DAKOTA MAHOGANY QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Had a threshold change with hearing test.

Employee tripped and fell.

Employee was moving the hole drill and did not shut the air off first. While moving it the 3" air hose pulled off and whipped around and struck them in the ribs. Broke one rib on the left side.

EE was using a hand drill drilling into rock and the drill stuck and twisted EE's hand/wrist.

Piece of rock fell and lacerated EE's left wrist.

EE was tucking pants into boots after break and felt a pop and sting in ring right finger.

EE was holding a drill and the drill bit stuck and twisted wrist.

Loosening material with a sledge hammer and slipped to the ground and hurt their back.

Employee was bending over sliding drill on forks of our lower and strained employee's lower back.

Thawing out a frozen water pipe. EE was pushing and pulling on a smaller pipe to break loose the frozen part of the larger pipe. No immediate injury but wrist was swollen and sore a couple days later.

Heart Attack while working in our quarry.

Fixing a leak in a water line. Cutting the hose with a razor knife and sliced his right index finger. Needed 3 stitches

Was cutting a piece of metal while wearing both face shield and safety glasses when a piece of metal got into his eye.

Dropped drill steel on his right foot above the steel toe and was taken to hospital for x-ray.

Pulling wedge out of drill hole when he strained his lower back.

Was bending over to pickup a drill bit when he had pain in his lower back.

When lifting Down Hole Drill he strained his lower back.

Pulling air hose when he felt pain in lower back.

Contractor setting up equipment. stepped off ladder from drill and stepped on a stone twisting his ankle and braking a bone in his left foot.

grabbed a fan to move it an stuck the index finger of left hand in blades and broke finger and tore off finger nail.

Under usual working conditions employee bent down to pickup a tube and he felt discomfort in his lower back.

Prying the lid off an air muffler with a scraper when it slipped and hit his little finger requiring three stitches.

Rock wedge fell on left index finger, causing cut, needing 10 stitches.

Was stripping plastic coating off from diamond wire when he cut right thigh with knife.

EE was pulling a pump out of a drill when he experienced pain in his abdomin.

He jumped off a block and felt pain in lower back.

While pulling cable when installing water line, he felt pain in his lower back.

Walking on ice when he slipped and fell on his back.

Moving 3" airline when he felt pain in lower back.

Wrench slipped off bolt & hit right jaw.

Loading block in container, he was guiding block with left hand when it shifted & pressed his hand on the block & elbow against the container wall causing a fracture of left forearm.

Pulled muscle in lower back when lifting lid on fire pot.

When standing up after kneeling to work on airline he felt his right knee pop and was unable to bend it.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE WALKING ON QUARRY FLOOR AT WHICH TIME HE REPORTED IT TO HIS FOREMAN. ON JAN. 6TH HE SAW A DOCTOR WHO RECOMMENDED SURGERY WHICH WAS DONE ON JAN. 13TH, 2004.

WAS PULLING AIR LINE ALONG QUARRY FLOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

AN ONGOING PAIN CAUSED WHEN AFTER DRIVING LOADER FOR TWO HOURS OR SO PAIN WILL START IN LOWER RIGHT BACK AND INCREASE TO A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT LEG.

CHANGING OIL ON THE MANLIFT WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE IRON FRAME.

TAKING APART A 3" PIPE FITTING, USING A 3' PIPE WRENCH. PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE.

WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A 14' PIECE OF STEEL WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN INHIS GROIN AREA.

WAS CUTTING AIR HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HE CUT THE INSIDE OF HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRING SEVENT STITCHES.

BENT OVER TO PICKUP A WOODEN 4 X 4 WNE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WAS BREAKING STONE WITH HYDRAULIC SPLITTER WHEN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS BECAME STUCK. WHEN HE PULLED ON IT TO FREE IT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

STEPPED OFF THE BACK OF HIS DRILL AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELT HIS KNEE POP.

HOOKING UP A BLOCK WITH BIG HOOKS-WHEN HE WAS LIFTING THE HOOKS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WAS BENDING OVER TO GREASE HIS MACHINE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK WHICH MADE IT PAINFULL FOR HIM TO TAKE DEEP BREATHS.

WAS DRILLING A LOW GRAB HOLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE REPORTED NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT HAND & HAS SEENA DR WHO FEELS IT IS CARPAL TUNNEL CAUSED BY REPETITIVE MOTION OF LOADING HOLES FOR BLASTING

WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A JACKHAMMER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE QUARRY FLOOR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LWOER BACK.

HE WAS LIFTING & PULLING ON THE HOSED FOR THE SLOT DRILL & TRYING TO PUT THEM UP IN THEIR BRACKET, WHILE DOING THIS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

HELPING PUT A TRACK BACK ON HIS DRILL, HE WAS LIFTING AND PULLING ON THE DRILL WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT. HE DID NOT SEE A DR. UNTIL 10-21-97 WHEN THE PAIN BEGAN TO INCREASE.

PUTTING LINES ON STONE WHEN THE WIND WAS BLOWIN AND IT BLEW A SMALL PIECE OF STONE IN RIGHT EYE.

PUTTING PUSH PLATES IN TO PUSH LINE WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.

MOVING TIMBERS ON A FLATBED TRUCK FOR HAULING BLOCKS WHEN HE GOT A LARGE SLIVER IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

CLEANING GROUT OFF OF A LIFT WITH PAYLOADER WHEN THE BUCKET HIT A LEDGE AND STOPPED THE PAYLOADER ABRUPTLY AND SNAPPED HIM FORWARD CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK AND NECK.

WAS SHARPENING BITS WHEN A PIECE OF GRINDING DUST GOT IN HIS EYE.

SHARPENING DRILL BITS ON GRINDER WHEN HE GOT STEEL IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

WAS WORKING OUTSIDE WHEN A WIND GUST BLEW A PIECE OF STONE DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE

WALKING ACROSS QUARRY CARRYING A FIVE GALLON CAN OF FUEL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

OPERATING SLOT DRILL, GUIDE HOSE CAME OFF GUIDE DOWN IN CHANNEL. AS HOSE WOUND UP ON SPOOL, THE END HIT THE RIGHT LENSE OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES, CAUSING GLASSTO GET IN HIS EYE.

HELPING TAKE DOWN DERRICK, STRAINED LIGAMENTS IN LEFT HAND, FROM PULLING CABLES.

SETTING UP LIFT HOLE MACHINE AIR HOSE PULLED APART & HIT LEFT LEG

BLOWING SNOW OFF HIS LOAF WITH A BLOW PIPE. SOMETHING BLEW BACK AT HIM AND SHATTERED HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

WAS IN THE CAB OF THE GROUT TRUCK WHEN LOADING A PIECE OF GROUT TIPPED & FELL IN THE BOX & THE JAR FROM THE FALL CAUSED HIS BACK TO BEGIN HURTING

OPERATING HOIST WHEN HE FELT NUMBNESS IN HIS FEET, PAIN IN BACK CONTINUELLY GOT WORSE & HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.

SHARPENING DRILL STEEL WITH GRINDER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL GOT IN HIS EYE.

CHANGING DRILL STEEL IN 302 CRAWLER DRILL AS HE WAS LETTING THE STEEL DOWN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT ARM

CLEANING UP GROUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK SLID ACCROSS FOOT.

HE WAS UNHOOKING A BLOCK FROM THE DERRICK. THE CABLE WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOOKS HAD A TWIST IN IT. WHEN THE HOOK CAME UNHOOKED FROM THE BLOCK, HE HAD A HOLD ON THE CABLE WHICH TWISTED BAC K AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB IN THE TWIST AND BENT HISTHUMB BACK PULLING MUSCLES IN HIS ARM.

LIFTING DRILL STEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A ROCK TO THE EDGE OF A LOAF WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER ABDOMIN

HOOKING UP BOOSTER CABLES TO BATTERNY WHEN IT EXPLODED.

HE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL ON THE SLOT DRILL. HE SLIPPED WHILE HANDLING THE STEEL AND TWISTED HIS SHOULDER AND BACK.

HE WAS PRYING A ROCK OFF THE SIDE OF A LEDGE, LIFTING ON THE BAR CAUSED HIM TO HURT HIS BACK.

WALKING ACROSS QUARRY FLOOR WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A SMALL DEPRESSION AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

OPERATING 302 CRAWLER DRILL,PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL.

STEPPED INTO A HOLE WITH HIS LEFT LEG, PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF.

BREAKING A ROCK WITH DRIVER WHEN ROCK BROKE & FELL APART I NAME HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE ROCK WHEN HE FELL BACK

PUTTING A BELLY LINE IN A SEAM SLIPPED ON THE END GATE OF THE PICK-UP ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING & HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT ON THE GRANITE

PRYING ROCK OFF LEDGE FOOT SLIPPED AND GOT UNDER ROCK PINCHED AND BRUISED R FOOT

CONDITIONS WERE OVERCAST, SNOWY, I.NAME WAS TRYING TO FREE A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHICH WAS FROZEN IN WHEN HE HAD BACK PAIN.

CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY, THEY WERE LOWERING THE PAYLOADER INTO THE HOLE, THE PAYLOADER WAS NOT SET ON THE GROUND YET WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT DOWN A LADDER AS THE PAYLOADER TURNED THE BUCKET C AGUHT THE LADDER AND KNOCKED IT OUT FROM UNDER THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 7 FEET AND INJURE HIS LEG.

WAS STANDING ON A LARGE PIECE OF SHOT STONE WHEN IT BROKE IN TWO AND FELL WITH THE BROKEN PIECE STRIKING HIS L BACK ON THE PIECE THAT BROKE

I,NAME WAS GETTING OUT OF A GROUT TRUCK WHEN THE SWINGING HOOK FROM THE DERRICK SHOVED HIM AWAY AND HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES.

EMPL PULLING DRILL STEEL OUT OF DRILL HOLE WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

CLIMBING LADDER IN QUARRY,SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON STONE.

EMPL JUMPED OFF ROCK APPX 3' AND LANDED WITH LEFT FOOT ON AIR HOSE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.

EMPL HOOKING SKIP TO DERRICK.AFTER HE FINISHED HE TURNED AND JUMPED OFF SKIP,2' TO GROUND,LANDED ON ICE AND TWISTED ANKLE.

POUNDING ON PLATES AND HIT HIS FINGER

PULLING THE PULL CABLE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A BROKEN TOE.

I NAME WAS ROLLING A STONE OFF A LEDGE

DROPPED DUST COLLECTOR ON SMALL TOE LEFT FOOT.

WAS USING JACKHAMMER WHEN HOSE CAME OFF CONNECTION SLIPPED THRU SAFETY ROPE & FLEW UP & HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING A BRUISE T O HIS EYE

WASDRILLING FRAB HOLE WHILE STANDING ON A LADDER LADDER SLIPPED AND WHILE TRYING TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE TWISTED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS LIGHTING PROPANE FIRE POT WHEN IT FLARED UP & SINGED HIS BEARD &EYUE BROWS

POUNDING ON SEAM WEDGE WITH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF SEAM WEDGE BROKE OFF AND CUT HIS LEG

DRILLING WITH JACK HAMMER ON LADDER I NAME SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS BACK ABOUT IN CENTER OF BAKC

EMP. WAS RECONDITIONING A AIR DRILL, AS HE WAS HOLDING IT HE OST HIS GRIP AND THE DRILL SLID THRU IS HANDS. A SHARP SURFACE ON THE DRILL CUT THE INSIDE OF THIS RIGHT HAND, HE WAS TAKEN TO T HE LOCAL CLINIC FOR STICHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SEAM WEDGE FROM DRILL WHEN IT FELL ON LOWER RIGHT ARM CAUSING ARM TO FRACTURE

HE WAS DRILLING WHEN PIECE OF DIRT CAME BEHIND HIS SAFTEY GLASSES AND WENT INTO HIS EYE.

MOVING 302 WHEN 13 FT DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF STEEL HOLDER AND FELL ON HIS HAND

WAS MOVING LIFT HOLE MACHINE BARRING INTO PLACE USING 6' WRENCH ON LEGNUTS

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING GRAB HOLES IN GRANITE BLOCK WITH JACKHAMMER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL AGAINST THE JACKHAMMER TWISTING HIS BACK AND STRAINING MUSCLES IN HIS LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP LARGE LEWIS PIN WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

EMP WAS CHECKIN1 OIL WHILE STANDING ON A DUMP TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND WHILE FALLING HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND PULLED SOME MUSCLES IN HIS BACK

EMPL USING LADD9R LAYING HORIZONTAL TO STAND(ING) ON WHILE HOOKING BLOCK OF GRANITE TO DERRICK WHEN LADDER BROKE HE FELL AGAINST BLOCK,HE CUT RIGHT FOREARM REQ 9 STITCHES AND SCRAPED HIS ARMS AND STOMACH. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON STONE WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF, FALLING ABOUT 5 FEET HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT, BRUISING IT AND SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.

WAS CLEANING UP GROUT WHEN A PIECE OF GRANITE TIPPED OVER AND HIT HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN SUB-ZERO WEATHER WHEN HE RECEIVED FROST BITE ON HIS LEFT THUMB

WAS CLIMBING OFF A ROCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT ELBOW AND CUT ELBOW AND FORE ARM