Employee inflating airbag to move wall and natural seam in rock shifted rock causing a tear in bag and air released through tear blowing dust/dirt in employees eyes.
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Showing all 16He was setting up wire saw when a wall was being pulled down and a pc came loose once wall fell and struck him in the elbow
Employee was lining up an I-beam when it slipped and hit his finger.
Aggravation to feet from previous incident, 9/6/11 dr note to restrict to sit work, worked 9/7/11 sitting, Family dr appt 9/8-12/11. returned 9/13/11 and no sit work available. Out till dr releases.
Employee pulling on wire for wire saw & felt a pain in lower abdomen.
He was sitting on rock, drilling a dog hole, & when he got downoff the rock, one foot went between 2 rocks & when he turned, he twisted right knee. Taking meds for inflamation.
Employee bent over to pick up pump and his knee popped. EE did not tell anyone until 9-9-04 at 8:00 am. I took him to the doctor at 1:30 pm and ee is on light duty.
Moving ladder when it slipped, striking ee on rt forehead causing a laceration that took 5 stitches.
EE WAS HOOKING CHAIN TO PAN WHEN CHAIN TIGHTENED UP AND WRAPPED AROUND HIS HAND - CAUSING IT TO BE BRUISED.
EE WAS PULLING ON CRANE CABLE WHEN BOOM WAS HOISTED CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN CRANE CABLE AND CRANE BLOCK.
EE WAS WORKING ON LEDGE & TWISTED HIS RIGHT LEG & HIS KNEE.
HE WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHER & ON HIS OWN DECIDED TO WASH OFF HIS GLOVES. HE HELD HIS HAND AT CLOSE RANGE TO VALVE & PULLED TRIGGER TOO HARD PUNCTURING HIS FINGER THROUGH HIS GLOVE.
PICKING UP ROCK WITHOUT GLOVES & CUT FINGER.
HE WAS PICKING UP GRANITE PIECE AND CUT HIS HAND LEFT THUMB AREA.
WORKING WITH ROCK IN BOTTOM HOLE AND CUT HIS THUMB.
EE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE PIECES OF ROCK THAT DAY AND BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A LARGER PIECE OF ROCK. WHEN HE PICK UP THE ROCK AND TURNED WITH IT, HE FELT HIS BACK POP. HE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS S INCE. NOTIFIED 1/24/00 AT 7:30 AM OF INJURY.