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Employee was breaking rock with an eight pound sledge hammer and missed wedge causing hammer to come back and strike them in the face, forehead, causing a laceration.

Using sledge hammer to break down dth drill

He was putting a wedge in hammar using a 2lb hammer, hit his left fore thumb area causing laceration.

Using sledge hammer to drive wedges missed wedge and hit rock - hammer bounced off rock and hit him in nose. Was in a kneeling position.

Using a sledge hammer to drive wedges and felt his back pop. Went to Dr., Dr put on light duty for 3 weeks. P.T. for 3 weeks as well.

Employee was pulling on airline and a knife blade was hung up on line and punctured his forearm.

Employee was hitting wedge with hammer & missed wedge hitting rock. A piece of rock chipped off & came back hitting him in the eye knocking off his glasses.

Hit pulling dog with hammer to set dog in place, to put granite block from floor. Small piece of metal struck in nose and would not come out. Piece of metal was approx. 1/8" long.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WEDGE W/HAMMER & STEPPED INTO SWING, STEPPING TOO CLOSE & HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE WEDGE NEXT TO THE ONE HE WAS HITTING.

EE was hammering a wedge into a piece of granite when the wedge flew up and hit EE in upper lip.

DOGS SLIPPED ON BLOCK CAUSING A SMALL PIECE (7" X 5" X 2 1/2) TO TRAVEL APPROX 30', STRIKING EE IN LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A BLOCK WHEN HE PULLED THE CHAIN AND HOOK TO ONE END. HE TURNED IN AN AWKWARD POSITION, SPRAINING HIS BACK.

EE was lighting had held burner when it back fired and flume shot back and burn his left index finger.

DRIVING WEDGE WITH SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN WEDGE SLIPPED, CAUSING HAMMER TO SLIDE OFF WEDGE, CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER AND WEDGE.

EMPLOYEE FRACTURED LEFT TOE USING A JACKHAMMER.

HE WAS USING A LSEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE WEDGES & MISSED THE WEDGE CAUSING HIS HAND TO COME IN CONTACT WITH GRANITE.