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Employee saws stone. Lifting and pulling stone off of saw table he pulled muscle in side near waist.
Employee had been operating front end loader. Was climbing back on loader to continue quarrying. He felt pain in lower back and left leg. He came to office to report injury.
Employee was splitting stone, using hammer and cold chisel. He moved to reposition the stone, and it slid across his little finger, causing a deep cut and fracture.
Employee complained of back pain after operating front end loader (lower left back and leg).
EE WAS LOADING THE TRUCK TO PREPARE FOR A DELIVERY AND AS HE LIFTED A BAG OF CEMENT ONTO THE TRUCK HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT STOMACH AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STONE TO BE LOADED ON TRAILER. STONE WEIGHED APPROX. 200LB. 2 EMPLOYEES WERE ASSISTING IN THE TASK. EMPLOYEE NOTICED A SHORT PULL IN GROIN AREA. AFTER GOING TO DOCTOR, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HEWOULD NEED HERNIA SURGERY IN ABOUT A WEEK. EMPLOYEE WILL BE OUT FOR FOUR WEEKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF STONE WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS ENDSTRAINING EMPLOYEE'S BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING STONE WHICH WAS STANDING UP ON EDGE. SPLIT PIECE FELL AND CUT BOOT AND FOOT JUST ABOVE STEEL TOE. FOOT WAS CUT ABOUT 1/2" LONG. TENDONS WERE CUT AND HAD TO BE REPAIRE D.
EE HAD BEEN OPERATING LOADER DURING SHIFT. BROUGHT LOADER OUT OF QUARRY. HE STEPPED DOWN OFF LOADER AND INJURED HIS HIP. HIS RIGHT HIP HAD BEEN HURTING FOR ABOUT 4 TO 5 DAYS.
WAS CARRYING STONE TO BE PLACED ON PALLET. INJURY NOT REPORT TO SUPERVISOR. EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING KNEE PROBLEMS. BACK INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO COMPANY UNTIL WEEK OF MAR. 9TH 1998. E MPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR AND IS BEING TREATED FOR HERNIATED DISC.
HE WAS SANDRUBBING EDGE OF WINDOW STOOLS. STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS MOVING STONE ON A PALLET.HE TURNED TO PICK UP ANOTHER PIECE OF STONE. HE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG ON SHIN ON A PIECE OF STONE.
HE PICKED UP A PALLET AND TWISTED AROUND AND HURT HIS BACK.
HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A WOODEN PALLET TO PUT STONE ON AS HE CUTS IT TRIED TO SNATCH IT UP, CAUSING A CATCH IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS SPLITTING STONE. PIECE TO BE SPLIT WAS STANDING ON EDGE. IT BROKE IN HALF AND FELL ON HIS FOOT JUST ABOVE STEEL OF HIS BOOT. BADLY BRUISED FOOT.
HE WAS SPLITTING STONE; THE CHISEL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS LOADING A TRUCK; HE PICKED UP A PC. OF STONE; HURT ARM.
HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A CHISEL FROM A PIECE OF STONE THEY WERE SPLITTING HE GOT THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO LAYERS OF STONE CUTTING THE END OF HIS FINGER
HE WAS SPLITTING STEPPING STONES HE PICKED ONE UP AND HURT HIS BACK.
THIS EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STOOD A LARGE PIECE OF STONE ON EDGE. HE BEGAN TO TRY TO SPLIT THE STONE WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE HELD IT. THE ONE HOLDING THE STONE BECAME OFF BALANCE OFF B ALANCE AND DROPPED THE STONE; IT FELL ON HIS FOOT.
HE WAS REDRILLING TEMPLATE MATERIAL FOR DIFFERENT DRILLING PATTERN. THE TEMPLATE MATERIAL TWISTED IN HIS HAND, CUTTING RIGHT PALM OF HAND AT THE BASE OF HIS THUMB.
HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STONE ON SAW T ABLE & HURT HSI BACK
HE WAS HOLDING PIN TO PUT IN BULLDOZER TRACK; ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TAPPED THE PIN WITH A HAMMER, WHICH BROKE OFF A STEEL SLIVER; THE SILVER OF STEEL (APPROX. 1/2") ENTERED TOP OF LEFT HAND AND ENT ERED KNUCKLE OF THIRD FINGER.-ONE ACCIDENT.
