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EE was attempting to nail two 2x4 boards together in a right angle. EE had a smaller 2x4 standing on end with the longer 2x4 on top. Was holding them together with left hand. Brought the automatic nailer up and then back down on the top of the board. EE missed the center. The nail grazed the edge of the board, deflected and penetrated EE's hand. A doctor removed it.

MSHA inspector had been in plant and had EE wearing noise and dust sample collecting equipment for the day. The hoses from these devices got tangled up and he was trying to straighten them out. He straightened his arm out and hand went into radial saw. Fatty tissue between thumb and 1st finger was cut, also his thumb. Wearing 2 devices caused the entanglement.

EE was welding a 12"X1"X3/4" piece of metal onto a mill gang cart. He was holding the piece in his R hand and welding with his L hand. He stated he heard it pop and then the welding wire bounced up and penetrated his welding glove and R thumb. He applied 1st aid and continued to work. On 4/3/11 it was swollen/sore, went to ER, did 1st aid. On 4/4/11 got worse so he was admitted.

The radial arm saw has 12' rollers on each side of it. Employee put a 10' 2"x4" on the rollers on the left side of the saw. With his left hand he grabbed the 2"x4" from the end closest to the running saw and tried to pull it into the saw. His hand slipped off and hit the blade on the running saw. He received multiple lacerations to two fingers on his left hand.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING CUTTING TORCHES TO CUT A 48" X 16" X 3/4" PIECE OF METAL OUT SO THAT IT COULD BE REPLACED. HE DID THIS FOR MOST OF THE DAY. AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT HIS EYES HURT & HE COULD NOT SEE WELL. HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD WITH #12 LENS ALONG WITH TINTED SAFETY GLASSES.

EE had just finished drilling a 34" vertical hole with a track drill. He was removing the second circular drill stock when he lost control of it. As it fell he grabbed it with his right arm but the momentum of the drill stock falling caused his elbow to jerk.

EE JUST FINISHED DRILLING HOLES WITH A TRACK DRILL AND WAS CREASING THE HOLES TO SCORE BOTH SIDES. HE RAISED THE DRILL OUT AND GRABBED IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HIS GLOVES WERE LONGER THAN HIS FI NGERS SO WHEN HE GRABBED THE CREASER THE GLOVE WAS BETWEEN THE CREASER AND THE PALM OF HIS HAND. WHEN THE CREASER ROTATED, IT TIGHTENED THE GLOVE WITH HIS HAND IN IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING STONE OFF OF A SPLIT MACHINE AND PUTTING ON A PALLET. AFTER ONE PIECE WAS SPLIT HE REACHED OVER THE PIECE OF STONE AND INTO THE MACHINE TO GRAB BACK OF STONE INSTEAD OF FRO NT. AS HE DID SO HIS FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE STONE.

A PIECE OF STONE BROKE AND FELL OFF THE SLAB TILTER ONTO THE FLOOR. EE PUT THE CHAINS AROUND IT SO THAT HE COULD PICK IT WITH THE OVERHEAD CRANE. AS HE WAS RAISING THE CRANE HE HAD HIS HAND UN DER THE STONE HOLDING THE CHAIN. THE CHAIN DISLODGED THE STONE CAUSING IT TO FALL ON HIS FINGER SMASHING. AFTER GOING TO THE HOSPITAL HE RETURNED TO LIGHT DUTY.

ON 10-20-98,EE CALLED OFF WORK. LATER THAT DAY WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT HE WOULD BE OFF WORK AFTER RUNNING OUR TRACKDRILL FOR FIVE WEEKS. EE PUT DRILL STOCK INTO HOLES AND AIR HAMMER DRILLS HOLES . HE RUNS CONTROLS TO RUN HAMMER UP AND DOWN BOOM. THERE IS NO OTHER DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT AVAILABLE. LATER DETERMINED NOT WORK RELATED.

EE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT HIS BACK BEING SORE AFTER RUNNING JACKHAMMER. HE LEFT WORK AT 0130 TO GO TO DR. DR. STATED AN EXACERBATION OF AN ACCIDENT REPORTED TO MSHA ON 12-31-97. HE WAS PUT ON L IGHT DUTY. ON 10-9-98 HE WAS TERMINATED FOR VIOLATIONS TO UNRELATED ATTENDANCE POLICY.

EE WAS PUSHING A 5" THICK SLAB OF SANDSTONE ACROSS ROLLERS TO A SPITTING MACHINE. HE LEFT HIS HAND ON THE BACK OF THE STONE AS HE PUSHED THE BOTTON TO SPLIT THE STONE. THE FORCE OF THE SPLIT P USHED THE SLAB BACKWARDS. EE S ELBOW WENT DOWN INTO THE ROLLERS PINCHING HIS ARM BETWEEN THE STONE AND ROLLERS. THIS BROKE HIS ARM.

HE WAS BLOWING THE SAND OUT A 1 1/2" VERTICAL HOLE 25' DEEP WHEN A STONE CAUGHT THE BLOWPIPE IN THE HOLE SO THAT IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. HE STARTED TUGGING ON THE BLOWPIPE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE COMPLETED WORKING THE REST OF THE DAY AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR THAT NIGHT.

