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Employee was sliding a large rock to the edge of the forks. The rocks slide off the edge of the forks causing the stone to fall and pulling down the employee's arm and tearing employee's bicep tendon
Employee was manufacturing stone which involved lifting heavy stone from a pallet, onto a saw table. While doing this process the employee strained a muscle in EE's back.
Miner was hand loading rocks into the bucket of a front end loader. As the miner was turning to put the rock in the bucket, he caught his hand in between the loader bucket and the rock which was in his hand. This caused his finger to get injured and cut. Weather conditions were not a factor in this accident.
EE WAS PICKING UP A LARGE STONE TO M0VE IT, WHEN HE PULLED/STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EE WAS REMOVING STONE FROM A TABLE WHEN ANOTHER ROCK FELL FROM THE TABLE AND HIT HIM IN THE HAND AND FINGER.
EE WAS MOVING A ROCK & TWISTED HIS BACK.
THE EE WAS PUTTING A PIECE OF STONE INTO A PAN &SMASHED HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF ROCK. THIS CUT HIS FINGER OPEN. HE WAS ALSO WEARING GLOVES.