ROCK OF AGES LITE SIDE Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was moving stone on the saw when EE felt a pain in EE's right side, this is during the week of 11/18/2024. The pain got worse as time went on and EE decided to be seen on 11/22/2024. EE was diagnosed with musculoskeletal strain/sprain.

On 9/5/2024 While unloading a block employee alleges that employee was jolted in the cab of the loader, & employee jammed wrist into the steering joystick causing pain. Employee did not report this accident to supervisor, nor did EE associate an injury with an incident. On 9/5 employee reported having aggravation in wrist due to carpal tunnel. On 10/7 EE asked to be checked out

On 5/29/2024 Lifting deadman link on JL6600S manlift and felt a bee sting in EE's arm, Charlie horse feeling in right arm and bicep. On 5/30/2024 the area where EE felt discomfort turned black and blue.

Conducting secondary breakage.; when picking wedges the stone shifted causing the employee to lose balance and fall from the stone. The fall arrest engaged and spun EE around where EE's upper arm caught on the edge of the block dislocating EE's shoulder

EE was holding a pipe for another EE who was hitting the end of the pipe with a sledge hammer. The employee who was hitting the pipe, missed the pipe and the hammer EE was using struck the left thumb and wrist area, of the EE holding the pipe, causing a hand injury.

Spotting hole with Plug drill and the bit slipped lacerating a finger

Walking stepped on small stone and rolled EE's ankle

Swinging Sledge Hammer and hurt shoulder

Bent over to cut diamond wire and threw EE's back out

Trying to move a stuck lever on a Double drill and hit it with the heel of hand and it broke loose but EE caught thumb on the rotation lever and bent thumb over backwards.

Pulling on a diamond wire while stringing a cut.

Standard Threshold Shift

Laceration to (R) middle finger while unloading hydro bags. Gloves were not worn.

Employee was lifting a plug drill (About 25 lbs.) when he felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee tripped and fell on his right side as he stepped from a ladder onto a granite block.

5 employees were setting a staging - when the staging was set down, one employees foot was underneath the edge, causing a crush type injury to the foot.

Walking from one hoist house to another, he slipped and fell. Knee pain.

Reached between two pieces of stone to retrieve steel plate and one stone shifted pinching finger.

Employee was moving a steel cable.

Employee reached out to pull fall block towards him and block was still lowering, which pulled left hand into fall block sheave, causing amputation to four fingers on left hand. Fingers were to badly damaged to be reattached.

AS HE WAS DRILLING A NOTCH IN A SAW BLOCK WITH A JACKHAMMER THE ROD SLIPPED OUT OF THE NOTCH AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACKHAMMER AND A METAL HOSE FITTING.

Employee was helping take a twist out of a fall cable on derrick, when he slipped and struck a glut set up in next line with chest area, causing a fracture to 10th rib on right side.

Twisted knee walking on grout. Did not go to the doctor until 12/11/2007 because his knee was sore.

A piece of granite rolled onto employee's foot and struck his instep when a ladder was moved causing fractures to four metatarsels.

Employee was baring a piece of stone when the bar slipped and he jarred his back. Thoracic sprain.

Setting up a line to break with shims and wedges. The shim had a sharp edge and cut employee's hand as he set it in drill hole.

He stepped back and stepped on the edge of a hammer which came up and the handle struck the back of his right leg. Partial rupture of achilles tendon.

Employee was shoveling snow to clear work area then he felt pain in his arm later.

Employee lifted socket on the end of a steel cable and felt pain in groin area.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A STONE. DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 5/24/2004.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK PLUG WEDGE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO TIGHTEN WEDGE. WHEN HE DID THIS THE WEDGE POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEEK. SMALL LACERATION TO CHEEK. THREE SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING STILL WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO ACHE.

AS ANOTHER EE PUSHED A STONE OVER A SHORT LEDGE, THE STONE CAUGHT AND ROLLED TOWARDS AN EMPLOYEE AND THE STONE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE KNEE AREA OF HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND. HE FELL DOWN WITH HIS WEIGHT ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. *ORIGINAL INJURY ON 6/12 - EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY. BEGAN LOSING TIME 7/10/02.

EE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF WOOD BLOCKING UNDER A GRANITE BLOCK WITH A LENGTH OF STEEL PIPE. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

BENT OVER TO LIFT A WIRE CABLE.

EMPLOYEEWAS PULLING ON A 4" AIR HOSE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE OF HIS BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE.

AS THE EE WAS MOVING A LARGE DRILLING MACHINE WHEN A HOSE CAUGHT ON ANOTHER HOSE. AS HE PULLED ON HOSE A METAL PIPE ATTACHED TO THE SECOND HOSE CAME OUT OF A CHANNEL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD JUST BELOW HIS HARD HAT.

WALKING TO DRILL EQUIPMENT HE SLIPPED WHEN HE PICKED HIS FOOT UP OVER AN AIRHOSE. SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WENT GROUND A SAFETY RAILING WITHOUT FALL ARREST TO DISCONNECT AIR LINE. HE FELL OFF LEDGE AND STRUCK KNEE ON GRANITE SURFACE.

AS EE WAS MOVING RAILING SECTIONS ONE FELL OVER & FELL ON HIS FOOT

EE WAS PULLING ON A 3" AIR HOSE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WRIST BECAME SORE SHARPENING DRILL BITS.

WHILE WALKING EE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY AT TIME OF INJURY LOST TIMEBEGAN 3/2001

EE PICKED UP AN 18' PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. AS HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

EE SHARPENS DRILL BITS. HE FEELS WRISTS HAVE BEEN GETTING SORE BECAUSE OF THIS WORK.

WHILE MOVING LARGE METAL DOOR ON BOILER THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE CHAINING A PIECE OF STONE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER STRUCK A SHARP PIECE OF STONE.

EE WAS CLIMBING A SHORT LADDER TO HOOK UP AIR HOSE. THE LADDER SHIFTED, EE STRUCK KNEE AS HE SLIPPED OFF CLEAT. STRAINED LIGAMENT IN LEFT KNEE WHEN HE TWISTED.

HE WAS MOVING A JACKHAMMER.

HE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A DRILL WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED.

AS HE WAS ROPING A BLOCK. HE WAS PUSHING THE ROPE INTO THE NOTCH WITH A BAR. WHEN HE LIFTED THE BAR HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN, HE SLIPPED.

WHILE UNHOOKING STAGING, SOMEONE PICKED UP THE STAGING WITH A DERRICK, THROWING EMPLOYEE OFF.

WHILE UNHOOKING RING FROM HOOK SAFETY LATCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE FINGER.

HE WAS PICKING UP A SMALL PIECE OF STONE AND TRHOWING IT TO THE SIDE

WHILE PULLING ON A HOSE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON U-11 BULL WHEEL, WHEN HE SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT AND HIS KNEE POPPED.

HE WAS MOVING A CHAIN.

WHILE PULLING ON A 3" HOSE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS PICKING UP GROUT. HE STEPPED ON A FLAT PIECE OF ROCK AND IT CAME UP AND HIT HIM.

WHILE DUMPING THE MUD BOXES, HE GRABBED THE ROPE TO HOOK UP BOX.

STEPPING OUT OF A BUILDING.

WHILE PUSHING ON A AJCKHAMMER, A PIECE OF STONE FELL OFF, CAUSING THE HAMMER TO HIT HIM.

HE WAS RUNNING A SLOT DRILL. WHILE RUNNING THE DRILL A ROD STARTED TO FALL, HE TRIED TO CATCH IT.

HE WAS CUTTING DERRICK GUY WIRE WITH A CUTTING TORCH. WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE GUY CABLE, THE SNATCH BLOCK HOLDING THE END STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE WHEN TENSION WAS PUT ON IT.

HE DID NOT REPORT AS INJURY BUT SHAID HE USED A JACKHAMMER ON 3/5/98

WHILE SHUTTING OFF THE MAIN DISCONNECT, IT ARCHED CAUSING A LARGE BALL OF FLAME THAT HIT EMPLOYEE.

WHILE PUSHING ON A 55 GAL. OIL DRUM, HE FELT A OAIN IN GROIN AREA.

WHILE REACHING FOR A JACKHAMMER, THE HANDLE GOT CAUGHT ON A STONE AND IT FELL.

EE WAS WALKING ON SOME GROUT AND SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS BACK.

HE WAS PULLING UP ON SLOT DRILL JIG, TURNED AND BENT DOWN

HE WAS GETTING A SLOT DRILL SET UP WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE DRILL, AS HE WAS WALKING ACROSS IT, FALLING ABOUT 3' TO THE GROUND.

NO SPECIFIC INJURY TOOK PLACE - EE SAID BACK GOT SORE WHILE WORKING ON SLANTED AREA.

AS HE WAS MOVING A STONE, HE BUMPED ANOTHER STONE WITH HIS ELBOW.

EE WAS REMOVING EQUALIZER FROM BIG HOOK. EE MOVED SAFETY BAIL BACK AND HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BAIL & EQUALIZER.

EE WAS HITTING A PLUG WEDGE TO BREAK A PIECE OF STONE, THE WEDGE BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS PULLING ON TAILHOLE CHAIN & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK

AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM THE MOBILE CRANE, HE SLIPPED ON SOME SNOW.

AS HE WAS GLUTING OUT THE STONE, THE SHANK HIT HIM IN THE KNEE.

EMP WAS HOOKING DERRICK UP TO A WIRE SAW, WHEN THE SAW STARTED TO MOVE, HE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY.WHEN HE WALKED AWAY HE TRIPPED HITTING HIS HEAD ON A BLOCK OF GRANITE.

HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF GRANITE TO PUT IT INTO THE GROUT BOX. WHILE LIFTING THE STONE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.

AS HE WAS MOVING PIPE, VALVE WAS TURNED ON INADVERTENTLY. EMP'S BACK TWISTED AS HE TRIED TO HOLDPIPE IN CHANNEL.

WHILE HE WAS BREAKING THE BLOCK, THE BLOCK OPENED UP AND HE FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEG.

WHILE EXITING MAN BOX, HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

WHILE PICKING UP CHIPS, HE LEANED ON A STONE AND A CHIP ROLLED ON HIS FINGER.

WHILE PULLING ON SUCTION HOSE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

AS HE WAS BARRING A PIECE OF GRANITE IT FELL ON HIS FOOT.

WHILE PULLING ON A DRILL ROD, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

HE WAS RUNNING A PLUG DRILL WHEN HIS RIGHT ARM FELT NUMB.

HE WAS CARRING A BAR ROD AND HIS KNEE BUCKLED.

HE WAS PULLING ON A CHAIN AND WHILE PULLING ON IT THE CHAIN CAUGHT AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS REMOVING MANHOLE COVER FORM A LARGE AIR TANK, AS HE WAS LOOSENING THE BOLT ON THE COVER IT FELL INWARD AND PINCHED HIS FINGER.

WHILE MOVING A STONE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE HE WAS LOOSENING A CARRIAGE BOLT ON A SINGLE BAR DRILL, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS BARING STONE FROM A WALL, THE STONE WAS ABOUT HEAD HIGH WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL.

HE WAS PICKING UP A 19' 6" ROD & WHILE PICKING UP THE ROD HE GOT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE RUNNING THE BURNER A SPARK FLEW UP & BURNED HIS ARM (A HOT CHIP OF STONE)

HE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON A BAR LEG, CAUSING BACK STRAIN.

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND HE WRE BARRING STONE, HIS BAR SLIPPED AND IT HIT HIM IN THE TEETH.

BLOWING CHANNEL OUT, THE BLOW PIPE CAME OUT OF THE CHANNEL STRIKING HIM IN THE ARM.

HE WAS OPERATING A BAR. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AS HE WAS LOOSENING A NUT, PINCHING HIS FINGER.

STANDING ON DOUBLE STANGING, STAGING SHIFTING, PINCHING HAND BETWEEN RAILING AND STONE.

HE WAS SWINGING SLEDGEHAMMER TO GET SHIM IN PLACE. HAMMER HANDLE SLIPPED IN WET GLOVE AND HEAD OF HAMMER STRUCK FINGER.

HE WAS BURNING TOP BACK. A HOT SPARK WENT DOWN TOP OF BOOT.

WAS TAKING INVENTORY AND WALKED IN BETWEEN SHEAVES THE SHEAVE PILE FELL ON HIS FOOT.

LOOKING FOR SHANK IN TOOL BOX, GOT LOST IN THE STEAM, WALKED OVER THE EDGE.

ICE FELL FROM WALL

HE WAS QUARRYING [DRILLING & BREAKING & OTHER QUARRING DUTIES] WHEN HE TWISTED & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

BREAKING STONE WITH A HAMMER.

PULLED BACK ON PUMP CHAIN AND TWO DAYS LATER HE WAS STANDING ON STONE, STONE SHIFTED AND HE SLIPPED OFF.

EE WAS ADJUSTING BURNER STICK WHILE ADJUSTING STICK PIPEWRENCH SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN COLLAR AND CENTRALIZER.

NORMAL QUARRYMANS DUTIES-DRILLING AND BREAKING.

AS HE WAS WORKING HE FELT THE MUSCLE IN HIS MIDDLE BACK TIGHTENING UP.

AS HE WAS TIGHTENING A CHAIN AROUND A PIECE OF GRANITE HE DID NTO REMOVE HIS HAND AND HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND STONE.

AS OTHER WORKERS WERE QUARRYING STONE ON AN UPPER LEVEL A LARGE PIECE OF STONE BROKE LOSE AND A SMALLER PIECE BROKE OFF THAT ONE AND FLEW APPROX. 70 FT AND STRUCK HIS ANKLE.

AS HE WAS FIXING PARTS ON A DRILL HE STRUCK A LEVER WHICH SENT AIR TO A HOSE THAT HAD ONE END DISCONNECTED THIS MADE THE HOSE FLOP AROUND & IT STRUCK HIM IN THE ELBOW

76957 INTO QUARRY AREA TO TAKE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS,SLIPPED AND RIGHT WRIST STRUCK PIECE OF GRANITE WASTE CUTTING IT CAUSING A LACERATION TO WRIST WHICH TOOK 9 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

46595G A STAGING,PINCHED LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN IRON PIN AND THE METAL FRAME OF THE STAGING. AVULSION/LACERATION. 9 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

12085 BENT OVER TO DRILL A PLUG HOLE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.MUSCLE STRAIN-LOWER BACK.

AS HE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER FACING AWAY FROM LADDER (NOT FOLLOWING SAFETY REGS) A RUNG BROKE & HE FELL APPROX THIRTY INCHES TO THE GRANITE SURFACE

AS HE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER HE MISSED A RUNG AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

BACK INJ

INJURED NOT SURE BUT THINKS IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS MOVING A PLUG DRILL HE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK JUST AFTER THAT

SLIPPED WHILE DRILLING BOULDERS.

AS HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE THROUGH A PIECE OF STONE THE DRILL BIT WENT THROUGHT THE OTHER SIDE AND THE JACKHAMMER DROPPED ABOUT EIGHT INCHES.HE WAS NOT PROPERLY BALANCED AND FELL FORWARD WITH H IS HAND STRIKING THE HANDLE OF THE JACKHAMMER WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT ON IT.THIS CAUSED A FRACTURE OF THE METACARPAL OF THE LEFT HAND.

AS HE WAS STRIKING PLUG WEDGES ONE CAME OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LENS OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING BLUNT TRAMA TO THE LEFT EYE.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.HE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR AT THAT TIME AND RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEMS.HE CONTINUED TO WORK AT HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL JULY 12,1991 AND H E CMAE IN AND TOLD US HE WAS TO HAVE SURGERY ON THE KNEE THE FOLLOWING MONDAY JULY 15,1991.

AS INJ EMPL WAS STANDING ON STAGING METAL BLOW PIPE THAT USES COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN BURNER CAHNNELS BLEW OUT OF CHANNEL & STRUCK HIM ON ELBOWS & FOREARM AREAS OF BOTH ARMS.

AS HE WAS MOVING DRILL THE LEG OF THE DRILL MOVED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER, TIP OF RIGHT INDEX, BETWEEN THE COLLAR AND HIP.

A SHE WAS COMING OUT OF WARMING SHACK HE FELL DOWN.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS A GRANITE BENCH CARRYING A 24IN PIPE WRENCH IN HIS LEFT HAND HE FELL DOWN AS HIS RT HAND HIT THE GROUND HE HIT IT WITH THE PIPE WRENCH HE HAD IN HIS LEFT HAND TH IS CAUSED A FX OF THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RT HAND

AS EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING, DRILL ROD BROKE AND PIECE OF STEEL HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

AS EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE CHAIN ON SPROCKET TO LOWER HAMMER OF MACHINE SO MAINTENANCE COULD BE PERFORMED CHAIN SLIPPED PULLING FINGERS BETWEEN CHAIN AND SPROCKET

ATTEMPT TO JUMP ON GRANITE BLOCK STRUCK KNEE ON SIDE OF STONE

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WIRE ROPE FROM GRANITE BLOCK WHEN H IS RKT FOREARM RUBBED ACROSS SHARP EDGE OF BLOCK CAUSING LACERATION

CABLE SLIPPED OFF BLOCK AS DERRICK WAS TIGHTENING CABLE, CABLE STRUCK MEN KNOCKING THEM TO THE GROUND.

CALBE SLIPPED OFF CORNER OF BLOCK AS DERRICK WAS TIGHTENING CABLE, CABLE STRUCK MEN KNOCKING THEM TO GROUND.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING STEEL PLUG WEDGES WITH SLEDGE HAMMR, WEDGE CAME OUT OF SET UP STRIKING INJURED IN LIP AND TEETH BREAKING ONE TOOTH.

INJURED EMPL WAS STANDING STILL ANOTHER MEPL ATTEMPTED TO THROW A BAR DRILL SHANK TO WORKING LEVEL ABOVE HIS SHANK CAME BACK DOWN STRIKING INJURED EMPL IN HEAD INJURED WAS WEARING HARD HAT BU T FORCE OF IMPACT WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE BLUNT TRAUMA TO HEAD

EMPLOYEE STRICKING PLUG WEDGES, CHIP BROKE OFF PENETRATING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN RING AND LITTLE FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.

FIRST EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAT WAS STRIKING PLUG WEDGES. CHIP FLEW OFF WEDGE STRIKING FIRST EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEES HAD JUST SPLIT STONE WITH FEATHER WEDGE,STONE DIDN'T COMPLETELY SEPERATE.AS EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CHAIN IN STONE (TO LIFT STONE TO SEPERATE)STONE SEPERATED.TIPPING ONTO EMPLOYEE'S LEF T FOOT CAUSING CRUSHING INJURY TO LEFT FOOT JUST ABOVE BIG TOE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON STAGING,HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST METAL RAILING COSTAL CARTILAGE INJURY TO RIGHT SIDE OF RIB CAGE.

A CONTRACTED TR6CK DRIVER WAS CHAINING A LOAD WHEN A ROA GROUT TRUCK ENTERED THE AREA. THE GROUT TRUCK WAS BEING GUIDED THROUGH DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF ROOM AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT THE SIDEBOARDS OF THE TRUCK. 7HE TRUCK DRIVER WAS STRUCK IN THE FOREHEAD BY THE SIDEBOARDS AND TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOPSITAL.

WHILE TIGHTENIN1 DERRICK GUY WIRES WITHA WINCH AN ATACHMENT SLIPPED CAUSING WINCH WIRE TO SNAP AND STRIKE VICTIMS ARM

ASSISTING TIGHT9NING DERRICK GUY ROPE, HIT CH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND

PERSON OPERATIN1 JET CHANNELING TORCH HOT SPARK LANDED ON BACK OF SHIRT CAUSING MATERIAL TO MELT & STICK TO SKIN

EMP WAS DESCEND3NG A 20 FT WOODEN LADDER HE FRO SOME REASON THAT HE DOES NOT REMEMBER FELL 5 TO 10 FT

VICTIM WAS ON A35 FT HIGH GRANITE BLOCK DRIVING WEDGES FOR SECONDARY BREAKING WHEN THE BLOCK BROKE IT TIPPED VICTIM JUMPED 5 FT TO THE GROUND THE IMPACT INJURED HIS BACK PRIOR TO BREAKING THE VICTIM AND HIS3COWORKER HAD INSPECTED THE BLOCK AND DETERMINED IT WOULD NOT SHIFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT BECAME EVIDENT THE STONE HAD NOT BEEN ON SOLID GROUND AS EXPECTED THERE WERE SEVERAL LOOS

EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 UP ONTO AN OBVIOUSLY ICE COVERED BLOCK SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS KNEE

EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 ON THE EDGE OF A SMALL DEPRESSION CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST

EE GRABBED A WI9E ROPE SLING AS IT WAS BEING TIGHTENED CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SLING & THE LOAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MAN BOX FROM LOWER LEVEL TO QUARRY FLOOR. DESCENT WAS NORMAL FOR 3/4 OF THE WAY. THE DOWN MOTION STOPPED MOMENTARILY THEN THE BOX DROPPED 20\+, THE DERRICK HOOK STRUCK EMPL OYEE ON THE LEG. SUBSEQUENT EQUIPMENT INSPECTION FOUND NO MALFUNCTIONS. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MSHA INSPECTOR ARNOLD BLACOM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ATTACH A WIRE ROPE SLING TO A GRANITE BLOCK AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE SLIPPED & FELL BRUISING HIS SHOULDER & SIDE.

EE SIMPLY BENT OVER TO ATTACH MAIN FALL ROPE SOCKET TO THE WEIGHT CHAIN & FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WAS NOT LIFTING ANYTHING.

VICTIM WAS ATTACHING A WIRE ROPE SLING TO A GRANITE BLOCK THE SOCKET WAS PLACED IN THE TOP OF THE BLOCK. IT SLIPPED OFF LANDING ON HIS FOOT

EMPLOYEE OPENNED COMPRESSED AIR LINE VALVE COUPLING FLEW OFF UNDER PRESSURE STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER.

HE WENT TO UPPER LEVEL OF PORTABLE QUARRY STAGING TO ATTCH SLING TO LOAD HOOK. STAGING TEETERED. HE THOUGHT IF MIGHT TIP OVER SO HE JUMPED 6 FT. TO THE GROUND.