Small drill operator operated in an area against a small high wall in an unsafe manner. Upon setting up the drill operator placed their back against the high wall at the drill operator's station. Several rocks (approximately 15-20lbs) became dislodged from a height of 2'-3' above the operator's shoulder height striking operator at the base of the neck and shoulder.
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Showing all 7Employee was attempting to walk down a 5' embankment when boot was lodged in the mud. This area is not an area generally used for foot traffic.
Employee is a stone cutter who was loading a large piece of stone at the stone saw. His hand slipped and the thumb on the other hand was smashed under the rock.
Employee was doing routine crusher maintenance when he noticed a bolt was loose on the underside of the crusher. As he was walking to tighten the bolt he was looking up and tripped over a frozen clump of mud.
Area was plowed of snow and not yet sanded.
Rock lodged in crusher/feeder. Lock out/tag out procedures taken. Employee went into feeder to pry rock loose. Rock rolled onto employee's leg.
EE was attempting to hook up table saw to hitch on pickup truck along w/another ee. Other ee had to walk away to get a tool. Injured ee had tongue of saw sitting on pick up truck's bumper. It slipped off bumper onto his ankle.