARRYING A LADDER, DID NOT SEE A PIECE OF GROUT AND TRIPPED OVER IT, LANDING ON HIS KNEE.THIS CAUSED EFFUSION TO LEFT KNEE.