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EE was getting a rock off the belt and it fell on the top of his hand causing a laceration to his finger and wrist and causing bruising

Employee was picking up a rock that was 12" height x 20" length, approximately 80 pounds. He set the rock on the belt to be split and his hand was under the rock. This caused a laceration to his left pinky finger. He was taken to Stamford Hospital, at which time they referred him to the Hendrick Hospital for surgery to sew up the injury. The finger was broken as well.

DENTON WAS "THROWING ROCK" INTO THE BIN AND WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO THE BIN BEING FULL, RATHER THAN EMPTY. HE SMASHED HIS RIGHT-MIDDLE FINGER, WHILE HOLDING A ROCK, AGAINST ROCK THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE BIN.

EMPLOYEE SAYS HE WAS PICKING UP A 10" BUFF BLOCK TO PALLETIZE AND FELT HIS BACK STRAIN. HE REPORTED TO HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR, AND THEN LATER REPORTED TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AS HE WAS LEAVING EARLY FOR THE DAY. HIS COMMENT THEN WAS THAT HE NEEDED TO GO HOME AND SEE IF HE COULD START FEELING BETTER.

EE SAYS THAT AS HE REACHED OVER TO TAKE A LARGER THAN USUAL ROCK OFF OF THE CONVEYOR TO PUT INTO THE BIN, HE FELT HIS LEFT KNEE TWIST WITH A SHARP PAIN. EE DID NOT REPORT AS AN 'ACCIDENT', AND EXPECT TO BE TAKEN TO A CLINIC UNTIL THE MORNING OF MONDAY, APRIL 28TH. EMPLOYER IS DENYING CLAIM BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WAS EXPRESSED TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AND FELLOW WORKERS.

Employee was stacking pallets and a rock fell from rock pile onto his right hand. He was taken to the ER for a possible break.

EE thought they were finished with the job and that no more rocks were to come off the conveyer and he turned away and one more rock came off the conveyer that rolled off and fell on his right toe. The employee was wearing steel toed boots but the rock landed on the backside of the steel toe part of boot. This resulted in a broken right toe.

Palatalizing rock from out of the rock bins and turned, which cause employee to pull muscle in his back.

Miner was checking the saw belt while saw WAS NOT running. His hand slipped and hand fell onto saw blade and cut his right thumb and the knuckle. Miner was taken to Hendricks Hospital in Abilene Texas and was treated. Miner was released the next day. Miner should have been more careful where he placed his hands to check belt in future.

Employee was lifting rock into metal bin, rock slipped from hand and caught finger between rock and steel bin