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EE was moving a slab of sandstone into position to be split, when he cut his left hand on a sharp edge of the stone. EE was given a tetanus injection, as well as several stitches to close the laceration.
Employee was moving a large thin piece of sandstone with the stone standing up on edge. A piece approx 1 Sq Ft. broke off the top edge and struck his right wrist causing a laceration which required 6 sitiches to close.
EE was lifting a slab of sandstone onto a pallet when he sustained pain to his lower back. Physician diagnosis: Lumbar strain.
EE was lifting a slab of stone into position to be split when he sustanined a sharp pain to his lower abdomen. Drs diagnosis: strain to abdomen.
EE was moving a large piece of stone into position to be split. The stone slipped from his grasp and struck his left leg 3 inches below his knee causing a laceration. He received serveral stitches and returned to full work capasity on 7/16/07.
Employee was lifting a slab of sandstone up onto it's edge to be split when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower back. Physician Diagnosis: low back muscle strain.
Employee was lifting a 4" thick slab of sandstone off the top of a large block from which it was split off of, when his feet slipped from under him. The 4" slab fell back onto the block crushing his left index finger between the 4" slab and the block.
EE was lifting slabs of sandstone onto a pallet, when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower back. Physician diagnosis: Strain to lumbar spine, EE will be off work until next Dr. appointment on 11-7-06.
Employee was moving a block of sandstone into position to be split when he sustained a sprain to his chest muscles. Physicians dioagnosis: chest wall contusion.
On 8/25/06, EE requested to see a physician due to pain in his lower abdomen. He first noticed the pain on 8/16/06, but did not become concerned til 8/25/06, when it effected his ability to perform his job. Dr diagnosis: Hernia, requiring surgery to repair. EE returned to work on 8/28/06 in restircted capacity until surgery.
EE was palletizing slabs of sandstone by hand when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower back. Physicians diagnosis: Low back strain. EE will be off work for 7 to 10 days.
EE was attempting to move a slab of sandstone by pushing on it's edge. His left side was facing the stone. He had his left elbow tucked into his left rib cage and left hand on the stone pushing when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower left rib cage area. Physician diagnosis: rib separation.
EE was lowering a slab of sandstone to the ground when he pinched his left middle finger between ground and the stone slab. DR. Diagnosis: laceration & contusion left middle finger. EE lost 3 work days.
Employee requested to see a doctor because of back pain. Work exposure is a contributing factor to the aggravation of a previous back injury he sustained on 6/13/06. Employee was released to full duty on 6/28/06. He is again on restricted work activity (light duty) begining 7/21/06.
EE was standing slabs of stone up onto their edges, one against the other, when a piece of stone fell over and struck his right ankle.
EE was pushing on a block of stone to center it on pallet when he sustained a strain to his lower back. Physician Diagnosis: Low back strain. EE returned to work on 5/12/06 in a restricted work activity status.
Employee was lifting a 4" thick slab of sandstone up onto its edge to be split when he sustained pain in his lower back. Physician diagnosis: strain lumbar spine.
EE was manually placing pieces of sandstone onto a wooden pallet when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower back. Physician diagnosis: Lumbar strain.
EE was lifting a block of stone into position to be split when he sustained a sharp pain in his left shoulder. Physician diagnosis: left shoulder injury, no use of left shoulder for 7-10 days.
EE was palletizing pieces of sandstone when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower back. Physician's diagnosis: low back strain. EE will be off for 7 to 10 days until furthur evaluation.
EMPLOYEE WAS PALLETIZING PIECES OF STONE WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN TO HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. DR.'S DIAGNOSIS: ABDOMEN WALL STRAIN. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 1/16/06 IN A LIGHT DUTY WORK ASSIGNMENT. NEXT DR'S APPT. IN ONE WEEK FOR RE-EVALUATION.
EE was palletizing pieces of patio stone when he sustained a sharp pain in his lower back. Physician deignosis: lumbar strain He lost 1 day of work on 12/14/05. He returned to work on light duty on 12-15-05 until next evaluation of 12/7/05.
