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EE was placing cutting stock on a pallet with the hoist & clamp: EE placed the pc. of stock on the pallet but misjudged where the pallet was, and dropped the pc on EE's finger, causing a fracture & laceration to EE's right hand ring finger.
Employee was sawing a pc of slate, EE was carrying a scrap pc to the rubbish bin when it broke & part of it landed in EE's L foot.
Employee was moving a piece of slate to the rubbish bin; a piece broke off and fell onto left foot, causing a fracture.
Employee was using a hoist when a rock fell off a pallet on top of left foot.
Employee was working in the yard - he walked around a pallet of slate, slipped on snow covered ice fell.
Unknown; EE did not report the injury to anyone, we learned of it on 4/5/06. EE's daughter states that he dropped a piece of slate stock he was wieghing, on his finger.
EE WAS EMPTYING A HOPPER THAT WAS ON A FORKLIFT. THE HOPPER TIPPED FORWARD AND EE GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOPPER AND THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT.
EE WAS PLACING A PIECE OF SLATE STOCK ONTO A PALLET; THE PIECE RECOILED AS IT WAS PUT DOWN, AND HIT THE EE IN THE LEFT PALM/WRIST AREA CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING A BLOCK OF SLATE. THE PIECE WAS NO GOOD SO HE PICKED IT UP TO THROW IT OUT AND IT BROKE AND CUT HIS FINGER.
EE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE EXCAVATOR, WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND, HIS LT. FOOT TWISTED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM, CAUSING A FOOT FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A QUARRY DUMP TRUCK FROM ONE END OF THE PIT TOT HE OTHER END TO DUMP A LOAD OF SLATE WASTE. HE TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND AND BACKED UP TO DUMP THE LOAD. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE BANK AND LANDED ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE. EE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, ANOTHER EE SAW THE TRUCK AND GOT OUR EXCAVATOR OPERATOR TO ASSIST.
WHILE TAKING A STONE OFF THE CONVEYOR, IT TIPPED& FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT, FRACTURING IT.
WHILE MOVING A PIECE OF STONE, THE STONE SPLIT APART AND A PIECE FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT, FRACTURING IT.