Employee was lifting a plug drill (About 25 lbs.) when he felt a pain in his lower back.
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Showing all 33While threading a bit on to a drill steel the drill steel fell pinning the employees right hand to the ground.
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While Plug drilling, twisted knee and hand slipped and pinky finger got cut, and needed stitches.
While moving a quarry drill the crane swung to the right and caught the injured between that drill and another drill nearby.
Loose clothing caught with slot drill rod twisting arm.
Employee was cutting webs when the drill rod stuck in the jig. When he attempted to remove it, it rotated and caused fractures to his right hand and wrist area.
AS HE WAS DRILLING A NOTCH IN A SAW BLOCK WITH A JACKHAMMER THE ROD SLIPPED OUT OF THE NOTCH AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACKHAMMER AND A METAL HOSE FITTING.
Employee was operating 90 ton truck crane. When lifting a block to lower the main fall, brake locked and would not release load. Block swung out past riggers on crane causing load to shift crane and caused a rocking motion. Operator jumped out of crane onto granite. This crane was being operated from bottom of quarry pit.
Employee was grinding on derrick swing shaft with 2 other ee for repairs when a piece of metal flew up under his glasses.
He was cutting aluminum air line & a piece of aluminum got into his eye. On 2-19-07 he said was still bothering him & went to Dr.
Drilling & rock dust came up & into eye. Had safety glasses on.
Exposed to large impact wrench while holding tire for support while operator working wrench and noise and air blew in left ear. Report due to audiogram on 9/12/05.
EE WAS USING A CHANNEL TORCH & HOT ROCK FLEW UP UNDER HIS GLASSES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NOSE AREA AT CORNER (INSIDE) OF EYE. WHEN HE REMOVED HIS GLASSES THE HOT ROCK MELTED TO FRAME & PULLED SKIN FROM NOSE OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A LIFT HOLE IN GRANITE BLOCK WHEN PART OF IT SHEARED OFF CAUSING EMPLOYEE & ROCK TO FALL APPROX. 10'. EE HAD HIS SAFETY BELT ON WHICH KEPT HIM FROM HITTING THE BOTTOM.
DOGGING A HOLE WITH PLUG & DRILL WHEN DRILL SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT CALF.
Operator was operating crane with left hand when a lever popped back striking his hand causing a sprain.
EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THE MACHINE WAS SHUT OFF. WHEN HE UNJAMMED THE TIP IT STARTED UP CAUSING HIS LEFT RING FINGER TO BE PINCHED.
EE HOOKED A NOVAMAC DRILL UP WITH CHAINS IMPROPERLY AND WHEN DRILL WAS LIFTED IT SWUNG AROUND STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND KNOCKING HIM TO HIS FEET.
WHILE SHARPENING DRILL BITS THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST.
WORKING A JACKHAMMER. HE PROPPED HIS HAND ON GRANITE WALL & LEANED JACKHAMMER OVER & IT LANDED ON HIS HAND THAT WAS PROPPED ON WALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING OUT CHANNEL AND DUST AND DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. HURT ON 8/20/02; DIDN'T REPORT OR GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 8/28/02.
DRILLING HOLE NEXT TO A GRANITE WALL WHEN DRILL SLIPPED MASHING FINGER AGAINST WALL.
HE DRILLS GRANITE WITH A JACKHAMMER AND STEEL. HE WAS SETTING UP STEEL AND SETTING JH DOWN ON STEEL AND MISSED RETAINER. THE JH SLIPPED AND STEEL BENT AND HIT HIM ON FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING HARDWOOD WEDGES ON A BENCH SAW. PIECE OF WOOD WAS KICKED BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON NOSE.
HE WAS OPERATING A NOVAMAC DRILL AND HIS HAND GOT BETWEEN THE TRACK AND WALL OF QUARRY AND SMASHED THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.
HE WAS PUTTING IN A SNAKE HOLE IN GRANITE TO HOOK CHAIN THROUGH. THE BIT WENT THROUGH OUT THE END OF GRANITE(END OF GRANITE BROKE OFF) CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HIT HIS ARM ON GRANITE.
EE WAS IN BED OF DUMP TRUCK UNHOOKING A PIECE OF GROUT. AFTER THE DOGS WERE FREE, HE TURNED HIS BACK TO DO SOMETHING AND THE DOGS SWUNG AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK. THE FORCE DID NOT KNOCK HIM DOW N. COMPLAINED OF SORENESS 4-18/4-19 BUT WAS ABLETO WORK. EE WAS OUT 4-20 DUE TO PERSONAL BUSINESS. ASKED TO SEE DR 4-24.
EE WAS INSTALLING GEAR BOX ON DRILL USING AN OVERHEAD CRANE TO LIFT GEAR BOX. AS GEAR BOX CONTACTED DRILL MAST, THE CHAIN WENT SLACK AND GEAR BOX TOPPLED OVER. AS IT FELL, IT PUT WEIGHT BACK O N CHAIN AND EE''S FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN AND GEAR BOX. PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF RING AND SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE DRILL STEEL ROD FROM HISDRILL & HIS RIGHT GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE MACHINE & TWISTED HIS ARM BREAKING BONE IN LOWERARM
EMPLOYEE WAS LIGHTING A BURNER WHEN THE 02 HOSE BLEW OFF CAUSING A FLAME BURNING HIS HAND.
EE WAS BLOWING OUT A CHANNEL WITH AIR WHEN HOT ROCK WENT IN THE CHANNEL IGNITING LEFT OVER FUELIN THE CHANNEL COMING BACK ON HIM & BURNING HIS ARMS & FACE