Palestine Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was retrieving slips & wedges from broken cut when block shifted and pinched his finger resulting in a fracture & laceration.

Employee was splitting up a cut. He had set wedges & broken the block. To relieve the pressure so he could pull the wedges, he was driving two wedges plus slips into a drill hole. One wedge bounced out striking him above the right eye. He was sent to walk-in clinic where he received three sutures & then returned to work.

WHILE UNLOADING ROUGHBACKS FROM THE NARROW BELT SAW, EE SLIPPED IN THE SLURRY FROM THE SAWING OF THE STONE, TWISTING HIS BACK, HE WAS SENT TO THE DUNN WALK I CLINIC ABOUT 10AM AND WAS OFF THE REST OF THE DAY PER DOUG KING, SUPERVISOR

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE LEVELING TRACK FOR THE QUARRY SAW. ONE WAS PLACING WEDGES UNDER THE TRACK WHILE ANOTHER WAS WORKING THE JACK. HE RELEASED THE TENSION ON THE JACK AT THE SAME TIME THE FIRST EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO RE-POSITION THE WEDGE HE WAS HOLDING. TRACK CAME DOWN PINCHING HIS FINGER.

WHILE BREAKING A BOTTOM LINE ON A CUT EE THE WEDGE WITH HAMMER NORMAL PROCEDURE IN QUARRYING PROCESS. A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE TOP OF WEDGE PENETRATING THE THROAT AREA CUTTING THRU SKIN IMBEDING UNDER SKIN. TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM ATDUNN HOSPITAL STEEL REMOVED BY PHYCICIAN TWO STTITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND RETURNED TO WORK.

WHILE DRILLING AND BREAKING GROUT STONE, REMOVING SLIPS AND WEDGES TO REMOVE STONE WITH LOADER, ONE SET OF SLIPS FELL INTO BOTTOM OF DRILL HOLE APPROX. 1 INCH BELOW THE SURFACE. EE REACHED IN BELOW AND BETWEEN TWO PCS. OF STONE TO RETRIEVE SLIPS, STONES GAVE WAY BRINING TWO PCS. TOGETHER TRAPPING THE TWO MIDDLE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF STONE. HE PULLED HAND OU

DRILL RUNNERS STANDING BESIDE ONE ANOTHER. DRILL SLIPPED & STRUCK FINGER OF OTHER DRILL RUNNER CUTTING SMAE 5 STITCHES REQUIRED TO REPAIR.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER IN WAGON DRILL TRACK PADS.

WHILE HANDLING 5ARGE STEEL HOOK WHICH WEIGHS APPROX. 90 LBS HOOK FELL ABOUT TWO INCHES STRIKING FINGER.

WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING FINGER

WHILE HELPING MECHANIC TO LOOSEN PIPE, WRENCH SLIPPED. I.NAME JUMPED BACKWARDS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF FALLING WRENCH AND TURNED HIS ANKLE ON RIGHT FOOT

INJURED LIFTED RIGHT ARM HIGHER THAN NORMAL WITH HAMMER STRAINING MUSCLE IN SHOULDER.

EE DROPPED WIRE SAW SHIVE ON INDEX FINGER BRUISING SAME. TREATMENT NEEDED AT BEDFORD MED CENTER E/R. RETURNED TO WORK. NO TIME LOST DUE TO INJURY.

WET AND SLIPPERY GROUND. WET TRAILER BED FOREMAN FELL OFF TRAILER WHILE LOADING QUARRY BLOCKS-FELL TO GROUND.

EMP PUSHING ON DRUM OF CORE DRILL TWISTED MUSCLES IN BACK CAUSING DISCOMFORT LATER IN DAY

STAND FELL OVER