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EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING STONE WHICH WAS STANDING UP ON EDGE. SPLIT PIECE FELL AND CUT BOOT AND FOOT JUST ABOVE STEEL TOE. FOOT WAS CUT ABOUT 1/2" LONG. TENDONS WERE CUT AND HAD TO BE REPAIRE D.
HE WAS SANDRUBBING EDGE OF WINDOW STOOLS. STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS SPLITTING STONE; THE CHISEL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A CHISEL FROM A PIECE OF STONE THEY WERE SPLITTING HE GOT THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO LAYERS OF STONE CUTTING THE END OF HIS FINGER
THIS EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STOOD A LARGE PIECE OF STONE ON EDGE. HE BEGAN TO TRY TO SPLIT THE STONE WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE HELD IT. THE ONE HOLDING THE STONE BECAME OFF BALANCE OFF B ALANCE AND DROPPED THE STONE; IT FELL ON HIS FOOT.
HE WAS HOLDING PIN TO PUT IN BULLDOZER TRACK; ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TAPPED THE PIN WITH A HAMMER, WHICH BROKE OFF A STEEL SLIVER; THE SILVER OF STEEL (APPROX. 1/2") ENTERED TOP OF LEFT HAND AND ENT ERED KNUCKLE OF THIRD FINGER.-ONE ACCIDENT.
HE WAS SPLOTTING STONE WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL AND HIT HIS HAND WITH THE HAMMER
HE WAS BUILDING PALLETS; HAMMERING A NAIL; THE NAIL SOME HOW HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
HE WAS SPLITTING STONE A PC SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT