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Quarry worker swung the hammer trying to split a rock, and missed the wedge, hit their left pinky finger.

Quarry worker was cutting flagstone, piece of chisel flew off and hit their left forearm causing a contusion.

Quarry worker was splitting at stone, and a layer of the rock that EE was splitting broke off and fell on EE's left foot.

splitting a rock with chisel, metal piece entered workers left elbow.

Employee had stated was trying to top cut a rock with an 8lb sledgehammer and hit left-hand middle finger.

On 03/24/2021 employee let me know that they had been having some pain in right wrist. Employee said that the pain started a week prior and they got a wrist brace for it, and the pain still continued to get worse. Employee splits stone and uses a sledge hammer with a chisel to do so.

EE was chiseling stone and got a piece of metal from EE's chisel in EE's leg.

EE was hammering a part trying to get a bearing off of a pulley, when a little piece of metal came off of the punch and hit ee in the left side of the chest.

EE was chiseling a piece of rock when a metal piece from the chisel broke off into EE's leg.

EE was chiseling a piece of stone with a hammer when EE hit right hand with the hammer. EE felt EE would be okay the day of injury and then reported the pain wasn't going away a week later.

Miner was using a metal chisel on a piece of stone when a metal piece came off and went into EE's left thigh.

Employee reported to me on Friday the 13th that he had got a metal shaving in his lip and he tried to get it out himself, but it didn't come out so he asked to make an appt. I scheduled him on Monday the 9th and he was seen on Tuesday the 10th.

Employee was chiseling a stone when a metal piece from the chisel shot him in the forehead. He was then taken to the emergency room to get the metal piece taken out. He had his laceration closed with Steri-Strip.

Employee was chiseling a rock and a piece of rock got into his eye. He decided to wait and see if it would go away, then finally decided to get medical attention on 04/11/2014.

Worker was splitting rock with a hammer and chisel when he heard a popping noise and felt pain in his wrist. He finished his shift and then performed other duties the next 2 work days. When he attempted to split rock on the 3rd work day he had pain in his wrist.

EE was splitting stone with a 10 pound hammer and chisel. Over a period of time, he felt pain in his right shoulder. He was prescribed Naproxen and placed on a ten (10) pound lifting restriction.

EE was pulling some wire through a conduit with a pair of needle nose pliers. The conduit was situated at about eye level. The pliers slipped off of the wire and struck the EE below his left eye. He was required to have stitches.

Employee was using a chisel to split a rock when a piece flew into his eye. He was sent to a specialist to remove the imbedded object.

The employee was adjusting a large rock with a crowbar to cut it and strained his muscles. He was prescribed Vicodin, Motrin and Flexeril.

The employee was splitting stone when he resituated his foot on some gravel. The gravel caused him to slide twisting his ankle. He has been placed on Ibuprofen and using an ankle brace.

He was repairing a stone cutting machine. He was trying to remove a hydraulic fitting with a wrench and injured his right arm/shoulder. He was perscribed naproxen and put on modified duty.

Employee was removing a bolt from a saw with a wrench. The wrench then slipped and he hit his right elbow. He was prescribed Naproxen and placed on modified duty.

Employee was repairing the wiring on a forklift. While stripping the wire he slipped and cut himself with the utility knife.

Employee was splitting stone with a hammer and chisel. A piece of rock chipped off and struck him on the upper lip.

The employee was splitting rock with a hammer and chisel. While bent down, he felt a pull in his lower back. Prescribed Percocet and Flexorel.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH A HAMMER & CHISEL. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RT. HAND. THINKING THE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY, HE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY REPORT IT. A HARD BALL FORMED UNDERNEATH THE SKIN. PRESCRIBED 800 MG. OF IBUPROFIN. RELEASED TO FULL DUTY BUT REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST FOR POSSIBLE SURGERY.

Employee was splitting stone with a hammer and chisel. He struck his thumb with the hammer. He received stitches for a laceration to his left thumb.

Employee was breaking stone with a hammer and chisel. A piece of rock flew off and under the rim of his glasses landing in his eye. Eye cleaned and employee prescribed acular and polysporin.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A CHISEL WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAMMERED. THINKING THEY WERE DONE, HE WENT TO GRAB THE CHISEL. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIM WITH THE HAMMER. FINGER IS BROKEN AND REQUIRED SURGERY

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT SOME STONE ON A STONECUTTER BY MOVING IT INTO POSITION WITH A PRY BAR THE ROCK SLIPPED AWAY FROM THE EE CAUSING HIMT O TWIST FORWARD.

ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS. INJURED LEFT WRIST WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING USING A HAMMER AND PUNCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL. A PIECE OF THE HAMMER SPLINTERED OFF AND WENT INTO HIS THIGH. TREATMENT CONSISTED OF STITCHES AND KEFLEX

EMPLOYEE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A WEDGE AND A ROCK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRY DOWN A TOOTH THAT WAS STUCK ON STONE CUTTER. WHEN 3' IRON BAR HE WAS USING SUDDENLY CAME LOOSE, SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE METAL OFF BEARING LEDGE.

WHILE EE WAS SPLITTING SLABS WITH ANOTHER EE, EITHER THE WEDGE OR SLEDGE HAMMER THAT HE WAS UYSING HAD A SMALL PIECE FLY OFF AFTER STRIKING THE WEDGE WITH THE SLEDGE. THE PIECE PUNCTURE THE UP ER INSIDE OF HIS LEFT THIGH. A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS NOT REMOVED OR FOUND.

WHILE EE WAS SPLITTING STONE, A PIECE FROM THE WEDGE EMBEDDED ITSELF INTO HIS RIGHT THIGH.

EE WAS CHISELING STONE AND HIS HAMMER MISSED THECHISEL, EE INSTEAD STRUCK THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFTKNEE.