TARAN BROTHERS SLATE QUARRY AND MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Walking in yard tripped on stone and put hand out to catch himself and cut finger.

Used a pry bar to loosen slate from rolls.

Put a piece of slate on pallet did not see a sharp edge sticking out towards bottom and cut left calf on leg- taped it up but did not think it was too bad- worked rest of day after he went home decided to go to medical center and got 8 stitches. RTW Mon full duty.

Employee worked full day trimming slate. Called next morning with back pain. Went to see doctor. Returned to work 11/2/07.

Employee was sawing & splitting slate. Did not report any injury or pain when he left work 7/5/07. Saw doctor on 7/6/07.

Continued lifting & pulling. Was working light duty through Dec. 06.

Employee picked up a pc of slate from floor to throw into rubbish box. While doing so he twisted his right arm. Partial tear rotater cup.

EE has felt pain in right groin area for approx. a week. Kept working. Got worse. Saw dr 8/22/06 9am was diognosed having a hernia.

Employee was reaching for a block of slate from the rolls to split. Corner of slate broke leaving a sharp edge cutting his little right hand finger.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING AN AIR HAMMER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL FEBRUARY. PAIN GOT WORSE SO HE WENT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER ON 2/5/04.

WAS USING JACKHAMMER. LET GO OF HAMMER WHICH DUMPED HIS RT. LEG KNEE AREA.

EE WAS GETTING OFF FORKLIFT, SLIPPED & FELL TO GROUND; FELL BACK AGAINST FORKLIFT. EE CONTINUEDTO WORK UNTIL 1/10/02.

EE WAS LIFTING APPROX 20LB SLATE TO STOCK BENT DOWN COULD NOT GET UP, PAIN IN BACK

EE WAS STANDING IN THE HOPPER TRYING TO PULL THE CHUTE DOWN. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE CHAIN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF WATESTONE FROM THE ROLLS TO THROW INTO THE RUBBISH BIN, STONE BROKE HITTING RIGHT LEG ON THE INSIDE AROUND KNEE AND ABOVE KNEE AREA. CONTINUED TO WORK BAL. O F DAY.

EE WAS SPLITTING A LARGE PC. OF SLATE STONE WHICH WAS ELEVATED ABOUT 4' UP ON THE FORKS OF LIFT TRUCK. LARGE PC. OF STONE BROKE AND FELL OFF FORKS HITTING HIS FOOT. STONE MUST HAVE HAD A BLIND JOINT INSIDE.

EMP WAS TRIMMING SLATE, PUSHED SLATE TOO FAR FORWARD. PARTIALLY SEVERED MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HANDAPPROX 1/2 - 3/4" DOWN BEFORE FIRST KNUCKLE.

EMPLOYEE BUMPBED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST BUILDING HE WAS WORKING ON NO ILL EFFECTS UNTIL 11-29 WHEN SWELLING STARTED.

EMPLOYE EWAS LIFTING TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE A PIECE OF SLATE STOCK WHEN HE FELT SORENESS IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE FINISHED WORKING THAT DAY AND REMAINDER OF WEEK. ALSO WORKED FULL WEEKA FTER. ON 1-25-93 DID NOT COME TO WORK, WENT FOR X-RAY.

EMPLOYEE CAME TO JOB SITE 7 AM COMPLAINED ABOUT A SORE BACK. SAID HE WOKE UP WITH IT. THOUGHT IT WAS FROM DRILLING THE DAY BEFORE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING A STONE. A SMALL PC BECAME LODGED IN THE ROLLS BLOCKING SAW FROM TRAVEL. EMPLOYEE REACHED TO REMOVE STONE. HAND CAUGHT SAW BLADE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING A PC OF SLATE STONE WHEN THE EDGE OF THE STONE CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN 1ST FINGER & THUMB PALM AREA OF HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO COFFEE BREAK MOVING OR SWINGING HIS ARMS AS ONE DOES.HIS RIGHT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF SLATE STACKED ON A PALLET CUTTING RIGHT HAND.REQUIRED STITCHES RIGHT AHND BACK WAS NOT AWARE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES UNTIL WE RECEIVED DOCTOR BILL DEC 16-1989.