EE was setting the electronic equipment to detect the centering of the holes to be drilled with the 3" diameter drill. EE mistakenly leaned on a rod of the hole finder equipment and fell. EE, two days later on the phone, told me that EE had broken EE's wrist and ankle.
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Showing all 10The worker was working with our technician at the power cabin at the quarry. When our technician was not present in the cabin the worker did a non-authorized procedure in the power cabin and gets shocked. The skin on the worker's hands was burned.
2 weeks ago, employee informed me that EE reported a finger pain to the previous Quarry Manager in February. EE didn't know of a specific task or event that caused the pain, but felt repetitive work tasks may have been a factor. EE was taken to the hospital for treatment. This injury was never reported MSHA because I discovered this only 2 week ago.
Cut in the finger handling a metal hydro bag
Employee was moving hose and a piece of rock fell on arm
A piece of metal projected from a sledgehammer.
Employee was breaking slabs with hammer and clever. A piece of steel came off the hammer and made a small puncture wound in his chest.
Two employee were carring a long piece of steel. When setting and be drillrod down it picked 1 finger as the rod flapped a the finger was between the steel rod and rock. This caused an injury to 1 finger that required stitches.
The victims ( previous owners) were on my property attemping to start a retired loader. The engine fired causing the loader to lunge in reverse running over the two victims.
The victims ( previous owners) were on my property attemping to start a retired loader. The engine fired causing the loader to lunge in reverse running over the two victims.