SWENSON GRAY QUARRY: 316 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

ee had just finished breaking a slab into blocks. ee was putting a Retractable back in the storage box it hit the top of the box causing it to come down and punch their finger.

EE was getting out of the forklift, they extended their arms up when they felt a pop in their lower back. Supervisor was not on site and the communication misunderstood in regard to the injury.

employee was pushing 7 pieces of curb from the splitter to the plunge saw, with another person, when EE felt a pop, EE stopped instantly.

Employee was pulling a piece of curb (with an end piece attached, coming out of the straight joint saw). While they were pulling, the end piece broke and fell right on the top of their right foot. The end piece was weighing around 90 lbs.

EE was sliding a small and thin piece of grout (around 10 lbs) on the conveyor in order to grab it. While EE was doing so, it flipped while falling between the two sections of conveyor and the sharp edge cut EE's wrist (above glove line).

Employee was handling curb with it tipped over and EE's finger was caught between. EE was wearing gloves, while pulling hand out EE's finger got scratched. Friction of the glove and pressure under stone is what caused the scratch on finger. EE wanted to go to the doctor. Doctor administered tetanus shot and antibiotics. First aid was administered at site.

On Friday 9/6/2024, EE was working on the joint saw, which involves going up and down a couple of steps quite often. By mid-day, EE reported to co-worker that their knee was starting to hurt because of the steps. Co-worker moved EE to another position. On 9/11/2024, EE told another co-worker that knee pain was still there and asked to go get it checked out at the clinic.

EE bent over to fit the chain underneath a piece of granite that was on the conveyor and felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back.

EE was trimming a piece of radius curbing and EE missed the chisel and hit the top of EE's left hand with the hammer and forced EE's hand on the stone, the knuckles took the hit.

Employee was clearing grout and received a puncture wound on left 3rd digit finger.

Injury was declared on 8/6/24 @ 7:15 AM. EE was cleaning the radius splitter pit & while dragging some small granite shavings out of the trays, a splinter made its way through the glove into middle finger. EE didn't think it was anything serious & didn't declare it right away, but realized a few days later that it might be infected & asked to go get it checked out.

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Miner was injured moving stone

Miner injured back while moving granite slabs

Miner was breaking stone with hammer and chisel when EE struck hit thumb

Miner was walking and twisted ankle

Miner was climbing down from a front end loader when miner slipped and fell to the ground

Miner had picked up a piece of granite grout, the piece broke in half creating a sharp edge that fell across EE's wrist causing a laceration

Miner was injured while moving a piece of granite grout.

Miner was trying to move a piece of granite away from splitter to gain access with a lift chain when EE's finger was crushed between two pieces of granite.

Miner was operating an overhead crane when the chain hook got caught on the banker rail and the chain hook slid off causing the chain and hook to fly up striking the miner in the hand.

Miner was attempting to move a bunk which the granite block sits on during the cutting process with a "hook tool" when the hook broke causing the miner to fall backwards.

Miner does not know how or what happened to receive the injury

Miner was assisting with placing a lift chain loop onto a overhead crane hook when the chain loop pinched EE's right thumb between the loop and hook causing an avulsion to the right thumb pad.

Miner was lifting grout felt a pain in groin area.

Caught in, under, between object handled. *Miner was moving grout into a grout box. When EE went to drop the grout, EE's glove got caught on an edge and it pulled EE's hand down onto another piece of grout.

Caught in, under, or between object handled

Miner was pushing curb down the conveyor to the end stop when EE felt pain in EE's back.

Miner pushing curbing along roller conveyor, sudden stop of curbing

Contact with heater blower fan

Miner tried to push a piece of grout laying under the splitter to an area where the crane could pick it up and EE strained lower back.

Miner reported that after a medical procedure they feels their condition is posable silicosis based on a pervious diagnosis in 2015.

