Chelmsford Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Was chaining a block when a piece fell off of the block. Crushed right thumb and lost fingernail.

Employee was cutting metal with a grinder and disc shattered and penetrated right arm.

EE was pounding on 18" wedges to split a stone. EE missed and the hammer bounced back and split head open. EE cut forehead.

EE was running the quarry saw when a wire broke. EE was pulling the wire and walking backwards when EE fell on some grout. This was human error, EE has done this job for months. EE fractured ankle.

Was pulling on a rail when ee heard a pop, cannot lift shoulder.

Jumped from one ground level to another three feet lower, rock on higher level broke loose and fell after employee jumped landing on lower leg.

Miner got dirt particle in eye while cleaning heating unit

While splitting stone, seam opened up landing stone on miners right leg

miner encountered pain in back and hip while drilling

forklift operate dropped stone lacerating left ankle

Miner's left eye became red and blurry. Diagnosed with conjunctivitis.

miner looked up while climbing into forklift and strained his neck

Miner cut his lower leg on sharp stone.

Air hose disengaged from drill unit cutting miner on thigh and pinning him under control panel.

Air line hose connection released from jackhammer striking miner on bridge of nose and teeth 3 times.

miner strained his lower back while turning stone

Steel wedge was shattered while being struck by hammer cutting miner in neck.

miner was striking steel wedge with sledge hammer. wedge broke off and lodged in miner' s right calf

Steel shard punctured right calf while wedge was struck by hammer

Miner tripped over himself hurrying to attend wire saw. While extending arms to break his fall, he broke bones in right hand and wrist.

He was pushing curb down the line on rollers all day. When he got home, he showered and then began feeling pain in his lower back.

He was at the middle level of the quarry pulling chain up from the tension car at the bottom of the quarry (chain was approx. 100'L) when he felt a pull in his lower back.

He had his left foot on a post about a foot off the ground and was pulling in diamond wire off the wire saw to check the crimps when he felt a tug in his groin area on the left.

MINER STRUCK A STEEL WEDGE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER SHATTERING THE WEDGE SENDING STEEL FRAGMENTS INTO MINER'S NECK.

He was in a work box using a jackhammer in the quarry. The box began to shift outwards from the wall so he let go of the jackhammer and grabbed the railing. The box shifted back towards the wall pinching his right middle & index fingers between the railing and the wall.

Setting up a stone to saw. Pushed it in & hit clamp instead of stops. Tried to free it causing the clamp to knock stone forward & his fingers on left hand were caught between the stone & rollers.

He stepped out of the company van and didn't realize the ground outside the vehicle was uneven so when his left foot hit the ground he rolled his ankle.

He was driving down into the quarry when he stopped to speak to another employee. He got out of his truck and walked 4-5 steps when he slipped on snow covered ice and fell on his back. The back of his head hit the ground. He was briefly dizzy and disoriented and at first had no feeling in his hands which quickly subsided.

He was using a jackhammer all day during 9 hr. shift. Next morn. he woke to pain in lower back. Pain increased over the week so he reported it. Doctor diagnosed lower back strain May 5 & put on modified duty. Currently still on modified duty until May 28-no lifting over 40 lb.

Employee was trying to bend a piece of round steel when it rolled off of the work table and landed on his left foot. Employee was treated by a doctor who diagnosed a contusion. He was placed on modified duty until seen by an orthopedic doctor. The orthopedic doctor placed him on modified duty "until patient feels able"

PIECE OF STONE FELL CATCHING MINER'S HAND BENEATH CUTTING RIGHT HAND AND MIDDLE AND RING FINGER.

MINER WAS DRILLING AND SPLITTING STONE. STONE WAS NOT SECURED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, PINCHING IT.

SLIPPED ON ICE IN PLANT WHILE REACHING TO SHUT OFF WATER VALVE INJURING LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED A POPPING SENSATION IN GROIN WHILE PULLING WEEDS

Miner ended shift with discomfort in left eye.

MINER FELT FOREIGN DEBRIS IN HIS LEFT EYE

While lifting a load of stone with overhead crane. Four pieces of stone held up by chains. Left arm reached in under load to remove wooden block from load. This caused release of stones onto arm. This caused bruising to the left arm.

STONE DEBRIS WAS STRUCK IN REMOVAL TRUCK FALLING AND HITTING MINER IN SHOULDER AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

While operating a loader, hit a bump in the road, felt severe pain in lower middle of back.

Pulling pin out of stone and measuring a slab, he had both feet under the stone, and stone shifted, pinning both feet.

While drilling, felt pain in stomach and groin areas. Lost time as of 2/9/06.

WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER, HIS LEFT HAND SCRAPED AGAINST A STONE.

WHILE LIFTING JACKHAMMER, FELT ARM TIGHTEN UP & FELT A RIPPING SENSATION IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE HAS HAD OTHER INCIDENTS OF BACK PROBLEMS. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN OR WHAT AGGREAVATED HIS BACK CONDITION THIS TIME.

WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF 4 X 6 WOOD FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

JUST PULLED STONE OUT, FELL WHERE STONE CAME FROM AT BOTTOM OF LADDER.

WHILE TRANSFERRING DIRT FROM BUCKET TO BOX HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1/16/01.

EE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF GROUT WHICH WAS NOT THAT BIG OR HEAVY FROM THE ROLLERS, BUT FELT LOWER BACK PAIN AS A RESULT.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK OUTSIDE OF BREAK SHACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNFASTENING AIR HOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING NEW CHAIN UP A LADDER AND THROWING IT OVER AND UNDER A STONE AND FELT PAININ LOWER BACK.

AFTER HOOKING UP A PUMP, EMPLOYEE JUMPED OVER STEEL RAILING LANDING ON THE EDGE OF A STEEL WALKWAY.

HE WAS AT STRINGER, WENT TO BEND THE WIRE TO WELD; WIRE SNAPPED, CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM.

PUTTING ON HIS HELMET AGAIN, DUST & DIRT FELL FROM HIS HELMET INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

HE WAS TALKING WITH DRIVER ABOUT A CUSTOMER'S STONE. HE JUMPED DOWN OFF THE FORK TRUCK AND DRIVER STARTED TO PULL AWAY. THE BACK RIGHT WHEEL (THE STEERING WHEEL) OF THE FORK TRUCK STRUCK HIM , KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND & RUNNING OVER HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BOOTS.

WHILE ON RAMP GOING INTO QUARRY CLIMBING BANK WITH BROKEN SNAD WIRE, A STONE ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT.

EE GOT DUST IN HIS EYE AND IRRITATED IT BY RUBBING IT.

WHILE PULLING UP A BICKET OF DULL JACKHAMMER BITS ON A ROPE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE HAD DUST GO INTO LEFT EYE FROM WIND. EMPLOYEE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON.

GRANITE DUST BLEW INTO LEFT EYE. (EMPLOYEE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON).

EE WAS TRYING TO LINE-UP BOLTS ON THE BASE PLATE FOR THE PUMP, WHEN HIS FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE PUMP AND THE BOLT.

EE WAS ROLLING A DRIVE SHEAVE TO PUT A BELT ON, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM AND SHOULDE.R

EMPLOYEE STATES HIS HANDS STARTED TO FALL ASLEEPAND HIS ARMS ACHED ONE MONTH AGO.

EE STATES HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE WAS DRIVING THE LOADER. HE TOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY. WHEN HE GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS PAINFUL ENOUGH TO GO TO THE HOPSITAL.

AFTER DRILLING A PIN HOLE, HE PULLED THE JACKHAMMER OUT OF THE HOLE ADN SLIPPED ON SOME MUD DROPPING THE JACKHAMMER ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS HOOKING THE BOX CHAINS ON A GROUT BOX AND STEPPED OFF A 2' RISE TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND STRIKING HIS RIGHT SIDE OF HIS UPPER BODY AGAINST THE GROUT BOX.

WHILE LOADING RAILROAD CARS, EMPLOYEE WALKED AROUND A STONE ON TOP OF CAR AND SHE SKINNED HER KNEE ON THE CORNER OF THE STONE.

NORMAL WORK DAY FELT DISCOMFORT IN BACK WHILE RUNNING A JACKHAMMER AND SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER. HE WAS WEARING HIS BACK BELT.

WHILE HAMMERING IN WOODEN WEDGES ON THE BOTTOM OF A STONE. HER HAND THAT WAS HOLDING THE HAMMER HANDLE HIT ON HER KNUCKLE BETWEEN A WEDGE THAT WAS ALREADY TIGHT.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER WHILE CARRYING A HOSE. HOSE WAS TUCK ON A BRACE, SHE PULLED HOSE AND WENT TO STEP DOWN ON NEXT STEP, THEN SHE FELL FROM LADDER.

EE WAS RIFTING STONE WITH A 8LBS HAMMER, AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO CLIMB UP ON CRANE BOOM TO PULL A NEW ROPE AND HIT HIS HEAD ON BOOM, AND FELT A PAIN IN NECK.

WHILE STRIKING A PIECE OF STONE THE WEDGE BROKE AND FLEW BACK STRIKING HIS MOUTH AND FRONT TEETH.

WHILE CUTTING A TOE OUT OF A PIECE OF CURB, A PIECE OF SLIDE STONE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM JAMMING HIS WRIST AGAINST A PLUG GUN.

WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST A GRANITA WALL THE HAMMER BROKE AND EE HIT HIS HAND AGAINST THE WALL.

