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EE was placing cutting stock on a pallet with the hoist & clamp: EE placed the pc. of stock on the pallet but misjudged where the pallet was, and dropped the pc on EE's finger, causing a fracture & laceration to EE's right hand ring finger.
Employee was sawing a pc of slate, EE was carrying a scrap pc to the rubbish bin when it broke & part of it landed in EE's L foot.
Employee was moving a piece of slate to the rubbish bin; a piece broke off and fell onto left foot, causing a fracture.
Employee was using a hoist when a rock fell off a pallet on top of left foot.
Employee was working in the yard - he walked around a pallet of slate, slipped on snow covered ice fell.
Unknown; EE did not report the injury to anyone, we learned of it on 4/5/06. EE's daughter states that he dropped a piece of slate stock he was wieghing, on his finger.
EE WAS EMPTYING A HOPPER THAT WAS ON A FORKLIFT. THE HOPPER TIPPED FORWARD AND EE GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOPPER AND THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT.
EE WAS PLACING A PIECE OF SLATE STOCK ONTO A PALLET; THE PIECE RECOILED AS IT WAS PUT DOWN, AND HIT THE EE IN THE LEFT PALM/WRIST AREA CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING A BLOCK OF SLATE. THE PIECE WAS NO GOOD SO HE PICKED IT UP TO THROW IT OUT AND IT BROKE AND CUT HIS FINGER.
EE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE EXCAVATOR, WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND, HIS LT. FOOT TWISTED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM, CAUSING A FOOT FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A QUARRY DUMP TRUCK FROM ONE END OF THE PIT TOT HE OTHER END TO DUMP A LOAD OF SLATE WASTE. HE TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND AND BACKED UP TO DUMP THE LOAD. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE BANK AND LANDED ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE. EE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, ANOTHER EE SAW THE TRUCK AND GOT OUR EXCAVATOR OPERATOR TO ASSIST.
WHILE TAKING A STONE OFF THE CONVEYOR, IT TIPPED& FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT, FRACTURING IT.
WHILE MOVING A PIECE OF STONE, THE STONE SPLIT APART AND A PIECE FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT, FRACTURING IT.
EE WAS SPLITTING TILE AS HE DID HTIS, HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIT ONE OF THE TILES, CUTTING HIM.
EE WAS TAKING SLATE OFF OF A PALLET TO SAW IT - PC GOT STUCK IN PALLET. EE REMOVED GLOVES HE WASWEARING & REACHED DOWN INTO PALLET TO REMOVE IT.HIS HAND SLIPPED & HIT ANOTHER PC OF SLATE, CUTT ING HIM ACROSS THE BACK OF HIS HAND ABOVE HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS MOVING A SLAB OF SLATE FROM A PALLET ONTOTHE CONVEYOR SAW. HE DROPPED OR TIPPED IT OVER &CAUGHT HIS FINGERS UNDER THE ROCK, CAUSING INJURY TO 3 FINGERS ON HIS R HAND.
WHILE EE WAS USING A CHISEL, A PC. OF STEEL FLEWOFF IT & WENT INTO LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING STOCK; HE SWUNG HAMMER TO HIT CHISEL BUT MISSED AND HIT HIS HAND INSTEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A LARGE PC. OF STOCK ONTO A PALLET WHEN A PC. BROKE OFF & CUT HIM IN THE WEB OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB & INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT SAW WHEN RUBBISH FELL. HE REACHED DOWN TO PICK IT UP. WHEN HE DID IT CUT HIS LEFT THUMB THROUGH HIS GLOVE.
EMPLOYEE GOT A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT THUMB WHICH REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.
CARPAL TUNNEL SYND
OVERUSE SYNDROME RIGHT WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A PC OF SLTE ON A PALLET WHEN ANOTHER PC ON THE PALLET CUT HIM
EE & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CARRYING A ROCK THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS END & THE STONE DROPPED ON EE LEFT FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL TOE IN HIS BOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A STONE ONTO A PALLET WHEN THE STONE SPLIT AND PART OF IT DROPPED ONTO HIS FOOT, ABOVE THE STEEL TOE ON HIS BOOT.
EMPL LEAVING AT THE END OF THE DAY,WALKED DOWN STEPS FELL DOWN AND INJURED RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING AWAY A SHARP PIECE OF SLATE WHEN IT CUT HIM.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE BENT OVER TO SPLIT A STONE & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK.
54736YEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE USING A JACKHAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF STONE HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
54736YEE PICKED UP A PC OF FLAGGING WHICH CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE & CAUSED A CUT TO HIS RT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 3 STITCHES NO LOST TIME
EMPLOYEE GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS EYE.
GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PC OF SLATE AND TABLE
SPLITTING ROCK LET PC DROP HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER STONE
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STOCK AND HE CUT HIS WRIST.
ELMPLOYEE WAS TAILING A SAW WHEN A SCRAP PC. OF SLATE FELL ONTO HIS FOOT; IT WENT THROUGH HIS BOOT AND CAUSED A SLIGHT PUNCTURE WOUND.\\ \
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES FROM EITHER A PIECE OF SLATE OR A RUBBISH BARREL NEXT TO THE SLATE
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING BLOCKS OF SLATE WITH A MALLOT,HE SWUNG AND HIT HIS LEFT WRIST.
PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN STONES AND REC LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HEADERS ON PALLETS AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE EDGE OF THE HEADER,GETTING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLUGGING A STONE; WHEN HE WAS TAKING THE PLUG OUT A PIECE OF THE STONE FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT, CRUSHING STEEL TOE IN BOOT AND INJURING TOES.
EMPLOYEE GOT HIS LEFT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN 2 STONES AND RECEIVED A LACERATION REQUIRING 10+ STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING SLATE ONTO A PALLET WHEN A PC STARTED TO FALL TOWARDS HIM HE REACHED TO GRAB I T BUT IT FELL AGAINST HIS ARM & CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 STITCHES
EMPL REMOVING PIECE OF SLATE FROM A PALLET ,CAUGHT FINGER ON ANOTHER PIECE OF SLATE CUTTING IT.
EMPL HA CLIMBED UP TO GET GLOVES WHEN HE DID THIS HE LOST BALANCE & FELL OFF & LANDED ON CONVEYOR ROLLS.
EMPL WAS MOVING ROLLERS FOR CONVEYOR & HE SAYS HE TURNED WRONG & STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK.
EE WAS CLOSING A BATTERY BOX USING A HAMMER THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING SLATE WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL WHEN HE MISSED THE CHISEL AND HIT HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING AND A PIECE OF STONE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SPLITTING SLATE-PICKED UP SLATE STOCK AND TURNED TO PUT IT ON A PALLET.EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE HURT HIS BACK.