EE stepped on a plank that was acting as the floor of the splitter pit and the plank broke and EE fell and bruised EE's left calf

While attempting to move a piece of curb of a conveyor with a 3/8" grout chain the hook caught on the conveyor as the piece was being hoisted and the chain became tight and started to lift the conveyor. The operator stopped and placed a hand on the chain as it was being lowered and while the chain was still under tension, it dislodged from the conveyor and hit forearm

Lifting a 160Lb piece of grout into a bin

EE was working on curbing on the end of the conveyor line. EE grabbed a piece of grout to throw it into the bin, but the piece was in contact with EE's forearm and cut EE when EE released it.

Attempting to free a piece of Plug gear and EE hit finger with a sledge hammer and cut finger on the stone.

Lifting end cuts from the radius line and turned to throw a piece into a grout box and injured EE's back

Lifting a box of core samples into a trailer and turned wrong and injured lower back

Cleaning the floor of the saw shed with the bobcat (small tractor). EE wanted to put a piece of grout - by hand - in the bucket of the bobcat and hurt back by trying to lift/drag this piece.

Swinging a 12lb sledge hammer and employee twisted wrong and injured back

While doing secondary breakage operations EE struck a wedge and EE struck off and a piece sheared off lodging in EE's left forearm

While walking by a stone being split the individual swinging the sledge hammer struck off and debris hit the injured person in the chin area causing a laceration injury

Setting up a Marini drill and EE's back started to hurt towards the end of the shift. Possible back strain. Miner had drilled anchor point holes with a plug drill.

Using a bullset on a piece of curb and when the set was hit with the hammer a piece of either steel or stone struck EE's face causing and imbedded foreign object

Bent over to pick up Pneumatic breaker and EE's back went out

moving around a suspended stone and stepped into a hole and rolled EE's ankle

Was setting up drill and lost footing and fell onto one of the legs on the drill

Felt pain in EE's lower back during shift. EE is unsure what EE did

EE stubbed toe on a timber and EE's steel toe jammed and broke the little toe.

EE was moving a wire saw with a come along winch and strained back.

Swinging hammer missed wedge hit stone bounced back hitting EE in left eyebrow area causing laceration requiring sutures

Struck in the shoulder by a piece of flyrock during blasting operations.

Lifting a piece of Curb with the overhead crane form the conveyor the East button was pushed instead of the up button and the piece slid out and struck the operator's right hand

Achy Feeling, could not hold onto anything pain persistent in Right shoulder and wrist

Grinding a chisel and sneezed and finger hit the spinning grinding wheel

Walking in front of Tractor Trailer and stepped into a divot and hurt hip

Lifting a piece of grout and felt a pop in lower back

Reaching for a small piece of grout and felt a tweak in EE's back. Reached for a Granite step and felt bad pain

Pushing a piece of stone and hurt lower back

Unknown. employee thinks they were injured at work and has inflammation in the right elbow

Razor knife cut wrist while trying to swap out curtains on Dual saw

Tried to climb on a low rise berm to secure a DTH Drill and slipped off landing on feet and tweaked back.

Started feeling Dizzy, Hands and feet went numb, Lethargic

was splitting a stone with a wedge and EE struck off with the hammer and a piece of the wedge broke off and hit EE's left hand causing a laceration

Pushing and picking up Grout and felt swelling when employee got home. Was sore throughout the work day

Running Fork truck and Fork caught a lip on the floor and caused the operator to contact the steering wheel and injure right hand and left lower ribs. Seatbelt was worn.

Walking in Quarry and twisted EE's Knee

carrying a timber and tripped on a piece of stone, fell on Left hand and injured two fingers

Trying to step onto slab to put timbers on and tripped and fell causing EE to sprain wrist.

Pushing stone on track and the stone caught on a section causing ee to fall down.

Using Hand drill and stone chip hit Right eye

Pushing a piece of granite and felt a "pop" in their ankle and it started to burn.

Bushing a piece of product and felt a pull

Hurt back while moving grout

Moving Power cord and rolled ankle

Finger caught between the wrench and the mast of the drill ee was operating

Moving a piece of stone and it fell on a finger severing the top 1/8" of the tip.

