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Employee was helping another employee change the drill bit on a jackhammer when the other employee dropped the jackhammer on the employee's right hand, mashing his middle finger on his right hand.
EE was placing grout (scrap granite) in a pan to clean up his work area. He picked upa 50 pound piece and turned to place the granite in the pan when he felt a pull in his lower back area.
Ee was pushing the compressor shed door (sliding door), door became jammed in the track - He gave a quick shove on the door. The door did not give and ee was twisted at the waist. He felt a sharp stab of pain in the middle of his back.
EE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER WITH A CO-WORKER INTO A FORD RANGER TO AMOVE TO ANOTHER AREA OF THE QUARRY. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN LOW IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS MOVING A GRANITE SLAB TO HIS WORK STATION. WHILE LOWERING THE SLAB, HE GRABBED THE HOOK, PLACING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE HOOKS AND THE 5 LAB PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF ALL THE TENSION CAUS ING HIS FINGER TO BE CAUGHT FINISH LOWERING THE SLAB AND REMOTE HIS HAND.
CRANE BOOM MALFUNCTIONED AND FELL. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND CAUGHT HIS LEG BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.