WHILE PUTTING A JACK HAMMER UP ON A LEDGE AT CHEST LEVEL, EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

EE WAS CUTTING A 3/4" HOSE WITH A HACKSAW. THE DHACKSAW SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AT 3 1/2" WEDGES AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT WRIST.

EE HAD STARTED DRILLING A HOLE WITH THE L27 AND IT POPPED OUT OF THE HOLE AND WENT DOWN AND EE WENT WITH IT

WHILE PLACING A JACKHAMMER AGAINST A WALL, THE JACKHAMMER SLID TO THE SIDE WHILE HE WAS TURNING AWAY AND IT STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS SHOWING A NEW EE HOW TO HIT 18" WEDGES THAT WERE STUCK INSTONE AND THE HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF STRIKING EE LEFT KNEE.

EE PULLED THE LIFTING PIN FROM STONE AND STARTED TO WALK AWAY THEN STOPPED AND WAS STRUCK ON THE SHOULDER BY THE PIN.

EE SLIPPED ON A LADDER THAT WAS LAYING DOWN CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS HAND.

EE WAS DRIVING 18" WEDGES ON HIS KNEES AND GOT A SMALL CHIP OF STONE STUCK IN HIS KNEE CAUSING AN INFECTION.

EE WAS PUTTING A SETTING PIN IN A STONE. THEN HE PUT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE HOISTING CHAINS AND SHACKLE, PINCHING HIS HQAND AND FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A RAILROAD CAR WHEN HIS LOWER LEG SLIPPED OUT,STRETCHING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS GUIDING A DRILL ROD INTO A DRILLING MACHIE THAT WAS IN MOTION, WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT TWISTING HIS RIGHT WRIST.

WHILE REMOVING PILLAR BLOCK, IT SLIPPED & EE WENT TO REACH FOR IT & CAUGHT HIS FINGER WHEN IT DROPPED ON GRATING BOTTOM OF CARRIAGE.

EE WAS UNHOOKING A WIRE FROM A TREE SLIPPED ON STONE FALLING 5' FEET LANDING ON SOME GROUT.

EE WAS OPERATING A BURNER & RAN IT ACROSS THE FRONT OF HIS LEG.

WHILE SHOVELING STONE DUST, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

CAME UP OUT OF CHANNEL WITH OIL ON BOTTOM OF BOOTS AND STEPPED ON 4" AIR LINE AND SLIPPED DOWN ON LEFT KNEE.

WHILE MOVING CRANE,PICKED UP RR TIE TO LEVEL CRANE AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT LEG AND BACK.

INJURED WAS BURNING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPL WAS TOSSING JUG OF METHENAL UP TO ANOTHER WORKER & LOST FOOTING TWISTING ANKLE.

WHILE RUNNING B CRANE THE TOP HALF OF THE WINDOW CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

I NAME SLIPPED ON CLAY WHILE GETTING OUT OF WORK BOX

LIFTING DRIVER, FELT PAIN IN GROIN

ONE BURNER WAS BEING MOVED & SET DOWN NEXT TO ANOTHER BURNER. EMPL GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO OR BUMPED INTO ONE CONTUSION ON SIDE.

HE WAS DRILLING STONE. A SLIDE IN THE STONE OPENED UP AND HE FELL 3 FEET- INJURING LEG.

DROPPED WOOD BLOCK ING ON FT. Y

HE WAS FIXING A LIGHT ON A SAW TOWER AND FELT SEVERE PAIN/CRAMP IN RIGHT LEG. HE THOUGHT PAIN QOULD GO AWAY, SO HE DIDN"T SEEK TREATMENT IMMEDIATELY. LATER TREATMENT SHOWED A RUPTURED DISC (BA CK) THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED FORMALLY UNTIL 7-14-89.

EMP WS BACKING DOWN RAMP LEADING TO FLETCHERS QUARRY HE WS ON FLETCHER PROP.NOT OURS HELPING FLETCHERS LOADE OPER WITHOUT PERMISS. TRUCK SLIPPED ON ICE AND OPER PANICKED CUASING TRUCK TO CRA SH INTO WALL.

THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING AND LIFTING PIECES OF GROUT DURING THE DAY.EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN STRAIN ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.

INJ WAS BACKING EUCLID DOWN QUARRY RAMP DUE TO STEP GRADE AND SANDY SURFACE HE HAD TO BRAKE REPEATEDLY. BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKING HE LOST AIR PRESSURE AND CONSEQUENTLY BRAKING CAPABILTY HE CUT WHEEL IN ORDER TO HIT SO. SIDE WALL BUT CUT WHEEL WRONG WAY TRUCK RAN UP ONTO BERM AND FLIPPED ON SIDE. HE CLIMBED OUT.

