Cold Spring Granite CompanyMining Incidents in 2000

EE WAS RUNNING LOADER, THE WIND BLEW DOOR SHUT CUTTING OFF THE FINGERTIP OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

EE DROPPED A BIT DOWN NED JET CHANNEL AND TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT WITH A LONG PIECE OF STEEL. THE UP AND DOWN MOTION WITH THE STEEL STRAINED HIS CENTER AND LEFT LOWER BACK. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 6-15-00, WENT TO DR. 6-16 AND BECAME LOST TIME ON 6-20.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING LODER, WENT ACROSS ROUGHT SPOT IN ROAD, LOADER BOUNCED BADLY BECAUSE OF WORN CENTER PIVOTS, CAUSED LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER AND LIFTING ON A BURNER TRACK, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CARRYING A LADDER, DID NOT SEE A PIECE OF GROUT AND TRIPPED OVER IT, LANDING ON HIS KNEE.THIS CAUSED EFFUSION TO LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS LIFTING A DUFER HAMMER FROM FLOOR TO SHELF, FELT SHARP PAIN. EE NOTICED A BULGE OVER THE WEEKEND AND SAW A DOCTOR ON 10-17-00. HE DIDN' TLOSE ANY TIME FROM WORK UNTIL 11-30-00 WHEN HE H AD SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING A GRANITE BLOCK WITH WEDGES AND WHEN THE BLOCK BROKE IT TILTED SLIGHTLY, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALNCE THUS LACERATING HIS RT FOREARM ON THE CORNER OF THE GRANITE BLOCK.

THE PORTABLE DRILL IS HEAVY AND EMPLOYEE MOVED IT BY PICKING IT UP HIMSELF. SINCE IT IS SO HEAVY IT SHOULD BE MOVED WITH THE CRANE IN ORDER TO KEEP A WORKER FROM STRAINING HIMSELF.

EE WAS CUTTING THE END CAP OFF A DRILL STEEL WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND BELOW THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS GETTING READY TO DRILL HOLES IN A PIECE OF STEEL. HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BY DRILL STEEL. HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS TWISTED AROUND BIT AND WAS CUT, REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE WAS CLEANING LOADER WHEEL WHEN HIS FINGER HITA SHARP PIECE OF METAL. HE CUT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING SUTURES

EE WAS PRESSURE WASHING BACKHOE TRACKS OFF TO SEND BACKHOE IN FOR REPAIRS. WASH SPRAYED GRAVEL BACK INTO HIS MOUTH. HE BIT DOWN ON GRAVEL AND BROKE/CRACKED HIS TOOTH ON THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF HIS MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY A ROUGHBACK AND BRUSHE DHIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST STONE, CUTTIN GIT, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SLOT DRILL HITTING A PUNCH WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE PUNCH BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT PALM.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING BURRS OFF SEAM WEDGES WITH A BENCH GRINDER. HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE WEDGE, IT SLIPPED OFF GRINDING WHEEL AND WHEEL CUT TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING GROVE DRILL, WAS HANDING WRENCH TO CO-WORKER AND HIS HAND CAUGHT THE FAN BLADE ON THE CORNER AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, REQUIRING STITCHES. THIS COMPANY DID NOT K NOW OF INJURY UNTIL 7/25/00.

EMPLOYEE WAS WEDGING; WHEN HE GRABBED A WEDGE, A SLIVER WENT INTO HIS LEFT HAND. THIS COMPANY WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF INJURY UNTIL 7/28/00.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL BY HAND, PULLEDLOWER BACK, RESULTING IN LOW BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING DRIVE SHAFT INTO PLACE AND FELT A PULL/PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE DIDN'T SEE ADOCTOR UNTIL 5/17/2000.

EE WAS USING HAMMER TO KN0CK TEFLON OUT OF INSIDE OF DRILL BIT, MISSED THE BIT AND SMASHED RIGHT THUMB, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS PULLING 21' DRILL STEEL BY HAND, STRAINED LOW LEFT BACK.

EMPLOYEE PUT HIS GLOVED HAND ON TURNING STEEL, ATTEMPTING TO STEADY IT. STEEL CAUGHT GLOVE AND TWISTED HAND AROUND STEEL, CAUSING LEFT THUMB SPRAIN.