EMPLOYEE PLACED A HAMMER ON TOP OF A BLOCK OF STONE. THE HAMMER HANDLE WAS PROTRUDING OUT OVER THE EDGE OF THE BLOCK. WHILE MOVING ANOTHER PIECE OF STONE INTO POSITION ALONGSIDE THE BLOCK, THE STONE BEING MOVED CAME DOWN ON THE HAMMER HANDLE CAUSING THE HAMMER TO FLIP UPWARD STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING PIECES OF STONE ONTO A PALLET. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS: LOW BACK STRAIN, NO WORK UNTIL COMPLETION OF PHYSICAL THERAPY (4-6 WEEKS).
EE WAS MOVING A SLAB OF STONE TO BE SPLIT WHEN HE PINCHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE STONE HE WAS MOVING AND AN ADJACENT STATIONARY BLOCK OF STONE. HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO HIS FINGER. PHYSICIAN INSTRUCTIONS: NO WORK TILL RE-EVALUATION ON 11-11-05.
EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STONE WHILE CLEANING HIS WORK STATION WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS: LOW BACK STRAIN, LIGHT DUTY FOR 1 WEEK UNTIL NEXT APPOINTMENT 0N 9/27/05.
Employee was lifting a slab of stone onto a pallet when he sustained a sharp pain in his lower back. Stone too far from body when lifted. Physician diagnosis: Low back strain, placed on restricted work activity for one week.
Employee was lifting a piece of stone up onto its edge to be split when he sustained a sharp pain in his lower back. Improper lifting procedure suspect. Physician diagnosis: low back strain. Placed on restrictive work activity for seven days.
EE WAS LIFTING A BLOCK OF SANDSTONE UP ONTO ITS EDGE TO BE SPLIT WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMIN. PHYSICIANS DIAGNOSIS: ABDOMINAL STRAIN, RTW IN LIGHT DUTY STATUS ON 8/23/05 UNTIL NEXT DR APPT ON 8/29/05
EE WAS LIFTING BLOCKS OF JUNK STONE FROM HIS WORK STATION TO CLEAN THE AREA. WHILE LIFTING A STONE WEIGHING APPROX 100LBS HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ABDOMEN AREA. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS: ABDOMENAL STRAIN. RELEASED TO RET TO LIGHT DUTY STATUS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Employee was moving a slab of sandstone to a pallet when an adjacent slab of stone fell towards the stone being moved, crushing the first digit of his left index finger between the two slabs of stone. Physician's diagnosis crush injury, open fracture and laceration.
EE WAS PALLETIZING PIECES OF STONE WEIGHING APPROX 25 LBS EACH WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. PHYSICIANS DIAGNOSIS: LARGE RIGHT GROIN HERNIA. POSSIBLE SURGERY REQUIRED. NO WORK 6-8 WEEKS *SURGERY PER CALL 9/8/05*
Employee was lifting a slab of sandstone onto a pallet when he sustained a sharp pain in his upper back between his shoulder blades. Physician diagnosis: right scapular area shoulder strain. Employee returned to work on 4/26 on company's restricted work activity program until further evaluation.
EE WAS PLACING A SLAB OF STONE UP ON EDGE AGAINST A LARGE BLOCK OF STONE WHEN EE PINCHED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE SLAB AND THE BLOCK OF STONE. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS CRUSHING INJURY OPEN FRACTURE LACERATION TO FIRST DIGIT MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND
EE WAS LIFTING A SLAB OF SANDSTONE UP ONTO ITS EDGE TO BE SPLIT WHEN EE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN TO LOWER BACK. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS, LUMBAR STRAIN
AFTER SPLITTING A LARGE SLAB OF SANDSTONE INTO SEVERAL THIN LAYERS, EE BEGAN TO BOME THE FIRST LAYER OF STONE TO PLACE IT ON A PALLET. THE LAYERS OF STONE WERE STANDING UP ON EDGE STACKED AGAINST EACH OTHER. WHEN EE MOVED THE FIRST LAYER OF STONE, THE SECOND LAYER FELL TOWARDS EE PINCHING R/HAND
Employee was lifting a slab of sandstone up onto its edge to be split when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower back. Physician diagnosis: lumbar strain. Employee will be off work until next evaluation on 3/22/05.
EE WITH ANOTHER EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A LARGE PIECE OF MOSS ROCK ONTO A FLAT BED TRUCK BY HAND. WHEN EE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN TO LOWER BACK. EE WAS TREATED BY PHYSICIAN ON 3/14/05. NO WORK FOR ONE WEEK. APPT ON 3/21/05
EE WAS STANDING A SLAB OF SANDSTONE ON ITS EDGE TO BE SPLIT. BOTTOM EDGE OF THE SLAB SLIPPED SUDDENLY AWAY FROM EE CAUSING THE ELEVATIED EDGE TO FALL TOWARDS EE. EE TRIED TO HANG ONTO THE SLAB AS IT HIT THE GROUND TO PREVENT BREAKAGE AND PINCHED MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHEN STONE IMPACTED GROUND
EE was lifting a block of stone up onto its edge to be split when he sustaine a sharp pain to his right shoulder blade to lower back area. Dr's diagnosis was a lumbar strain. He will be off work until his next evaluation on 2-7-05.
EE was palletizing slabs of stone which weight to 100 lbx. when he sustained a strain to his lower abdomin and right groin area. ee will be off work until further examination on 2-1-05.
EMPLOYEE WAS PALLETIZING PIECES OF SANDSTONE WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 6:00 AM WEDNESDAY 1-5-05. HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR 1-5-05. HE WILL BE OFF WORK UNTIL NEXT APPOINTMENT ON 1-13-05.
EE was lifting a slab of sandstone up onto its edge to be split when he sustained a pain in his left lower abdomen and groin area. Doctor prescribed wearing of an abdominal binder support and modified work assignment for unspecified time frame.
EMPLOYEE WAS PALLETIZING STONE. HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF STONE AT HIS RIGHT SIDE, LIFTING AND TWISTING AT THE SAME TIME TO POSITION THE STONE ONTO A PALLET DIRECTLY TO THE FRONT OF HIS POSITION WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SPRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS LIFTING A FLAT PIECE OF STONE UP ONTO ITS EDGE TO BE SPLIT WHEN HE SUSTAINED A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 11/11/04. DOCTOR RECOMMENDED NO WORK FOR EE UNTIL AFTER HIS NEXT EVALUATION ON 11/19/04.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING A SLAB OF SANDSTONE UP ON EDGE TO BE SPLIT. ONCE THE STONE WAS ON EDGE IT ROLLED TO THE LEFT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND CONTROL OF THE STONE. THE STONE FELL FLAT TO THE GROUND, STRIKING HIS LEFT SHIN.
Employee was placing stone on a steel stand-up pallet. He placed a piece of stone on its edge on the pallet, let go of the stone and took a step backwards with his left foot at which time the stone fell towards him striking his right shin. Did not seek medical attention until 10-11-04.
Ee was lifting a small block of sandstone up onto its edge, using his left hand and arm, when he sustained a strain to his lower back. Ee stated that he has, in the past, consistently lifted much larger blocks in the same manner with no adverse effect.
EE WAS PALLETIZING SANDSTONE WHEN HE SUSTAINED PAIN IN THE RIGHT GROIN AREA. HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK THAT DAY. THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 6:30 A.M. ON MONDAY, 9/27/04. EE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR 9/27 & WAS RELEASED TO PERFORM LIGHT DUTY UNTIL NEXT APPT. IN 2 WEEKS. (11/2/04: EE SAW SURGEON; WILL HAVE HERNIA SURGERY IN NEAR FUTURE.)
Ee was lifting a piece of stone weighing approx. 80 lbs onto a pallet when he felt a sharp pain in the muscles of his right ribcage area. Injury appears to be caused by over exertion on the part of ee.