Driving heavy equipment tractor, reversing, tractor rail caught a slab of rock, jarring motion sprained back requiring chiropractic treatment on 08/08/12
Apple TreeMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 38
- Years on record
- 2000–2012
- Latest incident
- Aug 2012
Reportable incidents
38 on file2012 · 4 incidents
Wind velocity was extreme on 4/02/12; foreign object blew in eye, did not request a physician visit until 4/05/12 because the foreign object continued to bother his right eye.
LIFTING A SLAB/BLOCK OF STONE, THE CORNER BROKE, JUMPED BACK TO AVOID BLOCK CRUSHING LEG, PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER THIGH.
Splitting large block of stone, block slipped and hit right ankle.
2011 · 1 incident
2010 · 4 incidents
Splitting rock slab, slab broke and caught index finger as it slipped to the ground.
Flagstone broke hitting right shin - requested physician visit because lower leg turning black.
Stepping into the pickup truck at job site and left leg popped out, knee and leg swelling.
Lifitng a stone slab, suffered strain/sprain of lumbar spine.
2009 · 1 incident
DRIVING HEAVY EQUIPMENT (TRACTOR) BODY JOLTED FROM TERRAIN AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK ON 5-22-09, REPORTED STRAIN INJURY TO EMPLOYER, STRAIN HAS NOT GOTTEN BETTER, NOTIFIED EMPLOYER FOR TREATMENT ON 5-28-09
2008 · 4 incidents
Hammering a block of stone, hammer missed and hit himself on the left shin, did not request a doctor's appt until 12-31-08
2007 · 2 incidents
Lifting a rock at work & felt abdomen pull.
Hammering chisel, chisel slipped and hit miner in upper lip.
2006 · 2 incidents
PALLETIZING ROCK, SHEET OF FLAGSTONE SLIPPED, SMASHING RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND
Lifting a block w/crow bar, block slipped and caught his finger, smashing it.
2004 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS SEPARATING A BLOCK OF STONE, THE TOP BLOCK SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS THIRD MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS OF STONE HE WAS SEPARATING.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER, LEFT FOOT GOT STUCK IN LADDER WHEN LEFT FOOT & BOOT SLIPPED ON THE LADDER APPARATUS. WHEN EE PULLED FOOT FREE OF LADDER, HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LT. THIGH. THE SWELLING & BRUISING HAS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS SO EE REPORTED INJURY IN ORDER TO GO TO A PHYSICIAN & HAVE AN ULTRASOUND & MRI DONE.
Employee was injured on 4-15-04 by a rock which he was lifting that broke in half and fell against his left shin/ ankle. The ee felt that the injury was incidental until 4-20-04 when his ankle swelled up in a knot and the skin broke for drainage. We sent him to the medical center to be examined.
EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND HIT HIS WRIST.
CHISEL BROKE AND METAL CAUSED SUPERFICIAL CUT TO THE NECK. EMPLOYEE LATER WENT TO PHYSICIAN TO BE SURE THAT NO FOREIGN BODY IN SUPERFICIAL CUT & TO GET A TETNUS SHOT.
2003 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE STARTED COMPLAINING OF STOMACH PAIN AND A LUMP BELOW HIS NAVEL; SENT FOR EVALUATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE JACKHAMMER. AFTER COMPLETING THE TASK, WIND BEGAN TO BLOW AND A PIECE OF DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYE EVEN THOUGH HE WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND HIT HIMSELF IN THE LOWER RIGHT LEG WITH THE SLEDGE. EE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL AFTER BRUISING APPEARED AND THE BRUISING HAD A HARD QUALITY TO THE BRU ISE. EE WAS SENT TO THE DR WHO CHECKED FOR FRACTURE WITH A NEGATIVE RESULT AND WAS GIVEN A TETANUS SHOT. EE WAS INJURED ON 10-3-03 BUT DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL 10-7-03 TO HAVE BRUISED
EE WAS WALKING, CARRYING A JACKHAMMER, TRIPPED ON THE BAGGY JEANS HE WAS WEARING AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND. EE WENT TO THE E.R. LATE IN THE EVENING WITH A SEVERE HEADACHE. DIAGN OSIS: MINOR CONCUSSION.
EE WAS USING A CROWBAR TO LIFT A LARGE BLOCK OF STONE, THE CROWBAR SLIPPED AND THE EE'S HAND HIT THE STONE CAUSING A CUT TO HIS RIGHT HAND/KNUCKLES.
SATURDAY EVENING, THE EE PHONED TO STATE THAT HE WAS IN A SEVERE AMOUNT OF PAIN ON HIS RT. SIDE.THE EE COULD NOT TOLERATE THE PAIN & WENT TO THE E.R. WHO ADVISED A POSSIBLE INJUINAL HERNIA. TH IS WAS CONFIRMED ON 3/3/03 WITH EE'S REGULAR DR..
LIFTING A BLOCK OF FLAGSTONE WITH CROWBAR, BLOCK SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST LEFT LEG CALF AND SHIN. TAKEN FOR X-RAYS TO BE SURE OF NO BROKEN BONES. NO BONES WERE BROKEN. SCRAPE OF SKIN AND BRUIS ING ONLY.
2002 · 3 incidents
EE WAS BOUNCING A STEEL BAR TO CREATE A FRACTURE LINE ON A BLOCK OF STONE, THE EE BENT OVER TOO FAR AND THE BAR BOUNCED INTO HIS FACE AND SMACKED HIM IN THE FRONT TOP RT. TOOTH. TOOTH HAD TO BE PULLED.
INSECT BITE TO LEFT HAND (COW FLY)
CLIMBING UP AND DOWN OFF THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT (LOADER) DEVELOPED A GROIN STRAIN/INJURY. WENT TO THE DR. ON FRIDAY MAY 17, 2002 BECAUSE HE HAS NOT EARLIER REQUESTED TO SEE A DR.
2001 · 1 incident
LEANING A PIECE OF FLAGSTONE AGAINST HIS BODY, HE HAMMERED A CHISEL INTO THE STONE AND A SPLINTER FROM THE CHISEL WENT INTO HIS LEFT SIDE. SENT TO THE DR TO HAVE THE SPLINTER REMOVED.
2000 · 4 incidents
EE WAS HAMMERING A CHISEL, MISSED THE CHISEL AND HIT HIMSELF ON THE LEFT SHIN.
APPARENTLY DURING THE COURSE OF HIS EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STONE AND STRAINED SOME MUSCLES IN HIS ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN ON SEPT 11, 00. IT OCCURRED AGAIN SEPT 15 AND 16. BY SUNDAY PAIN WAS CONSTANT AND MONDAY SEPT 18 HE REQUESTED WE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DOCT OR.
EE WAS USING A CROWBAR TO LIFT A BLOCK OF SANDSTONE, THE CROWBAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED THE EE'S SMALL FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.