I NAME WAS LAYING DOWN A PIECE OF CURB WHEN A PIECE CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON HEAD SHOULDER LEG

I.NAME WAS CROSSING FROM ONE CURB SLAB TO THE NEXT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & HAD TO JUMP DOWN APPROX.10FT.TO THE NEXT LEVELG.INJURING ANKLE

WHILE MOUNTING A CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON SHAFT PINCHED SMALL LEFT FINGER BETWEEN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY & SHAFT.

TRIED TO CATCH 1LASTIC PAIL WITH PARTS INSIDE; EDGE OF PAIL STRUCK FINGER TIP OF RT HAND, CUTTING FINGER.

UNSPECIFIED LIF7ING OF OBJECTS, REULTING IN UPPER BACK PAIN.

WHILE CHANGING 7ENSION CAR SHEAVE I.NAME CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN RAILS AT TGENSION HOUSE & TWISTGED HIS LEFT ANKLE

WHILE WALKING A7ROSS WOODEN WALKWAY I.NAME STEPPED ON END OF LOOSE PLANK PLANK CAME UP AND I.NAME FELL INTO HOLE UNDER WALKWAY

I.NAME WAS OPER5TING CRANE TO MOVE A WIRE SAW OUTRIGGER THIS BEING AN INTRAGAL PART OF WIRE SAW DRIVES #1 & #2 8.86 TON LOAD WAS 51FT.FROM CDRANES CENTERPIN HE HOISTED LOAD & TRIED TO SWING RT BUT GEAR WOULD 3O ENGAGE CRANE AND/OR LOAD SHIFTED & BOOM SWUNG LEFT TOWARD LEDGE HE TRIED TO POWSER LOAD DOWN BUT SWING LEFT ACCELERATED & CRANE STARTED TO TIP HE EXITED THE CRANE AS IT WAS

WHILE CARRYING 4ACKHAMMER EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING AND FELL PINCHING TOP OF RT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN JACKHAMMER HANDLE AND GROUT BOX

EMPLOYEE NEEDED3TO GET PARTS TO REPAIR BROKEN WATER LINES FROM STOREHOUSE 1/2 MILE AWAY NO CO VEHICLE AVAILABLE HE DECIDED TO USE HIS OWN VEHICLE (MOTORCYCLE) BEFORE HE COULD USE IT HOWEVER HE HAD TO ADJUST L2OSE CHAIN THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN CHAIN WHEN RAG HE WAS HOLDING WAS PULLED INTO SPROCKET AS HE TESTED THE CHAIN UNDER POWER

QUARRYMAN WORKI3G CURB SHOW GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST/DIRT IN EYE.

LIT AIR BURNER 4ITH OXYGEN PROBE HELD PROBE NEXT TO RT FOOT FORGOT TO TURN OFF OXYGEN LIFTED BURNER IGNITED OXYGEN IN BOOT CAUSING BURNS

REMOVING SHIMS 5ND WEDGES FROM SIDELINE WORKBOX WAS TRAVELING UPWARD SLOWLY EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REMOVE STUCK WEDGE AND SHIM DID NOT LET GO AND DID NOT SIGNAL TO STOP THE BOX KNUCKLE WAS SCRAPPED AND BRUISED BY3SHIMS WHEN BOX CONTUNUED UP

CLIMBING TO UPP9R SHELF TO LOWER SEPERATOR LOST BALANCE,GRABBED HOSE AND SEPERATOR FELL STRIKING I.NAME ON RIGHT FOREARM.

WHILE OPERATING3AIR BURNER JET FLAME DRILL LARGE POCKET OF STONE DUST WAS STRUCK BY THRUST OF BURNER BLOW DUST IN FACE OF OPERATOR

FOREIGN OBJECT 3N EYE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN WELDER USING CHIPPING HAMMER GOT FLUX PARTICLE IN EYE DUE TO POOR FITTING SAFETY GLASSES

STARTING GAS WA7ER HEATER, WHEN T HE ELECTRICAN THREW THE MAIN SWITCH ACCUMULATED GAS EXPLODED AND CAUSED A FLASH FIRE.

STARTING GAS WA7ER HEATER, WHEN THE ELECTRICAN THREW THE MAIN SWITCH ACCUMLATED GAS EXPLODED AND CAUSED A FLASH FIRE.

HOLDING PLATE AGAINST FLAT BAR WHICH WAS BEING BENT BY STRIKING WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HIS FINGER WAS JAMMED BETWEEN BENCH AND PLAGE

HE WAS TRYING TO SHIFT A PIECE OF GROUT IN THE BOX AND THE END BROKE OFF AND FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.

HAVING JUST CLIMBED TO TOP OF LEDGE,JOHN PICKED UP CAN OF WATER AND DUMPED IT ON BOB WHO GOT HOSE AND AIMED WATER AT JOHN WHO RAN ALONG LEDGE DODGING STREAM OF WATER FROM HOSE.EMPL RAN OUT OF FOOTING AND FELL OVER SIDE OF LEDGE INTO CHANNEL.