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Employee was chipping rocks with hammer and chisel and a piece of metal fragmented off of chisel and entered employee's right thigh and became embedded there
Miner was hammering on a small piece of metal when a shard from that piece of metal splintered off and became embedded in the back of EE's hand.
Miner was using a hammer and chisel to break a piece of stone when a piece of steel from the chisel flew off and embedded in EE's leg.
Miner was pounding on a pin from the track of a backhoe with a hammer when a steel shard from the pin broke off and embedded itself in right shin.
Miner was splitting a piece of stone with a chisel and hammer when a piece of stone broke off and fell on EE's left foot. EE's left foot received a hematoma bruise.
Miner was using a hammer and chisel to split a piece of stone when miner struck left hand with the hammer. Miner bruised left hand in the thumb area.
Miner was facing stone with a hammer and chisel when EE felt pain in the groin area. EE was diagnosed with a hernia.
Injured miner was changing the outer rear tire of a semi-trailer when another miner lowered the floor jack. The trailer came down and pinched the injured miner's hand between the tire and the trailer.
Miner was using a Tamrock drill rig and was attempting to remove the drill bit by hitting it with a hammer. Another hammer was propped against the drill bit to secure the bit. When EE struck the bit with one hammer, the other hammer slid down pushing EE's finger across the broken drill bit which lacerated the finger.
Miner was sizing a piece of stone using a hammer and chisel. EE swung the hammer very hard and lost control hitting the chisel with a glancing blow. EE's hand smashed into the stone cutting the right index finger and causing a fracture of the right index finger.
Miner was splitting a stone with hammer and chisel and struck finger with the hammer.
The employee, a loader operator, was trying to dislodge a stone from the tire of loader with own pocket knife. The pocket knife collapsed and cut the tip of little finger on right hand.
Worker was trimming vines and weeds using a hand trimmer when he cut the tip of #4 finger of his left hand.
Worker was using a hammer and chisel to split stone. A small piece of the chisel broke off and lodged in his Right knee. Worker did NOT report the injury until the end of the shift. (4:30) Worker was sent to the clinic. Meds. and restricted duty. Will be re-evaluated on 04/01/2010.
Worker was splitting stone using a hammer and chisel. A small piece of steel broke from the chisel and lodged in his left leg just below the knee.
Worker was bent over splitting stone using a hammer and chisel, felt pain in lower back and left leg. Sent to clinic on 09/21/2009. No lost time, no restrictions. Meds only.
Worker was bent over splitting stone using a hammer and chisel. He felt a pain in his lower back and left leg. Injury was reported but the worker did not inform the company that he wanted to see a Dr. until 10/01/2008. Worker has a lumbar strain. No restrictions, no lost time. Meds. only.
Worker struck left hand with hammer while spliting stone, using hammer and chisel.
Worker was using a hammer and chisel to dress stone when a small piece of steel broke from the hammer and entered his right thumb. Dr removed steel and stitched wound.
Worker was splitting stone using a hammer and chisel. Missed the chisel striking his left hand between #1 finger and thumb on the backside of his hand causing a contusion to the hand.
Worker was spliting stone using a hammer and chisel when he struck his finger with the hammer causing a crushing injury to his finger.
Worker was using a hammer and chisel to dress stone when a small fragment of steel broke off the chisel and entered the workers finger.
Employee was hammering stone w/ hammer and chisel. Hammer came down on his right hand.
Hitting stone w/a hammer and felt a sharp pain in shoulder. Pulled muscle.
Employee was splitting stone and the stone broke and fell - hit him on the back of the rt. foot on the heel causing a contusion to the inside of the ankle.
Was breaking apart stone with hammer and chisel and cut arm.
Employee was splitting stone with a hammer and chisel, employee hit right pointer finger causing a open fracture to same finger
DANIEL WAS SPLITTING A STONE AND HE HIT HIS LEFT KNUCKLE WITH THE HAMMER. DR DIAGNOSED A CONTUSION/LACERATION TO HAND.
EE was chiseling a piece of stone and a chip flew. A piece of the chisel got lodged into his neck. The dr removed the metal sliver from his neck.
He hit his left hand index finger with a hammer, while splitting a stone.
INDIVISUAL WAS SPLITTING A STONE AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND WITH HIS HAMMER.
INDIVIDUAL WAS SPLITTING A STONE & HIT HIS LEFT HAND WITH HIS HAMMER.
EE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT RIGHT AWAY. HE TOLD OTHER ON FRIDAY 6-27-03 THAT A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM HIS CHISEL AND HIT HIS CHEST/STOMACH AREA.
WAS KNOCKING DOWN STONE & HE TWISTED WRONG.
HE WAS CHISELING ON A LEANING SLAB OF STONE AND WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF IT (INSTEAD OF THE SIDE OF IT) WHEN IT SLID DOWN AND PINNED HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE STONE AND BETWEEN THE GROUND. HE B ROKE HIS FOOT.
WAS WORKING OUT ON THE BLOCK WHEN HIS CHISEL SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH HIS HAMMER.
WAS CHISELING A STONE AND A PIECE GOT UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
WAS CHISELING A STONE, WHEN A PIECE OF THE CHISEL FLEW UP AND HIT HIM ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYEBROW. FOREHEAD.
SAID HE WAS WORKING WITH STONE & WHILE SPLITTINGONE HE FELT HIS BACK PULL IN UPPER RIGHT.
LEFT HAND STRUCK WITH QUARRY HAMMER SEVERE SWELLING ACROSS THE TOP OF HAND BROKE LEFT 2ND METACARPAL.