EE was splitting stone with hammer and chisel. The Chisel slipped in EE's hand, and EE accidentally struck EE's thumb with the hammer.
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Showing all 20EE chiseling pieces off standing stone, piece of stone fell towards loader and EE attempted to hold it up by pulling towards them causing a back strain
EE splitting stone, went to swing, but stone split mid swing causing EE to swing and not hit anything.
Employee was splitting field stone when a piece of EE's chisel broke off and hit EE's knee.
Employee splitting stone with chisel and hammer, struck finger.
EE working in quarry splitting stone using chisel, piece came off chisel and hit knee and was stuck in skin.
EE using chisel to split stone, missed chisel and hit finger
EE reported left shoulder pain to the supervisor. EE felt pain in the shoulder when EE was swinging a hammer to hit a chisel on a piece of stone.
EE was breaking stone in the Chilton shop. While EE was breaking stone, a chip of the stone went up under EE's safety glasses into EE's left eye. EE was given first aid to flush EE's left eye. Afterward, EE still felt discomfort in EE's eye. EE was taken to the clinic and EE's left eye was found to have a scratch. EE was given a prescription for eye drops.
EE was opening a stone with a hammer and chisel when a small piece of stone flew and contacted EE's right 5th digit, resulting in a laceration.
Employee was chiseling the top off a piece of stone when it tipped over and fell on EE's right foot.
Employee was dislodging a jam in a rock feeder when the pry bar being used shifted, causing hand to strike the surge tunnel wall.
Employee was chiseling stone and ee felt foreign material enter eye.
Employee was striking a chisel with a hammer on a piece of stone when the stone opened and the hammer hit his left index finger, fracturing the metacarpal bone.
Employee was cutting old conveyor belts to be used as cleanup mats and he was using a utility knife to enlarge holes and the knife slipped from his hand and cut his left palm.
Employee was using hand pitch and hammer to split stone open. When he struck the pitch, it went through the opening and the hammer struck his thumb and injured the thumb.
Employee was "opening" a stone slab in the quarry with a hand chisel and hammer. When he held the chisel with his left hand and swung the hammer with his right, the chisel passed through the opening and his thumb struck the edge of the larger piece of stone still standing.
Employee was cutting hole in coveyor belt in order to put chain through in order to pull belt off conveyor. Utility knife was hard to pull out and when employee pulled, it struck employee in the inner left thigh. Employee recieved 2 stiches.
Employee was using hand chisel to chip stone in quarry. When employee struck chisel with hammer, a metal sliver left chisel and entered left forearm.
Employee was using hand chisel to chip stone in the quarry. When employee struck chisel with hammer, a metal sliver left chisel and entered left lower leg.