Splitting stone with hammer & chisel, piece of metal chisel hit/cut right cheek-cleaned/peroxide/firstaid was applied & nothing appeared to be in cut. The following 2 days cut remained the same. 6/24/11 the cut was black and blue and swollen. 6/24/11 x-ray did show small metal piece in cheek, to be removed today 6/27/11
TURNED AWAY FROM HIS PIECE OF STONE TO WALK AWAY AND THE PIECE OF STONE FELL ON BACK OF LEFT ANKLE. IT WAS SCRAPED & STARTED TO SWELL SLIGHTLY. APPLIED ICE & WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR'S. FOLLOW UP APPT REPORTED HE WOULD BE BACK TO WORK ON 8/9/04 AND WOULD BE FINE.
Cleaning a piece of stone with a hammer and chisel when a piece of stone flew up under safety glass and into eye (left) and stuck. Tried to flush out - wouldn't move. Then went to doctors. Doctor removed piece of stone. Prescribed eye drops & released.
WHILE HANDLING A PIECE OF FLAGSTONE, EE LOST HIS BALANCE & STONE FELL ON INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE. SPRAINED ANKLE.
EE WAS PLACING A PIECE OF STONE ON A PALLET WHEN IT SLID BETWEEN THE BOARDS - PINCHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STONE. LACERATION OF RIGHT RING FINGER.
LOW BACK STRAIN WHEN RETURNING FROM LUNCH, DID NOT KNOW CAUSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING WHILE THROWING A SMALL PIECE OF STONE AND FELT A ""POP"" IN HIS BACK, HE THEN BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS BACK.
STRUCK SPLITTING WEDGE WITH HAMMER, HAMMER BOUNCED OFF SPLITTING WEDGE AND STRUCK LEFT HAND. SWELLING OCCURRED, BRUISING.