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Worker was splitting stone slab with hammer and wedge. Metal wedge broke off and a small sliver pierced EE's Left hand.
EE was splitting sandstone with a hand chisel and the stone fell against EE's leg
Employee was splitting sandstone using a wedge and hammer. A piece of metal came off of the wedge and lodged in knee.
Injured worker was splitting sandstone with a hammer and chisel. The rock broke and fell on a leg causing an abrasion to leg and a broken ankle.
Employee was using a quarry bar that slipped from under a rock and stressed his wrist.
Employee was working with a partner quarrying a rock. The partner was using a bar for leverage while splitting the stone. A chisel was being inserted, when the bar slipped the employee struck his hand/thumb (left) with the hammer.
Employee was splitting stone. When the wedge was struck, it slipped and the employee hit his thumb with hammer. The thumb was between the hammer and stone.
The employee was splitting rock when the wedge skipped off the stone hitting him on his left leg just under the knee.
The employee was using a hammer and a wedge to loosen rock from the quarry and accidentally struck his hand and fractured his left middle finger.
The worker was using a hammer and wedge to split a stone. The head of the hammer came off the handle and struck the worker's finger. The finger split open and and suffered a tuft fracture.
The worker was using a hammer and wedge to clean rock. He missed his wedge and struck his finger. This removed the nail and some skin from the right index finger.
The Worker was Spliting a Stone with Hammer and wedge. as he was holding the wedge in place, he swung the hammer, missed his mark and hit his Thumb instead.
The miner was splitting a rock with hammer and wedge. A sliver from the wedge struck the miner in the arm. The sliver hit a vein, so we sent him to the doctor to make sure that there was not a serious problem and to make sure the bleeding stopped. The doctor felt that the cut had been well cleaned at the quarry and that the metal still in the arm was not worth removing.
the miner was prying on rock with a pry bar. The rock broke, and released the bar. the shock of this resulted in some strained muscles in the quarriers back.
The employee was working with a hammer & wedge clearing rock near a stone face. When the accident occurred his hammer glanced off the stone face in mid swing and was deflected to hit his thumb instead of the wedge. His thumb is broken but appears to be in position.
The employee was engaged in his normal work activity when he struck a steel wedge. It became airborn and struck his safety glasses and eyebrow.
The ee was prying on a rock with a bar. The rock broke unexpected and a piece of rock fell against his ankle.
WORKER WAS POUNDING A WEDGE INTO A PLUG & FEATHER HOLE CAME OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEEK.
WORKER WAS DRIVING A STEEL WEDGE BETWEEN LAYERS OF STONE WITH A SLEDGE WHEN PIECE OF WEDGE SPALLED OFF AND EMBEDDED IN HIS KNEECAP.
WORKER WAS PRYING STONE SLAB AWAY FROM STONE BENCH WITH A LARGE PRY BAR. THE STONE FRACTURED CAUSING BAR TO SUDDENLY DROP RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.