Reaching up to remove a tail chain from a stone when felt pain between shoulder blades which later radiated to chest

Twisting to the left.

Leaning forward trimming curbing and hurt lower back

Stepped on Wooden blocking used for Granite and twisted EE's ankle

Pinned leg between Stone and frame on Splitter.

Worker was placing a wood block under a stone and slipped on the ice and injured EE's hip

stood up after striking Wedges with a 12 lb hammer and felt back pain

Employee ran his hand across a piece of steel and felt something go into his index finger on his right hand.

Employee using hand tool, piece of steel broke off and projected into left arm hitting main artery.

granite slab moved before employee was able to set into metal frame, crushed fingers between slabs

Piece of steel chipped off hammer employee was using on granite slabs, hit in chest (left side). X-rays not clear at first if foreign object in body, reread and recommending removal of foreign object.

EE ONSITE TO DUMP EXCAVATION MATERIAL. DUMPED LOAD THEN HAD TRACTION PROBS WHEN MOVING OUT. GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO SHOVEL SAND UNDER REAR TIRES THEN PUT SHOVEL BACK. WHEN TRUCK HADN'T MOVED YET, SWENSON FORKLIFT OPER. CHECKED ON HIM AND FOUND HIM OUTSIDE HIS TRUCK, COLLAPSED ON GROUND & UNRESPONSIVE. THAT OPER.IMMEDIATELY BEGAN CPR AND AN AMBULANCE WAS DISPATCHED-ARRIVED AT 1:18PM.

Carrying grout to dump bucket, grout broke and hit inside left knee.

readjusting timbers between blocks

Employee standing on uneven slabs to drill.

Curb shed employee had a piece of steel sliver enter into abdominal wall.

While jointing granite with hand tool, piece of metal chipped off from hand tool and entered employee's right leg

While jointing the stone, hand tool chipped off metal & metal piece went into left leg.

Tail hole had a blow out, causing piece of granite to fly off, striking emp causing him to fall over, twisting ankle in process

employee picking up granite blocks, thumb squashed between two pieces

Carrying granite-scraped arm

Using a hand tool to trim granite, piece of steel went into leg.

Pinched finger between two pieces of curbing on conveyors.

Employee was lifting a piece of granite from the floor, stood, twisted to throw it into the grout box and felt something in his lower back.

Employee was pushing a piece of curb on the rollers when the end broke on a seam and hit his left upper leg.

Employee was pushing granite curb on the conveyor when a piece broke and it tipped back, pinching his fingers

Employee was working on the double head diamond saw. A piece of curb tipped off the banker onto the back of his leg.

Employee was changing the direction of the diamond wire saw, which was stuck in the stone. He was pulling on it w/a rope, which separated and employee fell backwards.

Employee was lifting curb with a bar - that had tipped over during the finishing process. (NOTE: LOST TIME BEGAN 8/27/09)

Employee was cutting curb using a steel hand chisel. A piece of steel broke off and went into his left knee.

Employee was driving a truck or a loader all day - steering all day.

Employee was reaching for something and his hand was caught in part of the machinery.

Employee was drilling granite. The bit broke and the drill moved and the remaining piece of drillbit went into his foot, just behind the steel toe cap.

A block was being lifted from the quarry. The chain tightened and a small piece of stone (corner) broke off and flew over and hit his arm.

Employee was lifting a piece of curbing from the curb line and felt a "twinge". (Employee worked full time through 7/11/08 and was operated on 7/14/08).

Employee was pushing curb on the roller/conveyor line, when one piece tipped over and fell on his finger.

Employee was leaning his hip against a piece of curb he was cutting, when it broke and he was pushed backwards and felt pain in his lower back/right leg.

Employee was holding the bullset when the granite broke and he moved his hand back, alongside the top edge of the granite curb. REQUIRED STITCHES.

Employee was cutting curb using a hand set. A piece of metal from the hand set flew off when he hit the granite. It lodged in his stomach area.

Employee was holding a hand "bull set" and another employee was hitting it w/a sledge hammer. A piece of granite broke off the curbing and a chip hit the top of his right hand.

Between 8/13/07 and 8/20/07, employee was doing a task (burning slabs) where he had to be a little "bent over" all day. Back symptoms got progressively worse. (NOTE: worked until 8/31/07 - lost time started 9/4/07).

Employee was using two wrenches - pulling each one - and felt something "let go" in his left chest/shoulder area.

Employee was walking in the Curb Shed towards his saw when he stepped on a piece of granite on the floor.

Employee was standing on drilling platform, moving his drill - his foot slipped and he "caught" himself with his right hand.

Employee was unchaining a block when his hand slipped off the chain and hit the edge of the granite piece.

Employee was moving a small piece of granite from one conveyor to another. He set the stone down on his finger when reaching the second conveyor line.

Employee was lifting a granite block w/wedges when a small piece of stone broke off and grazed his finger.

Employee was using a long steel bar to clear the channel in the quarry - where the burner was having a hard time burning away the granite.

Employee was chaining a quarry block, the chains were tightened when lifting and his fingers were caught between the chain and the block.

Employee says first symptoms began early Spring (thus 4/1/06 date). Repetitive use of jackhammer resulting in carpal tunnel symptoms. Reported the discomfort to supervisor on 8/21/06 - when it had escalated to a point where he could not work.

Employee was positioning the Nova Drill - tried to push it to pivot the last 2 legs into place when he slipped and twisted his back.

Employee was climbing the ladder into the back of the Euclid dump truck to unhook a chain on a grout box, slipped and his shoulder hit the grout box.

Employee had unhooked the chain from the burner cabinet after moving it and was closing the door on the cabinet when the chain swung out and hit his hardhat.

Employee was picking up a small piece of granite when his hand slipped and landed underneath the stone on the quarry floor.

Employee was putting a wooden timber on a piece of curb, in order to put more on top of the timber, when he lost his hold on the timber and it came down on his thumb.

Employee was pulling a piece of granite curb on the rollers when it fell onto its side. Employee jumped back and "wrenched" his hand (strained left wrist). (NOTE: Employee returned to work next day so I did not file MSHA. Noticed my oversight now, when doing my year-end summaries).

EE was repositioning 12' steel drill rod in quarry channel. Felt tightening in his shoulder.

Employee was burning curb and felt his back getting tighter the longer he worked. Felt a tightness in his back.

Employee was picking up pieces of granite and felt something in his back (muscle spasm).

EE WAS WALKING THE THE QUARRY, SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL

EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING OFF THE GRANITE SLAB BEFORE SPLITTING IT. THE BROOM HANDLE BROKE AND SLID ALONG HIS HAND/THUMB.

Employee was lifting a hydraulic cylinder to replace it and felt something in his back.

Employee was cutting curb when a small piece of granite flew behind his glasses into his eye.

Employee was burning the curbing and came to the end of the row. He "threw" the hose over the end and felt a pull in his back.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING THE SPACE IN THE QUARRY TO SET DOWN THE GROUT BOX WHEN IT HIT HIM IN THE ARM AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHAINING A PIECE OF GRANITE, THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO REPOSITION IT AND FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS USING THE BURNER ON A PIECE OF CURBING. THE REGULATOR FOR THE FUEL OIL CAME LOOSE, EE ATTEMPTED TO FIT IT, AND THE TORCH SLIPPED ACROSS HIS HAND.

EE WAS MOVING THE METAL COVER ONTO THE SPLITTER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING, FELL ON THE ICE. FELL ONTO HIS BACK.

EE WAS MOVING EQUIPMENT IN THE QUARRY. THE STEEL WAND FROM THE PROPANE HEATER FELL FROM THE LEDGE WHERE HE HAD STORED IT AND HIT HIM ABOVE HIS MOUTH.

EE WAS PULLING A DRILL ROD FROM THE GRANITE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIS ARM WENT UP AGAINST THE LEG OF THE DRILLING MACHINE.

EE WAS CHAINING A GRANITE BLOCK INT HE QUARRY WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND HIS ARM DRAGGED ALONG THE STONE.

EE WAS LIFTING A RAILING TO REPOSITION IT INTO ANOTHER HOLE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF GRANITE AND FELT PRESURE.

EE WAS JUMPING DOWN FROM THE TRACKS ON THE CRANE. FELT SOMETHING WRONG IN IS KNEE WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE A STUCK METAL WEDGE FROM THE GRANITE USING A SLEDGEHAMMER. HIS FINGER GOT IN THE WAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP SMALL PIECES OF GRANITE TO GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY WHEN ONE SLIPPED DOWN THE FRONT OF HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP HIS NOVA DRILL WITH THE BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST THE LEG OF THE DRILL.

EE HAD BEEN USING A HAMMER TO FINISH THE CURBING AND WAS PUSHING THE CURBING ON ROLLERS. HE STARTED TO HAVE PAIN IN JUNE 2002, AND TRIED TO WORK AND THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER. ON 7/22/02 HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT W/HIS DR. AS IT WAS WORSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WOODEN TIMBER FROM THE TOP OF THE PILE OF CURB AND THE PIECE OF CURB MOVED A BIT AND SLID OFF ONTO HIS FOOT.

EE WAS CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE DRILL. HAD PUT THE AIR LINE DOWN OVER THE RAILING. HE HIT THE BY PASS VALVE ON THE HOSE AND THEN THE HOSE HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.

WHILE MOVING THE CRANE TO ANOTHER LOCATION, THERE WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. EE ELECTED TO GET OUT OF THE CRANE WHILE STILL MOVING.

RUNNING A BURNER ON A GRANITE BENCH AND THE BENCH SLID DOWN 20' TAKING EQUIPMENT & EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING, PUSHING AGAINST THE DRILL WITH HIS LEG (REPETITIVE WORK).

EE WAS SHOVELING GRANITE FROM UNDERNEATH SPLITTER WHEN HE STARTED HAVING UPPER RIGHT SHOULDER & BACK PAIN.

EE WAS PUSHING CURB ON THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS. TO STOP THE PIECE OF CURB HE PUT A SMALL PIECE OF GRANITE INTO THE ROLLER AND THE CURB THEN HIT HIS FINGER.

EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF CURBING WHEN IT TIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FINGER.

EE WAS RUNNING PLATFORM DRILL & USING SLEDGE HAMMER-REPETITIVE MOTION ACTIVITIES.

EE WAS TURNING OVER A PIECE OF CURB ON THE BANKERS WHEN IT TIPPED AND HE WENT TO GRAB IT AND IT CUT HIS HAND WHEN IT SLID DOWN.

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDERS OUT OF THE QUARRY WHEN HE FELT A TIGHTENING IN THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS JUMPING OUT OF A PICK-UP TRUCK BED WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT AND HE LANDED ON THE GROUND ON ONE FOOT AND THEN TWISTED HIS BODY.

EE WAS PUSHING THE GRANITE CURBING PIECES ON THE ROLLERS.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CURB LINE AROUND 5-1-01 (PUSHI8NG 7 PULLING GRANITE ON ROLLERS AND STANDING PIECES UPRIGHT). NOTICED A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH-AND IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE LATELY.

A PIECE OF GRANITE BROKE OFF THE BANKERS AND SCRAPED DOWN HIS LEG.

EE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF GRANITE TO PUT INTOTHE GROUT PILE AND FELT SOMETHING FUNNY IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE DIAMOND SAW BUILDING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW AND FELL.

EE WAS TURNING PIECES OF CURB ON THE BANKERS WHEN ONE FELL OVER TOO CLOSE TO THE NEXT PIECE AND HIS FINGER WAS SCRAPED.

