NEWMONT SLATE CO., INC.Metal/Nonmetal

Employee was working and around 8:45 am, EE felt a pop in the left knee while shifting their weight. EE's been working with pain but went to see a doctor on 8/14/2024.

EE is a splitter. EE was stacking slate and felt a pop in the lower back.

Sawing, went to pull on a block and heard something pop. Went to doctor and they suspect a muscle tear/pull.

Employee was sawing and went to lift a block off the rolls and pulled a muscle in their rib area.

Cut the back of hand pushing a chip through the opening of the trimmer. EE's glove got too close to the blade and it pulled EE's hand in. Got stitches and is out of work 3-5 weeks per specialist.

Employee was pulling a block of slate from the rollers to a bench and pulled a muscle in their back.

While turning a pallet of slate pinched left ring finger between table and wheel causing an injury to finger tip.

As employee was positioning rock on rollers in preparation to be sawed a piece of the rock snapped off from the bottom and caused a laceration to employee's left forearm.

Splitting large pieces of slate with wedge and hammer. A piece of wedge broke off and entered left leg.

Employee self inflicted in an apparent suicide attempt, cut his neck & wrist & was found in an excavator by a fellow worker still awake. 911 was called & the State Police, & employee was taken to hospital.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND RESTED HAND NEAR CUTTING BLADES. HE HIT HIS RING FINGER LEFT HAND AND REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE HAD TO LIFT SLATE TO TRIMMING MACHINE, TRIM SLATE AND PLACE FINISHED SLATE ON SHELF. THE DOCTOR CLAIMS THIS REPEATED MOTION CAUSED THE INJURY. WE FEEL THE EMPLOYEE HAD A BACK PROBLEM PRIOR TO HIS WORKING FOR THE COMPANY.

EE CLIMBED RUBBISH PILE TO INSPECT AND SEE HOW MUC WAS LEFT TO BE MOVED. ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE INCLINE THE SLATE RUBBISH STARTED TO SLIDE. THE EE TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, BUT RUBBISH CAUG HT HIM AND A PIECE OF SLATE RUBBISH HIT HIS LEG CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE.