Sabel Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was watching rocks drop from conveyor and a rock hit his left index finger. Employee received a laceration from the accident and the doctor placed the employee on restricted duty. Employee was also prescribed a splint to wear on his left index finger.

Employee was changing the propane tank on a fork lift and the propane discharged from the tank. The tank was found to be defective.

Employee was removing stone jammed in conveyor belt. Stone on top on pile fell on employee's right forearm. Restricted duty assigned. **Employee did not seek treatment until 8/13/11**

Employee was getting out of skid steer. His right foot got caught on the forks causing him to fall; spraining his left ankle/foot. Employee was given a prescription.

Employee was chiseling a stone. A piece broke off the stone catching his right middle finger. Restricted duty assigned.

Employee was walking to break room to clock in when he slipped on the ice. He fell on his right knee which he recently had surgery on. Restricted duty assigned. Employee was suppose to report to the Chilton Quarry; he instead reported to the Sabel Quarry.

Employee was cleaning up area. He slipped on the ice while picking up a stone; the stone landed on him. Diagnosis: Neck strain & occipital head injury; Restricted duty assigned

Employee pinched his finger when the linkage on the control for the bottom head broke causing it to rise by itself. At the same time, the coil in the joystick that controls the top head of the machine fell out. Without this coil, the top head could not be raised. Diagnosis: Finger contusion - restrictions assigned.

Employee was carrying a large stone to pallet and hurt his back. Diagnosis: Back strain; Restricted duty assigned. **Employee did not report injury or seek medical treatment until 2/11/08.

Employee was helping machine operator move a stone; his finger got pinched between 2 stones. Diagnosis: Left 4th finger fracter/laceration. Restricted duty, sutures, splint.

Employee was removing material from pile with a skidsteer. He hit something, causing the skidsteer to stop suddenly. The sudden stop caused pain in his back; Diagnosis: Lumbar Strain - Restricted duty

There was no specific accident; Employee had pain in his right knee; Diagnosis: Right knee strain; Restrictions assigned; Employee had a work injury in August of 2006. which resulted in knee surgery. At that time, the Dr. told the employee he would probably have to have surgery on his right knee in the future.

Employee was using a cutting wheel to cut a piece of metal off a forklift rack. The wheel became jammed and fell out of employee's hands. Diagnosis: Right 2nd finger laceration. Restrictions assigned.

Employee was wrapping a pallet of stone and felt pain in his back. Lumbar strain - Restricted duty and prescribed medications.

Employee was placing stone on discharge belt to be recut. His finger got caught under the stone. Fracture/Laceration requiring stitches

Employee was next to another employee who was chiseling a stone. A stone chip flew up and became embedded in the employee's shoulder. Shoulder puncture; prescribed antiobiotics and pain killer.

Employee felt a strain in his back when he placed a 4" jumper stone onto a pallet.

Employee was walking down the hill by the splitter shop, slipped on a patch of ice and fell on his backside. *Did not seek medical treatment until 3-6-07. Contusion of muscles - low back. Restricted duty.

Employee was cleaning scrap away with his bucket. The bucket got caught on something causing the skid steer to stop quickly. When this happened the EE hit his head on something inside the skid steer. *Original injury- abrasion/contusion to forehead, not MSHA reportable. *3-6-07 complained of back pain from injury on 2-14-07- Restricted duty- low back pain.

Employee was carrying a stone and felt some pain in his back. *Didn't report injury until 2-8-07. Back strain. Off work.

The lever on the bobcat that is used for locking/unlocking the pin so that the operator can change from bucket to forks was frozen. The employee kept trying to get the lever to move and once it did, the lever pinched his finger between the lever & the carriage. Fracture & complex laceration right middle finger. Off work & sutures.

Employee was picking up stones off the belt and placing them on a pallet and his back began to hurt.

Employee's right shoulder became sore from pushing and pulling the stones while cutting. Right shoulder strain. Off work.

EE was working in the splitter shop loading random onto the rollers, when he had a strange feeling in his midsection. He first had this feeling in April, but did not seek medical attention until November 2, 2006. Restricted duty.

After belt piling, employee complained that he had lower bqck pain and felt his neck popping. * back strain * * restricted duty *

EE was helping the ground crew in the quarry on 11-1-06. He began to feel pain in his stomach from lifting the stones. EE did not report injury until 11-10-06. Abdominal muscle stain, off work.

Employee's fnger was pinched between a stone and the rollers when he accidentally pushed the guide button and the guides came down.*Fracture of right middle finger. *Off work.

Employee was blasting in quarry when a bee flew in his glove and stung him on the wrist. The employee had a reaction. He was given a shot as well as prescription medication.

Employee was carrying a stone from the table to the pallet & stepped on a small piece of stone with his left foot & twisted his left knee.

Employee was working as a material handler. He was unloading stone from a pallet onto the rollers of the splitter. Once finished he lifted up the pallet, set it on the ground. He stood up and felt pain in lower left side of back. *low back strain* *restricted duty*

Employee was lifting a piece of stone that had fallen off the chiseling table and felt a sharp pain in the inside of his left knee. Left knee sprain. Restricted duty.

Employee tried to grab a stone from the discharge belt and his fingers got pinched between the stone and belt.

Employee was loading rollers with random stone and his right shoulder began to hurt. Employee did not report injury or seek medical attention until 1/26/06.

Employee was flipping a large stone over and the edge of the stone cut the inside of his right forearm. Forearm laceration requiring stitches. Restricted duty.

EMPLOYEE LEANED FORWARD TO TURN ON THE HEATER IN THE LOADER & PARTICLES FLEW OUT OF THE FAN & INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. RIGHT EYELID, FOREIGN BODY INFECTION. PRESCRIBED MEDICATION, DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 1/4/06.

Employee picked up a piece of stone, twisted his body to place it on a pallet and felt pain. Employee was using improper lifting techniques. He should've rotated his body instead of twisting. Restricted duty. Low back strain.

Employee lifted a stone off a skid, turned to set it on the rollers and felt a sharp pain in his back. He did not seek medical treatment until 12/22/05. Acute back strain. Employee unable to work.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF STONE OFF THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. BACK STRAIN - OFF WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A STONE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. ABDOMINAL MUSCLE STRAIN - RESTRICTED DUTY. *EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 11/5/05.

Pushing and pulling the stone on the rollers with his right arm has caused pain and numbness in his right shoulder and arm. Right shoulder strain - restricted duty.

Employee was putting of banding on machine. The roll slipped and the employee got his finger caught laceration and fracture of right index finger-stitches.

Employee was pulling a stone from the machine when the stone twisted, pinching his left thumb between the stone and the machine.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HYDRA SPLITTER. A PIECE OF THE STONE HE WAS CUTTING FLEW & HIT HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS CUTTING STONE AND HE GOT DUST PARTICLES IN HIS EYES WHICH CAUSED IRRITATION - PRESCRIBED MEDICATION (VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS). EE NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR THE DAY IT HAPPENED. SUPERVISOR MAILED ACCIDENT REPORT TO HR, BUT HR NEVER RECEIVED IT. HR FIRST NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT WHEN CLINIC CALLED ABOUT BILLING ON 1/20/06.

Employee was driving skidsteer when he got dust in his eye. Corneal foreign body-went to specialist-given presciption eye drops.

Employee was pushing stone on hydraulic splitter; felt pain in his shoulder. Right shoulder strain - restrictions.

Employee was stacking stone on pallet. Caught finger between two stones. Crushed finger: prescription pain medicine.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HYDRAULIC SPLITTER WHEN A STONE FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM ON THE FINGER. SPRAINED FINGER.

A STONE ON THE CONVEYOR BELT BROKE. A PIECE FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEG, RIGHT LEG LACERATION

Employee felt pain in finger. He had a stone roll over hand a few months ago. He had no pain until this day. Developed a ganglion cyst.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER & CHISEL ON STONE, HE MISSED THE CHISEL & HIT HIS HAND WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING A CONTUSION & INFECTION ON HIS LT. HAND.

Employee was lifting stones weighing between 10 and 30 lbs when he felt pain in his back.

EE was moving a stone from the conveyor belt to the chiseling table. He twisted his body felt pain in his back. muscle strain.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A 70 LB STONE ON HIS WORK TABLE WHEN IT FELL ON HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING ROCKS ON ROLLER CONVEYOR. A ROCK FELL BACK ONTO HIS HAND AND BROKE HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

EE WAS CARRYING STONE TO PALLET, FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH, POSSIBLE HERNIA.

Employee was picking a rock up from the floor. another stone fell off the conveyer belt, smashing his hand between the two stones.

EE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN ON 8/20/04, BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. HIS PAIN INTENSIFIED ON 8/23/04 AND HE WENT TO THE ER. DIAGNOSIS: BILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA (SURGICALLY REPAIRED ON 9/1/04). NOTE: EE LIFTS UP TO 100 LBS. (STONES).

EE SOUGHT TREATMENT FOR BACK PAIN CAUSED BY YEARS OF BEING BOUNCED & JARRED WHILE QUARRYING STONE WITH LOADER

Employee was removing stones from the conveyor and plaicng them on a pallet. A stone chip flew under his glasses & inbedded inself in his right eye.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STONES FROM THE CONVEYOR & PLACING THEM ON A PALLET WHEN HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS BACK. DIAGNOSIS: LUMBAR STRAIN.

Employee was at his workbench, fabricating a metal table. A 30"x60"x1" metal plate slipped out of his grasp, causing a 1 1/2" laceration to L hand that required stitches.

EE WAS REMOVING A STONE FROM THE CONVEYOR. HIS FINGERS BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE STONE & THE WALL. HE RECEIVED CONTUSIONS TO HIS RIGHT INDEX & RIGHT PINKY FINGERS. HE ALSO RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING STONES ON A PALLET. THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 ROCKS. DIAGNOSIS: RT. INDEX FINGER LACERATED & FRACTURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PILING STONE ONTO CONVEYOR BELT. REPETITIVE MOTION MADE HIS RIGHT HAND SORE.

EMPLOYEE AWOKE MORNING OF 11/10/03 W/PAIN IN CHEST AREA. FIRST DOCTOR RULED THAT IT WAS NOT WORK RELATED. LATER A SECOND DOCTOR DECIDED THAT IT COULD BE WORK RELATED. SHE HAS FRACTURES IN THE 6TH AND 8TH RIBS.

THE EE SET A LARGE STONE DOWN ON TOP OF HIS HAMMER. THE HAMMER FLIPPED UP STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH. RESULT: SPLIT LIP AND BROKEN TOOTH.

EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN ARM ON 7/24/03 & 8/30/03 BUT DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 9/4/03. DIAGNOSIS: MUSCLE STRAIN TO RT. BICEP.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A STONE ON THE SPLITTER TABLE. THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER GOT BETWEEN THE STONE & THE TABLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT RING FINGER.

EE WAS CARRYING A LG STONE (100-150#) FROM THE CONVEYOR TO A PALLET. EE'S KNEE BUCKLED. DIAGNOSIS: SPRAINED LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS PLACING STONES ON SPLITTLER TO BE SPLIT EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS ARM/SHOULDER. DIAGNOSIS: R SHOULDER SPRAIN.

EE WAS PLACING A STONE ON THE HYDRO-SPLITTER TO BE CUT. THE STONE SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP, PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE STONE & THE SPLITTER. CONTUSION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS REMOVING STONES FROM BELT AND PLACING THEM ON TABLE TO BE CHISEL. ANOTHER EE PUT A STONE ON THE EE S FINGER CAUSING BLEEDING UNDER NAIL BED.

EE FELT PAIN IN BACK WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMALWORK DUTIES OF REMOVING STONES FROM THE CONVEYOR& PLACING THEM ON A PALLET. DIAGNOSIS: LUMBAR STRAIN/SPRAIN

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STONES FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. DIAGNOSIS: LUMBAR STRAIN.

INJ EE & ANOTHER EE WERE LIFTING A LARGE STONE OFF OF THE CONVEYOR BELT. INJ EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. DIAGNOSIS: LUMBAR STRAIN/STRAIN

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STONES FROM CONVEYOR BELT AND PLACING THEM ON A PALLET. HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO STONES. CONTUSION TO 5TH DIGIT OF R HAND.

EE WAS MOVING STONES FROM PALLET TO PALLET. WHEN SETTING THE STONES DOWN EE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN 2 STONES. RT. HAND, RING FINGER BROKEN.

EE WAS DRIVING BOBCAT ON QUARRY WHEN SHE WAS BITTEN FROM A BUG, SHE NEVER HAD A REACTIN TO A BUG BITE BEFORE.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND PALLETS OF STONE. HIS LEG CAUGHT A STONE ON PALLET AND CUT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO BREAK STONES, WHEN A PIECE OF THE CHISEL BROKE OFF. THE PIECE STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM LACERATING IT.THE DR PLACED STITCHES ON THE CUT.

EE WAS USING TE SPLITTER TO CUT STONE. THE HEAD HIT HIS THUMB CAUSING A CONTUSION. THE DR DID NOT SET ANY RESTRICTIONS ON 7/8/02. HE SAW THE DR AGAIN ON 7/10/02 BECAUSE OF CONTINUED PAIN. AT T HAT TIME THE DR SET WORK LIMITATIONS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CJISELING A ROCK. THE HAMMER HIT THE CHISEL A GLANCING BLOW WHICH MADE THE CHISEL SLIP AND HIT HER WRIST CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HER LEFT WRIST.

AS EE WAS CHISELING A STONE A PIECE OF THE HAMMER HEAD BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO HIS FINGER CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.

WHILE POSITIONING A STONE ON THE SPLITTER, HE REACHED AND PULLED THE STONE TOWARDS HIM. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AROUND HIS RIBS. DIAGNOSIS: PULLED MUSCLES.

EE WAS PUSHING A STONE ONTO THE SPLITTER WHEN HEFELT A "POP" IN HIS BACK. DIAGNOSIS: MUSCULO SKELETAL STRAIN- (R) SIDE FLANK.

WHILE STACKING STONES ON A PALLET, EE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO STONES RESULTING IN A CUT TO HIS FINGER THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AND DOWN THROUGH HIS BACK WHEN RE-POSITIONING THE CONTROLPANEL ON THE SPLITTER.

EE WAS MOVING A ROCK WHICH THE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS ARMS. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE ROCK WHICH RE- SULTED IN A STRAINED ARM MUSCLE.

WHILE PLACING A ROCK ON CONVEYOR ROLLERS, EE CUT THE 4TH DIGIT ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE FINGER LATER BECAME INFECTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A ROCK WHEN THE ROCK FLIPPED OVER AND FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND. INJURY RESULTEDIN LIGHT DUTY.

WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A PART OF A STONE, RESULTING IN A CUT THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS LIFTING A BIG STONE, SHORTLY AFTER VACK STARTED HURTNG DIAGNOSIS BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS DOWN ON ONE KNEE WHEN HE WENT TO GET UP HIS LEFT LEG GRANTED A STONE CUTTING HIS LEG RESULTED IN STITCHES.

WHILE LIFTING A STONE, STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

HE TWISTED HIS KNEE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE STONE FALLING OFF OF THE BELT. RESULTED IN HIM STRAINING HIS KNEE AND BEING ON CRUTCHES.

EE WAS PILING STONE, WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK. RESULTED IN LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A LARGE STONE WHEN HE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN RESULTING IN LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A STONE. DIAGNOSIS WAS A BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A STONE ACROSS FEED ROLLER TABLES WHEN HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT ON A STONE AND WAS ROLLED OVER CAUSING INJURY TO A FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

A PIECE OF SCRAP STONE BOUCNED OFF CUTTING TABLE AND CUT EE INT HE FACE. RESULTED IN STITCHES.

WHILE DRIVING BOBCAT A STONE GOT IN EE S LEFT EYE.

AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A HEAVY STONE HE NOTICED THAT HIS BACK REALLY HURT A LOT. HE ALSO COMMENTED THAT HIS BACK HAD BEEN HURTING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

EE WAS HAMMERING A ROCK A CHIP FLEW OFF AND CUT HIS RIGHT SIDE OF CHIN-REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A STONE, WHEN RETURNING TO STANDING POSITION. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A STONE THAT WAS HANGING OVER ROLLERS.

ROCK CUT ARM. DIAGNOSIS: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION.

EE WAS WORKING 9ON THE SPLITTER, HE WENT TO MOVE A PEBBLE OFF THE TOP OF A ROCK BEING CUT, WHEN THE SPLITTER TEETH CAME DOWN AND SMASHED HIS FINGER. HE LOST THE FINGERNAIL & RECEIVED STITCHES.

EE WAS PUTTING A STONE ON A PALLET WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS PICKING UP A ROCK AND SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND THEN HE TRIED TO CATCH IT IN MID-AIR. RESULT: PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT REPORT OR SEE DOCTOR TILL 3/5/01.

EE HAD COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN SHOULDER AND DECIDED ON 12-20-00 TI SEE A CHIROPRACTOR.

EE WAS CUTTING ON THE SPLITTER AND REACHED BACK TO PULL ANOTHER ROCK TO MACHINE AND SOMETHING GAVE OUT IN HIS LOWER BACK RIGHT SIDE.

SPRAIN/STRAIN TO SPINE, CAUSED BY PICKING UP A ROCK. CYRIACK DID NOT REPORT INJURY OR WENT TO SEE A DR TIL 10-26-00.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A STONE ON FLOOR, WHEN HE GOT UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WOULD HAVE BACK PAIN WHILE STANDING.

STRUCK HAND WITH HAMMER.

WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND LIFTING CONCRETE SLABS, HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER, NOW HAS CONSTANT ACHE IN SHOULDER.

PAIN STARTED IN HIS BACK AFTER LIFTING A BIG STONE, BEOFRE REPORTING (WAS REPORTED TO BUECHEL STONE'S HR DEPT 10/12/00) LOWER BACK STRAIN.

THIS INJURY OCCURRED ON 8-23-00. DIDN'T GOT TO SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 8-29-00. HE HURT HIS BACK LIFTING A LARGE ROCK, AND TRIPPED ON A SMALL STONE, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST BACK WHEN HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WA LIFTING A STONE AND A PIECE BROKE OFF AND FELL AGAINST HIS ARM CUTTING IT.

WOKE UP WITH NUMBNESS OF THE 4TH & 5TH FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND. PROGRESSED TO THE POING SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FINGERS. DOCTOR NOTIFIED COMPANY THIS WAS A WORK RELATED INJURY ON 8/8/00.

EE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT IN SPLITTER TORE MAIN TENANT IN THUMB-RESULTED IN SURGERY TO REPAIR & REMOVE BONE CHIPS . OFF WK 12 WKS RECOVERY

PUT A STONE IN A PALLET AND WAS MOVING IT. ANOTHER EE PUT A STONE NEXT TO HIM AND DIDNT REALIZE EE S FINGERS WERE THERE. EE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED.

HAMMER SLIPPED OF CHISEL AND HIT WRIST.