MC BRIDE STONE COMPANY, INC. Metal/Non-Metal

He was watching a saw run it was having trouble he ran to check controls slipped and fell. He hurt his back wanted to go to doctor for pain medicine and had an x-ray done. No damage. Back at work on Monday

Co-worker was knocking shale of the top on a piece of sandstone. Injured employee thought she was through and put his hand on the rock to wipe the shale off. Co-worker didn't see him put his hand on the rock in time to stop her swing and hit the end of his finger.

EE WAS PUSHING A 2 1/4" BLUE SKY CALICO LIMESTONE SLAB ON METAL ROLLERS TO A HYDRAULIC CUTTER; THE STONE HAD A NATURAL SEAM THAT BROKE AS HE WAS PUSHING THE STONE. IT LEFT A JAGGED EDGE. THE STONE'S EDGE CUT HIS ARM.

EE WAS USING A SPLITTING MAL TO BREAK WOOD APARTTO FIT INTO WOOD HEATING STOVE. HE PULLED A MUSCLE WHILE SWINING THE MAL.

EE WAS MOVING ROCK FROM ROLLERS TO PALLET, STACKING ROCK ON PALLET FOR DELIVERY. A NATURAL SEAM IN THE ROCK PART APART AND THE ROCK BROKE IN TWO PIECES. ONE PIECE CAME DOWN AGAINST HIS KNEE CA USING AN ABRASION/CONTUSION ON HIS LEFT KNEE/PATELLA.

LIFTING, STACKING - PICKED UP A PIECE OF SANDSTONE CUT ROCK (4" LEDGE STONE) MAYBE 5 LBS - LIGHTTURNED TO PUT ROCK ON PALLET - "MUST HAVE TURNEDWRONG."

EE WAS PUTTING GREASE ON THE 7' SAW BAR, STANDING ON SAW TABLE, SAID HE TURNED TO STEP DOWN OFF TABLE & HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN HIS KNEE.

REMOVING A ROCK (SCRAP) FROM THE ROLLERS GOING INTO THE BREAKING MACHINE. ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROLLERS TAKING HIS FINGER WITH IT. SMASHED, CUT FINGER, HE WAS WEARING GLOVES. OFF WORK ABOUT 2 HOUR S WHILE DOCTOR CHECKED FINGER.

OPENING LARGE METAL SLIDING DOOR

PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK OF LEG. NOTICED SORENESS-FIRST OF WEEK. GOT WORSE DURING WEEK. DRIVING FORKLIFT USING GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL-LIFTING.

USING A SANDER GRINDER TO SAND A STONE, AROUND NOON HIS WRIST STARTED TO HURT A LITTLE. IT WAS BETTER THE NEXT MORNING; HE WORKED WEDNESDAY BUTCAME IN THURSDAY MORNING AND WENT BACK HOME. HE CALLED TO SAY HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR ON THURSDAY AT 10:30AM.

2 EMPLOYEES WERE USING A SANDER-GRINDER ON METAL STRIP DOWN SIDE OF TRAILER TRUCK BED PREPAIRING TO REPAINT IT. SOME TIME DURING THE AFTERNOON OF THE 12TH INJURED GOT A PIECE OF METAL ON HIS EYE BALL. HE HAS HAD PINK EYE & HIS EYES WERE STILL SORE ADN HE DIDN'T REALIZE HE HAD ANYTHING IN HIS EYE UNTIL AROUND NOON ON 4/13. HE HAD ON HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND A FACE SHIELD.

EE HAD BEEN MOVING ROCK FROM LOCATION TO ANOTHERLOCATION FINSHED-STARTED TO GET OFF FORKLIFT, GOT TANGLES UP IN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE STRAP & FELL DOWN SIDE OF FORKLIFT AND ONTO FLOOR

EE WAS CUTTING ROCK ON THE HYDRAULIC CUTTER AND LAID HIS HAND BE KIND THE ROCK ON THE ROLLER. WHEN THE ROCK SPLIT IT CAUSED IT TO JUMP BACK WHICH PINNED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND ROCK. I T BROKE HIS RING FINGER AND SMASHED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EES WERE TIGHTENING THE STRAPPING ON PALLETS AND THE STRAPPING SLICE EE'S RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS STACKING ROCK ONTO PALLET & REINJURED HISSHOULDER. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY INJURED 6/16/98. HE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 4/23/99 HE HASN'T MISSED ANY WORK YET, AND HIS DR'S APPT IS ON MAY3 1999 AT 2:45

EE AND OTHER WERE STACKING 2 1/4 DRYWALL ONTO A PALLET AND HE SMASHED HIS FINGER WHEN HE LAID THE ROCK DOWN.

EE WAS STEAMCLEANING THE LOADER WHEN SOME OF THE WATER CAME BACK ON HIM. THE WATER HAD GREASE & SOAP IN IT AND GOT IN HIS EAR WHICH BECAME INFECTED SEVERAL DAYS LATER.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON THE TRAILER OF THE MACK. WHEN THEY LIFTED THE TIRE TOPUT IT ON INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIB AREA. THE PAIN INCREASED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HE THI NKS IT'S PROBABLY A PULLED MUSCLE & IS GOING TO DR. TODAY

INJ EE AND ANOTHER EE UNLOADED SOME ROCK FROM THE MULTISAW AND PUT ON THE EE'S SAWTABLE FOR HIM TO SAW UP. WHEN INJ EE LIFTED HIS ARM TO TURN ONTHE SAW HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULD ER & COULDN'T MOVE IT WITHOUT PAIN. HE FELT HE PULLED SOMETHING WHILE UNLOADING THE ROCK FROM THE MULTI-SAW.

EE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF TRASH ROCK STILL SO OTHER COULD PICK IT UP WITH THE FORKLIFT WHEN A CHUNK OF THE ROCK BROKE OFF ONTO HIS HAND. IT SMASHED HIS INEX FINGER AND HE HAD TO HAVE STITCHES.

EE HAD BEEN GRINDING ON A ROCK & HE MOVED IT TO A PALLET. WHEN HE STOOD BACK UP, HE GOT HIS FOOT HUNG ON THE PALLET & OVER BALANCED. HIS RIGHT LEG WAS BENT AGAINST THE ROCK ON THE PALLET CAUSI NG A BUMP ON THE LOWER PART OF THE LEG. IT STARTED SWELLING & FEELING NUMB THE FOLLOWING DAY SO HE REPORTED IT TO US.

EE AND OTHER EE WERE SPLITTING A ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMERS WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FROM ONE OF THE HAMMERS SPLITTERED OFF AND STRUCK EE IN HIS RIGHT ARM. IT LODGED UNDER HIS SKIN.

EE WAS LOADING ROCK AND THE ROLLERS WITH THE FORKLIFT AND ONE ROCK HUNG ON THE FORKS. HE PULLED IT OFF AND CAUGHT HIS HAND UNDER IT SMASHING HIS PINKIE.

THEY WERE PUTTING THE MOTOR BACK IN THE FORKLIFT WHEN THE MOTOR SLIPPED STRIKING EE LEFT HAND.

EE WAS CLEARNING A SAWTABLE OF ROCK AND WENT TO LAY ONE DOWN ON THE FORKS OF A FORKLIFT. THEROCK SLIPPED AND HAS MOVED HIS HAND TO GET A BETTER GRIPAND WHEN IT LANDED ON THE FORKS SMASHING HI S FINGER BETWEEN THE FORK AND ROCK. IT GOT THE END PART OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER AND SLIT THE NAILBED OF HIS FINGERNAIL REQUIRING SOME STITCHES AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A GEAR FROM THE 4 FT. SAW APART WITH A CROWBAR. IT SLIPPED BENDING HIS THUMB BACK AND STRUCK HIS HAND. HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SORE AT FIRST AND REQUESTED WE WRAP IT IN AN A CE BANDAGE BUT THE FOLLOWING DAY IT SWELLED AND WAS HURTING WORSE SO HE WENRT TO AN AFTER HOURS CLINIC. THEY FELT IT WAS PROBABLY JUST A BAD SPRAIN AND TOLD HIS TO KEEP IT WRAPPED.

EE WAS PUTTING PATIO ON A RACK AND BENT OVER TO SLIDE THE PATIO FURTHER ONTO IT WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS BACK.

EMP WAS CUTTING ROCK ON THE HYDRAULIC CUTTER AND WENT TO THROW A PIECE OF SCRAP ROCK IN THE TRASH BUCKET. A PIECE OF THE ROCK BROKE OFF AND FLEW BACK STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT EYE CAUSING INJURY.

EE WAS GOING TO PICK UP SOME PARTS & FILTER WHENSHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACC. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS DRIVING TOO FAST FOR CONDITION AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE. IT CROSSED OVER TO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD HITTING EE'S VEHICLE DESPITE HER ATTEMPTS TO AVOID A COLLISION.

EE WAS STACKING ROCK WHEN HE TURNED AROUND & CUTHIS HAND ON A ROCK. EE WENT AND GOT SOMETHING TOPUT ON IT THEN SAT DOWN TO LOOK AT IT. WHEN HE SAW IT, HE PASSED OUT AND FELL FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO SCRATCH HIS FACE.

EE WAS STACKING PATION ONTO A LARGE PIECE OF SANDSTONE & CLEANNG TH EDIRT OFF THE PATIO. HE LEANED OVER TO WIPE SOME DIRT OFF & CUT HIS LOWER LEFT LEG ON A SHARP POINT OF THE SANDSTONE. THE CUT HAD TO HAVE SUTURES.

EE ADN EMPLOYEE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE STACKING ROCK. EE CAME BY AND POKED EE IN THE RIBS AND EE ELBOWED HIM AWAY CAUSING EE TO FALL INTO THE CUTTER. IT CUT HSI INDEX FINGER.

HE WAS CHIPPING A PIECE OF ROCK WITH A STEEL CHISEL & A PIECE OF THE CHISEL CAME OFF & IMBEDDED IN HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO TURN OVER A ROCK & HOISTED JUST RIGHT TO DISCOLATE HIS SHOULDER

GOT OUT OF A TRUCK GOING TO GET IN LOADER TO UNLOAD TRUCK TWISTED KNEE

GRINDING WELDING SPUR OFF OF STEEL BEAM WHEN GRINDING WHEEL EXPLODED-CAME APART- A PART OF GRINDING WHEEL CAME UP BETWEEN LITTLE FINGER & RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND CUT FINGERS & HAND SHATTERING BONE IN LITTLE FINGER.

HAD CLIMBED UP STEEL BEAM (POST) TO THE SLIDING DOOR BACK TO POST (ABOUT 2' OFF FLOOR). WHEN HE JUMPED DOWN, HE CAUGHT HIS RING ON A BURR ON THE STEEL AND HIS WEDDING RING TORE HIS FINGER OFF. (PART OF HIS FINGER- THE DOCTOR FELT IT BEST TO TAKE OFF THE REST)