EE WAS CHAINING A BLOCK WHEN THE WIND TOOK THE CHAIN HOOK AND HIT HIS HAND UP AGAINST THE BLOCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF CURB ON THE BANKERS AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF STONE, FELL ON A PATCH OF ICE & THE STONE CUT HIS HAND WHEN HE FELL.

A PIECE OF CURB BROKE: FELL OFF THE BAMKER EE JUMPED FELL BACKWARDS & HIT HIS SIDE ON A PIECE OF STONE

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGEHAMMER ONTO A WEDGE. THE HAND HOLDING THE WEDGE MOVED AND WAS CUT BY THE END OF A PIECE OF GRANITE.

EE WAS HITTING A WEDGE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER AND THE HAMMER MISSED THE WEDGE & HIT HIS THUMB

EE WAS KNOCKING BITS OFF THE DRILL STEEL WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE HAMMER AND HIT HIS LEG.

CUTTING CURB BY HAND, PIECE OF GRANITE BROKE OFFAND HIT HIM IN THE KNUCKLE.

SHOVELING GROUT ON 03/01/00 AND RUNNING BLOW PIPE. FELT PAIN GOING DOWN RIGHT ARM, LEG AND LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE HAD UNHITCHED CHAIN FROM BOX, BEND DOWNTO PICK UP THE RADIO HE DROPPED, THE WIND CAUGHTAND WHEN HE STOOD UP THE HOOK HIT HIM ON HIS HARDHAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE QUARRY YARD TO THE SUPPLY TRAILER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP IN HIS PICK UP TRUCK, DIDN'T SEE HIM WALKING, ANDBACKED INTO HIM.

EE WAS USING A BAR TO REPOSITION THE LIFT DRILL WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIS HAND HIT UP AGAINST THE DRILL.

EMPLOYEE WAS TOWING A TRUCK WITH A LOADER. EMPLOYEE HAD JUST UNHOOKED THE TRUCK, AND WAS WALKING TOWARD THE LOADER TO UNHOOK IT, WHEN THE TRUCK ROLLED TOWARD HIM, PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE TWO V EHICLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING HOSES FOR THE DUST COLLECTOR. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE QUARRY, SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE.

NOTE: EE HAS NOTICED PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS & ARMS FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS, BUT VERY PAINFUL LATELY. THERE HAS BEEN NO LOST TIME AT ALL FOR THIS CONDITION, BUT HE HAS BEEN REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST. EE WAS SHOVELING ABRASIVE IN 1994 AND NOW IS SHOVELING PLASTER FOR THE DIAMOND SAWS (SETTING UP THE BLOCK TO BE SAWN).

EE WAS USING WEDGES AND A SLEDGEHAMMER TO CUT OFF A SMALL PIECE OF GRANITE WHEN THE PIECE BROKE OFF, BOUNCED ON THE GROUND AND THEN HIS HIS FOOT.

EE WAS PULLING ON A GRANITE SLAB WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS MOVING WOODEN BLOCKING IN THE QUARRY. HE SIGNALLED FOR THE PIECE OF GRANITE TO BE LOWERE AND HIS FINGER GOT "PINCHED" BETWEEN THE WOOD AND THE GRANITE PIECE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE QUARRY, TRIPPED AND FELL AND A WOODEN BOARD JABBED HIS ARM.

EE SAID HIS BACK HAD BEEN "BOTHERING" HIM FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. HE NOTICED A "POP" IN HIS BACK WHILE HE WAS DRILLING HOLES WITH THE PLUG DRILL.

EE WAS HOLDING A STEEL ROD ONTO THE DRILL RIG AS THEY WERE TRYING TO REMOVE A BOLT. ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING THE ROD WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND MISSED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK, BUILDING A RETAINING WALL.

EE WAS HITTING A STEEL WEDGE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN IT "POPPED" BACK INTO HIS FACE.