Texas Red Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS RUNNING A TRACK DRILL AND WHILE LOWERING ONE OF THE HAMMERS TO REATTACH THE STEEL PULLER THE CHAIN HOLDING THE HAMMER BROKE AND PINNED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE DRILL STEEL CA USING A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS BREAKING A GRANITE BLOCK USING STEEL FEATHERS AND WEDGES. JUST WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO BREAK THE BLOCK HE REACH DOWN TO PULL THE FEATHER AND WEDGE UP WHEN THE BLOCK BROKE CAUSING THE FEATH ER TO BE PULLED DOWN TO THE BLOCK THUS MASHING THE END OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER THE TIP OF HIS FINGER HAD TO BE AMPUTATED AT THE 1ST JOINT.

EMPOLOYEE WAS PUTTING A JACKHAMMER ONTO A DRILL STEEL APPROX 21/2FT FROM GROUND LEVEL (JACKHAMMER WEIGHTS APPROX 60-65 LBS)

A CLOGGED OIL FILTER ON A COMPRESSOR,FORCED OIL INTO AIRLINE.THIS IGNITED THE OIL CAUSING A FIRE BURNING I.NAME LEFT SIDE OF FACE,NECK AND A SMALL AREA OF UPPER CHEST.

THE INJURED HAS NOTICED SOME NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN HIS LEFT WRIST,EHICH HE ASSOCIATES WITH RUNNING THE JACKHAMMER.ON JUNE 23,1989 HE SAID IT WORSENED AND HE REPORTED THIS THE THE COMPANY NU RSE ON JUNE 30,1989.HE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIS DOCTOR FOR 07-10-89 AND AT TIME THE DR RECOMMENDED HE NOT OPERATE A JACKHAMMER UNTIL FURTHER EVAULATION.THE INJURED WAS TRANSFERRED TO

I,NAME WAS MOVING THE JACKHAMMER AND HE PICKED UP IT BY THE AIR HOSE CONNECTION. THIS CONNECTION IS LOOSE ( WHEN NOT CONNECTED TO THE AIR HOSE) AND THE JACKHAMMER SWIVELLED, CAUSING IT TO FALL FROM HIS HANDS AND THE HANDLE FELL ON HIS FINGER.

I.NAME NOTICED NUMBNESS & TINGLING IN LEFT HAND-BAGAN BOTHERING HIM IN FEB. REPORTED THIS TO COMPANY APRIL.FELT IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH RUNNING JACKHAMMER AND HE WAS TAKEN OFF JACKHAMMER BUT RE MAINED IN QUARRY.CONDITION DIDNT IMPROVE AND WAS REFERRED TO DR 5-22-89.

I,NAME HAS BEEN RUNNING A JACKHAMMER SINCE EARLY JANUARY 1989, AND DURING THE WEEK OF 2-13 RO 2-17, HE BEGAN TO DEVELOP AN ACHING AND TINGLIN SENSATION FOM HIS RIGHT ELBOW TO HIS RIGHT HAND. H E WAS NOT CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS WORK RELATED, BUT REPORTED IT TO THE COMPANY NURSE ON 2-21-89. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN ON 2-21-89 WHO FELT THAT THE SENSATION WAS MOST PROBABLY RELATED TO H

THE INJURED WAS USING A FIVE POUND SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN OUT APIECE OF METAL ON THE TRACK DRILL.HE MISSED HIS AIM,CAUSING THE HAMMER TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS BREAKING3OF A ROCK WITH A HAMMER WHEN A CHIP OF GRANITE BROKE OFF AND FLEW UP AND LODGED IN HIS EYE. IT WAS REMOVED BY A DR. AND HE RETURNED TO W ORK THE SAME DAY HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. 3

THE IMPROPER HANDLING OF CROW BAR CAUSED THE BACK STRAIN.

IMPROPER HANDLING OF JACK HAMMER CAUSED BIT TO HANG OR BIND IN HOLE OF GRANITE, CAUSING BACK STRAIN.