While breaking stone on hydra split machine. A piece of stone broke off striking employee in EE's left leg (shin area) which cut EE's leg causing EE to go to ER and get 5 stitches.
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Showing all 7While removing stone from conveyor belt the employees finger was caught between the two causing the tip of his right middle finger to fracture and require stitches.
Employee was operating an air drill. He was trying to reposition it in the stone when he felt pain in his lower back. As he tried to move it caused pain down his left leg.
Employee was placing stone onto breaker from pallet. Stone fell from table & caught little finger between table & stone.
Employee was breaking rock at VPI & quarry. Rock dropped off of breaker, breaking ring finger on left hand. He also had 9 stitches in finger.
EE WHILE WORKING INSERT END OF NYD BREAKING MACHINE. WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE BREAK STONE. IN THE PROCESS HE WAS ROLLING A STONE UP TO BE SPLIT. IN DOING SO HE GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN STONE AND BREAKER TEETH. WHICH RESULTED IN HIS THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES AND ALSO BREAKING HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WHILE CUTTING STONE PICKED UP A SMALL STONE TO CUT AND TOOK A SHARP PAIN AND WENT NUMB ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.