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While working on the parking brake of a pickup truck, the employee started to feel pain in the left elbow. The employee has been working as a mechanic at the mine for 23 years.
Miner was using a hammer and chisel to split a stone in extremely cold temperatures. A small shard of steel fragmented from the chisel and lodged in right leg.
Employee was carrying a small piece of stone and slipped on the ice. EE did not fall but in struggling to keep balance, ee strained groin and abdominal muscles resulting in a hernia requiring surgery.
Miner was splitting a piece of stone with a hammer and chisel when he experienced pain below his right shoulder blade. He is right handed and was hammering with his right hand.
Miner was lifting a piece of stone while twisting and strained his lower back.
Employee was lifting a piece of stone. He twisted and felt pain in his right elbow.
Cutting down trees with chain saw, dead tree next to area fell from vibration of work activities (possible wind) As employee was watching and backing away from tree he just cut down a Dead tree in area fell on employee knocking of hard hat off and hitting arms and chain saw he was carrying. That employee sustained broken arm and fractured wrist.
employee works at lifting and stacking stone. over the course of a month he started to feel pain behind his left knee. The pain continued to get worse so he reported it as an injury and requested to see a doctor.
Employee was operating a loader on a bumpy surface. He experienced pain in his lower back. Went to the Dr. Was given meds. to reduce swelling and relax muscles.
A worker was removing cut stone from a cutter when he lost his concentration on the task. He lost his grip on a large piece of stone which then fell on his right hand causing a fracture of his thumb.
Employee finished his shift, went home, had dinner, spoke with his family, went to bed. Woke up with back pain sometime on 08/01/2014 and went to the emergency room. Was treated and released to return to work with restrictions.
Worker was operating a forklift. He went to step down from the forklift and felt a pull in his left calf.
Worker was splitting a stone using a hammer and chisel when the stone fractured trapping his gloved hand and the #4 finger of his right hand causing a open fracture of the finger.
Worker was operating a loader removing stone from a ledge. He felt his back tighten and soon it became painful. This injury was NOT reported to the company. The worker went to the doctor and was put on restricted duty.
Worker was splitting a stone using a hammer and chisel when a small piece of the chisel broke off and struck him on the inside of his left leg just under his knee. First aid was given for a small puncture wound. Worker was sent to the Dr. on 09/30/2013 and put on restricted duty.
Worker was lifting and carrying a piece of stone to be stacked on a pallet when he lost his balance and fell on his right side causing a strain. No lost time, reassigned to restricted duty.
Worker was splitting stone using a hammer and chisel when he felt a pain in his Left wrist. Reported the injury and was treated with ice. 06/11/2013 reported for work and requested to see a Dr. went to clinic. (sprained wrist) restricted, NO LOST TIME!
Worker was lifting and stacking stone when he felt a pain in his lower back. He continued to work for the rest of the day (04/15/2013) reporting his injury the following morning 04/16/2013. Went to clinic-lumbar strain-restricted duty and meds.