HE WAS CUTTING A 2" X 4" X 16' PIECE OF WOOD INTO TWO WEDGE SHAPED PIECES USING A BAND SAW. AS HE FINISHED THE CUT, THE PIECE OF WOOD MOVED AND HIS RIGHT THUMB HIT THE BAND OF THE SAW CAUSING A LACERATION. AFTER FIRST AID WAS APPLIED, HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE PUT CHAINS AROUND SLAB OF STONE ABOUT 8' X 5" X 4.5' AND PICKED IT UP WITH THE OVERHEAD CRANE. WITH THE SLAB ABOUT 2 FEET OFF THE GROUND EMPLOYEE STARTED TO MOVE THE CRANE DOWN THE TR ACK. AS HE DID SO THE SLAB BROKE IN HALF. IT FELL OUT OF THE CHAINS & HIT THE GROUND & ROLLED. IT LANDED ON EMPLOYEE RIGHT FOOT ABOVE HIS STEEL TOE. THE E.R. DIAGNOSIS WAS A CONTUSION TO FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE HOIST WHERE HE STANDS ON THE BOOM & SLACK BRAKES & THE SWINGER HANDLE IS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT OF HIM. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL AS HARD AS HE COULD ON THE SWINGER HAN DLE IN ORDER TO HOLD THE DERRICK PLATFORM AGAINST THE HIGHWALL. AS HE DID SO HE FELT A PIN IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUE TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY BUT WENT ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE 3-1-95.

EE WAS PUTTING A PICE OF STONE ONTO HIS SAW TABLE WITH A SET OF CLAMPS ATTACHED TO A HOIST. THE PIECE OF STONE WAS ON A PALLET ON THE GROUND AND NEEDED TO BE RAISED TO ABOUT THREE FEET TOTHE TOP OF THE SAWTABLE. AS THE PIECE WAS BEING RAISED, TI SLIPPED LOOSEOF THE CLAMPS AND FELL ON EE'S RIGHT FOOT. EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. E IS OFF WORK AT THIS

TWO EES WERE CREASING VERTICAL HOLES TO BREAK THE SANDSTONE INTO BLOCKS. THEY WERE USING A 10# CREASER, 4' LONG WITH AN AIR HAMMER ON IT. AFTER CREASING THE HOLE COWORKER TOOK THE HAMMER OFF A ND EE BENT OVER TO PULL HTE CREASER OUT OF THE HOLE. AS HE BENT OVER HE FELT PAIN INHIS BACK. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT WITH NO VISIBLE PAIN, ON 9-8-94 HE CAME TO WORK. AT 9:00 AM HE DECIDED HIS

GANG SAW #6 WAS STOPPED AT 12:20 AM. SAW CAME TO A STOP IN WRONG POSITION. EE PUT FOOT ON GANG TO PROP IT WHEN THE GANG SAW SLID BACKWARD, PINCHING EE'S FOOT AGAINST A CONCRETE COLUMN. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL & RELEASED W/ A CONTUSION AND ABRASION TO HIS RIGHT FOOT.

JAY WAS OFFBEARING ONE OF THE SPLITTING MACHINES, HE REACHED INTO THE MACHINE WHERE THE STONE COME OUT TO GRAB A PIECE OF STONE, AS HE GRABBED THE PIECE OF STONE ON THE TOP, THE MACHINE OPERAT OR ACTIVATED THE MACHINE. THE EDGE OF THE BLADE CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS AGAINST THE STONE. AFTER WE GAVE MEDICAL ATENTION WE BROUGHT HIM TO HOSPITAL. THE GAVE HIM STITCHES IN R FNG

DAN PUT A 3' PRYBAR ON TWO 1" THICK BOLTS THAT WERE ELEVATED ABOUT 12" FROM THE GROUND ON A TABLE. DAN THEN PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE PRYBAR TO STABILIZE IT WHILE HE SHARPENED THE POINT OFR T HE PRYBAR WITH A HAND GRINDER. THE BELTS STARTED TO ROLL CAUSING DAN TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND THE GRINDER TO FLY INTO DAN'S LEFT THIGH. THE COMPANY GAVE DAN MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HE RETURNED

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HAND GRINDER TO SMOOTH THE INSIDE SURFACE OF A WATER PUMP BODY HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AS HE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO HIS EYE HE WAS BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM TO REMOVE OBJECTIN HIS EYE & RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY NO KNOWN DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT

ON 9-23-93 HE WAS DRILLING A VERTICAL HOLE AT THE QUARRY WITH THE 16' DRILL WITH THE AIR HAMMER ON IT. HE BENT OVER TO PULL THE DRILL UP A LITTLE TO DISLODGE ANY SAND ABOVE THE DRILL BIT. AS HE DID SO HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9-25-93 WHEN HE WENT TO HIS DR WHO SAID HE HAD ALOW BACK INJURY AND WOULD BE OFF WORK. HIS LAST DAY WORKED WAS 9-24-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF PUTTING A WEDGE IN PLACE TO KEEP STONE FROM FALLING WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF THE SLAB BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG, RESULTING IN SEVERE BRUISING AND SWELLING.