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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.
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 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.
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.