All MSHA-reportable accidents at Cold Spring Granite Company operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.
Employee was getting off of tractor, his pant leg got caught on brake and he fell, hitting ground, hurting left shoulder. Employee continued working. He had left shoulder surgery on 9-26-06, therefore starting losing time from work.
Employee was doing maintenance at Quarry, changing oil on a grove crane with the hood open. The hood pin was not in all the way. He hit the hood and the pin came out, slamming hood on his finger. He fractured his right index finger. He continued to work his shift, then saw doctor in the evening, returning to work the next day at the Rockville Shop.
Employee was lifting objects weighing 30 to 40 lbs. while bracing a saw when he felt some discomfort in his lower back. He chose not to go to the doctor until 9-11-2006 where the doctor diagnosed him with sciatica/back problems. He gave him some medications and put him on light duty restrictions.
When lefting up the straight chain to the derrick hook, pulled rt chest and rt abdominal muscles.
Employee was wedging stone, stone shifted, pinned his foot and ankle between stone and loader bucket. When bucket was lifted, foot was loosened and stone started to shift, he jumped from block and cut his arm. He sustained multiple fractures to the right ankle, possible skin damage to both sides of the right ankle.
Employee was reaching to disconnect the air line supplying air to drill when the end of the hose blew off quick coupler, struck him on right side of face causing bruising and scapes to forehead and side of face. Bruised right eyeball and corneal scratches. Employee received first aid treatment and was issued a prescription - continues to work - no lost time.
Employee was hammering on a chisel when a metal sliver from the chisel head came off and struck his left arm just below the wrist. Employee was given one stitch and returned to work, no lost time. Employee normally works at the Rockville Shop, was temporarily working at Milbank.
Employee was walking from front of trailer to back, welding up cracks, and stepped on axle, slipped, twisting left knee. Employee was released to work, no lost time. Is doing some extensive physical therapy.
It was raining outside, employee stepped on saw track to hook cable, slipped with right foot and fell, landing on track. Hit his right eye and head on saw track. He has a cut above and below his right eye from his safety glasses, sutures required. He also has a sore right lower leg.
EE was grinding the edge of surface plate. He set the grinder down, while it was still running with grinding wheel up. When he removed his hand it hit the turning wheel.
Employee was finishing up drilling liftholes, packing up tools and slipped on ice, landing on his back/tailbone area. Employee treated with chiropractor two times so far, has work restrictions of bending limited to 30?, lifting limited to 30#, up to February 17th. Employee is working - no lost time.
Employee was climbing down ladder, ladder slid out on ice, he and the ladder ended up flat on ground. He had right shoulder pain and didn't think is was so bad at first, after a few days saw a doctor. Cold Spring Granite found out 2-2-06 he was issued a prescription. He is working and is not on any restrictions at this time.
Employee opened big sliding door in the quonset and got his right little finger in between the door and the door stop, cutting it. Right 5th finger laceration, sutures. Employee was temporarily working at Shop as Quarry was closed for winter months.