HE WAS LOADING SANDSTONE IN TRUCK; A PIECE OF STONE FELL AGAINST HIS RIGHT THUMB.
HE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF STONE WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE; THE STONE SPLIT IN TWO AND ONE PIECE FELL AGAINST HIS LEFT ARM, CAUSING A CUT.
HE HAD QUIT WORK & WENT TO GET IN TRUCK TO COME INTO OFFICE TO GO HOME HE FELL WITH SEIZURE & CUT LIP. WE CALLED DENTON AMBULANCE & TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL IN TROY. HE HAD NOT TAKEN MEDICATION TO PREVENT SEIZURE. WAS KEPT IN HOSPITAL FOR BLOODWORK BECAUSE OF SEIZURE. WAS RELEASED TUES AFTERNOON 7/10 & RETURNED TO WORK ON WED. 7/11.
HE WAS LOADING STONE ON TO A TRAILER;ABOUT ON E HOUR LATER HE TOLD ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HE HURT HIS BACK.
HE WAS NAILING A BOARD ON A PALLET; ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OPERATING A FORK LIFT PUSHED A PALLET AGAINST HIS FOOT.
HE WAS ASSISTING OTHERS IN LIFTING STONE HE FELT A CATCH IN GROIN AREA OF LEFT LEG
EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF STONE TO PUT ON A TRAILER; EMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK.
HE WAS BREAKING STONE WITH AN AIR HAMMER, THE STONE SPLIT AND THREW THE MAN ON THE GROUND.
I.NAME WAS DRIV3NG STONE TRAILER & TRACTOR HITCH PIN WOULD NOT COME OUT PROPERLY, I.NAME ASSISTED I.NAME IN REMOVING PIN, PIN WAS PULLED OUT & I.NAME PULLED UP CAUSING TONGUE OF TRAILER TO D ROP ON I.NAME'S3BOOT BEAR TOES, HE WAS NOT WEARING STEEL-TOED BOOTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING STONE WHEN ONE PIECE BROKE, HE JUMPED BACK AND TWISTED HIS BACK ONE INJURY.
I.NAME & ANOTHE9 EE WERE STACKING STONE-1 PC ON TOP OF ANOTHER- AFTER DRILLING THEM, HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN 2 STONES.
SOMETHING FOUND3IN ROUTINE X-RAY MADE BY THE STATE THAT REQUIRED THIS MAN'S EXAMINATION - THE DR DIAGNOSED SILICOSIS CLASS I. THE MAN WORKS EVERY DAY. HE HAS WORKED FOR THIS CO SINCE NOV.1 195 2 3
EMPLOYEE HAD RE7URN FROM DUMPING A LOAD OF STOMNSTONE,HAD GOTTEN OUT OF TRUCK AND WAS WALKING AROUND THE TRUCK HE STEPPED ON A SMALL STONE AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
HE WAS LOADING STONE ON TO TRUCK LIFTING STONE AND HURT BACK
HE WAS BUILDING PALLETS; HAMMERING A NAIL; THE NAIL SOME HOW HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO PUT GASOLINE IN A TRACTOR HE WAS GETTING OFF THE TRACTOR AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT SHIN.
HE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER TO GRIND DOWN A PC. OF STEEL ON A TRUCK BED BEFORE WELDING, GRINDER HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN STEEL & OPERATOR LOST GRIP & GRINDER HIT HIM ON BOTTOM MIDDLE FINGE R OF LEFT '%*%'*%*@*'*%' HIT HIM ON BOTTOM MIDDLE OF LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE AND TWO OTHERS WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF STONE IT SPLIT AND A PIECE FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT
HE WAS DRIVING A TRUCK AND DUMPING STONE WHEN UNLATCHING THE TAILGATE HE STUMBLED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND IN THE TAILGATE
HE WAS WELDING AS HE REMOVED HIS HELMET, A VERY SMALL PIECE OF STEEL HIT HIM IN THE EYE
HE WAS SPLITTING STONE A PC SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT
HE REACHED TO PICK UP STONE & SLIPPED & CUT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STONE ATO PUT ON A TRAILER
HE WAS BREAKING BUILDING STONE WITH A JACKHAMMER LET THE BIT SLIP CUTTING INTO LITTLE TOE ON RT FOOT HIS TOE WAS AMPUTATED