Espinoza Stone, Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was loading rocks onto the thin veneer machine when lower back began to hurt and employee could not stand. Employee had previous back issues employee did not disclose before being hired to handle rock. Employee is out until employee can get a doctor to release employee to work.

A person came on site and did not let the office know they were on site. They began looking at rocks they may want to purchase and was wandering around the site unsupervised. Person was climbing on rocks away from all work areas when they fell and broke a leg. Person crawled their way to the office where they were found. We called an ambulance and had them taken to the hospital.

Employee was exiting the porta-potty and rolled EE's ankle

The employee was stacking rocks and felt a pain in EE's chest. EE appears to have a hernia.

Employee was running the red chopper when ee placed a small rock in the chopper to be chopped. At this time the chopper chopped the rock the employee was holding the rock with left hand the chopper bar came down when the rock fell backwards causing fingers to get caught between the rock and the bar.

Was placing a #8 rock in container at this time an employee was not looking and went to throw a rock at this time rock came in contact with said employee Right index finger causing a cut on top of and on the bottom of finger.

Rock on conveyer belt started to fall off the conveyer and employee reached for the rock causing EE to get EE's right index finger caught between rock and guard.

EE was helping push a rock manually with a rock bar at this time another EE started to chop a rock at this time a small rock broke off of the rock that was being chopped and came back and struck EE in the right Hand and middle and ring finger causing EE to have a small cut on EE's fingers.

Employee was talking to the skid-loader driver about what rocks should be put on the rack to be chopped. Said employee was bantering with the skid-loader driver, the driver then reached up to shut the loader door when the driver's left arm hit the controls making the loader move forward. At this time said employee did come in contact with the skid-loader running over Rt leg.

EE was getting a rock off the belt and it fell on the top of his hand causing a laceration to his finger and wrist and causing bruising

Employee was picking up a rock that was 12" height x 20" length, approximately 80 pounds. He set the rock on the belt to be split and his hand was under the rock. This caused a laceration to his left pinky finger. He was taken to Stamford Hospital, at which time they referred him to the Hendrick Hospital for surgery to sew up the injury. The finger was broken as well.

EE WAS AT THE RED CHOPPER STATION TO HELP. APPROXIMATELY AROUND 2:45, HE SAT DOWN FROM WORKING ON THE CHOPPER BECAUSE OF A CRAMP IN HIS LEFT LEG. WITH HIS HEAD ON HIS ARMS, ON KNEES, WOUND UP FALLING BACKWARDS HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

Jessie was getting out of his loader and missed the last rung and slipped and fell. He 'tweaked' his back in catching himself.

DENTON WAS "THROWING ROCK" INTO THE BIN AND WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO THE BIN BEING FULL, RATHER THAN EMPTY. HE SMASHED HIS RIGHT-MIDDLE FINGER, WHILE HOLDING A ROCK, AGAINST ROCK THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE BIN.

EMPLOYEE SAYS HE WAS PICKING UP A 10" BUFF BLOCK TO PALLETIZE AND FELT HIS BACK STRAIN. HE REPORTED TO HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR, AND THEN LATER REPORTED TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AS HE WAS LEAVING EARLY FOR THE DAY. HIS COMMENT THEN WAS THAT HE NEEDED TO GO HOME AND SEE IF HE COULD START FEELING BETTER.

EE SAYS THAT AS HE REACHED OVER TO TAKE A LARGER THAN USUAL ROCK OFF OF THE CONVEYOR TO PUT INTO THE BIN, HE FELT HIS LEFT KNEE TWIST WITH A SHARP PAIN. EE DID NOT REPORT AS AN 'ACCIDENT', AND EXPECT TO BE TAKEN TO A CLINIC UNTIL THE MORNING OF MONDAY, APRIL 28TH. EMPLOYER IS DENYING CLAIM BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WAS EXPRESSED TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AND FELLOW WORKERS.

Snake bite to right thumb area

Employee was stacking pallets and a rock fell from rock pile onto his right hand. He was taken to the ER for a possible break.

EE thought they were finished with the job and that no more rocks were to come off the conveyer and he turned away and one more rock came off the conveyer that rolled off and fell on his right toe. The employee was wearing steel toed boots but the rock landed on the backside of the steel toe part of boot. This resulted in a broken right toe.

Palatalizing rock from out of the rock bins and turned, which cause employee to pull muscle in his back.

Employee was resting his feet on the skid as he was waiting for the crew to make more product when he lowered the boom of the skid onto his feet

Miner was checking the saw belt while saw WAS NOT running. His hand slipped and hand fell onto saw blade and cut his right thumb and the knuckle. Miner was taken to Hendricks Hospital in Abilene Texas and was treated. Miner was released the next day. Miner should have been more careful where he placed his hands to check belt in future.

Employee was lifting rock into metal bin, rock slipped from hand and caught finger between rock and steel bin

When splitting rock, the rock came back, hitting his left hand and jammed his hand between the rocks.

EE was polishing a rock. He advised me that the rock spun out of his hand, mashing his right ring finger and pinkie. When asked why this wasn't reported immediately, he advised me he didn't think it was all that serious and that I had left early on Friday. I had him fill out an accident report and sent him to the hospital.

Other EE was piling rocks and he didn't see that EE was behind him and a rock landed on his left thumb. He was taken to Stamford Hospital where x-rays were taken. Diagnosis was a broken left thumb. The hopital splinted the left thumb and released him to come back to work with limited duties to protect his left thumb.

Employee was stacking rocks on pallets at the blue spitter when he mashed his finger.

EE was loading Thin Veneer. He stopped working because his arm was hurting him. He told his immediate supervisor that he pulled a muscle. He was sent to the hospital in Stamford for treatment.

EE was standing on a pile of rocks to lift one and load it on the belt. He slipped on the rocks and when he fell the rock landed on his chest. He sustained injuries to his chest and back. He was transported to Hendricks Medical Center in Abilene for further evaluation.

EE dropped a large rock on his right foot. He was taken to the Stamford Hospital where x-rays were taken. There were three views taken with no evidence of fracture or acute deformity.

Employee was tightening a bolt with a crescent wrench and the wrench broke hitting him in the upper forehead. He was sent to the local doctor and treated. The clinic prescribed him pain relief medication and a total of 6 stitches. He stayed home on 7/19 and 7/20 to let the wound heal and keep the dust out of the wound. He returned to work on 7/21.

An employee was moving rock across rollers at splitter. Another employee pushed a rock pinning his finger in between the two rocks. There were no broken bones & no stitches were required. The doctor removed the remaining part of his finger nail and bandaged his finger. No further medical attention was required.