HE WAS HELPING TO DOG A BLOCK WHEN HE REACHED FOR A JACK HAMMER THE BLOCK SLIPPED AND WEDGED HIS FOOT BETWEEN GRANITE.
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Showing all 39WHILE PERPARING TO SHARPEN DRILL STEEL, WHWEN AIR GRINDER, WAS TURNED ON THE GRINDING WHEEL BROKE APART HITTING EMPLOYEE SEVERAL TIME SON ARMS AND LEGS. THE GUARD AROUT WHEEL WAS BROKEN WHEN WHEEL CAME APART.
CHIPPED BONE IN RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND. SETTING HOOKS TO LIFT GRANITE BLOCK FROM QUARRY WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED IN RING OF HOOK MASHING FINGER.
2 EMPLOYEES HAD WORDS BETWEEN THEM THAT LEAD TO AN ALTERCATION. AS THEY TUSSELED INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FOOT CAUGHT IN A CHANNEL AND WAS CRACKED. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TIL LATER IN THE DA Y WHEN EMPLOYEE HAD TO GO HOME. WE DID NOT KNOW UNTIL AFTER TALKING WITH THE INSURANCE CARRIER AND THE OFFICE OF MSHA THAT A REPORT HAD TO BE FILED.
CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN A CHAIN & DOGS.
HE WAS LOOKING DOWN IN A CHANNEL OF THE AUTOMATIC BURNER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK DUST WENT UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES & INTO HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A 16# SLEDGE HAMMER HITTING AN EIGHT INCH WEDGE WHEN THE HAMMER HANDLE BROKE & HIT HIM IN THE RIBS (NOTIFIED WORK RELATED 04-06-95
A GRANITE BLOCK WAS BEING LOADED ONTO A FLAT BEDTRUCK AND THE DOG HOLES BROKE LOOSE CAUSING BLOCK TO FALL ONTO TRUCK. GRANITE CHIPS FROM BLOCK BROKE LOOSE FROM BLOCK AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.
A GRANITE BLOCK WAS BEING LOADED ONTO A FLAT BEDTRUCK & THE DOG HOLES BROKE LOOSE CAUSING BLOCK TO FALL ONTO TRUCK. GRANITE CHIPS FROM BLOCK BROKE LOOSE FROM BLOCK & HIT EE IN WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PUMP TO PUT IN PAN TO BE LIFTED BY CRANE DID NOT WAIT ON HELP DID JOB BY HIMSELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING DRILL DOWN ON ROCK AFTER DRILLING A LINE OF HOLES WHEN DRILL SLIPPED & FELL ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT
HE WAS WORKING ON A DUMP TRUCK MOTOR AND THE CYLINDER FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS UNTWISTING A DERRICK ROPE AND IT PULLE DON HIS RIGHT ARM SPRAINING HIS WRIST.
EE WAS SHOVELING DIRT AND HIT A ROCK, HE LIFTED THE ROCK ON SHOVEL TO MOVE IT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE DROPPED A GRANITE ROCK ON HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
EE S ANKLE WAS HIT WITH AN AIR HOSE THAT HAD COME LOOSE FROM A DRILL THE AIR LINE HAD THE WHIP LINE ON HOSE TO KEEP FROM TWISTING. THIS CAUSED A SPRAIN TO THE LEFT ANKLE. ALTHROUGH ACCIDENT OC CURED 4-22-94, HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 4-25-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A BOARED WITH HIS HAND & TH4ERE WAS A NAIL IN THE BOARD HE DID NOT SEE HIS HAND HIT THE NAIL & IT PUNCTURED HIS RT HAND NO STITCHES RECHECK ON 04-25-94 WITH DOCTOR
CARRYING WEDGE DRIVER TO NEW WORK LOCATION STEPPED ON LOOSE STONE TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.
HE WAS USING HAND HELD TRIMMING BURNER AND FLAMES FROM BURNER IRRITATED HIS EYES. HE WAS WEARING A RADIANT LENS SAFETY GLASS, A MORE DARKENED LENS WILL BE USED WHILE OPERATING BURNER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING GRANITE ROCK WITH HIS HANDS AND DROPPED IT ON HIS FOOT. REPORTED TO FORMAN ON 1-17-94 HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS FOOT.
HE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKHAMMER & A PIECE OF GRANITE WENT IN HIS EYE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON
METAL GRATING USED AS WALKWAY IN WIRE SAW AREA GAVE WAY, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJUIRE LEG. (RIGHT LEG).
EMPLOYEE3 WAS HOOKING UP WELDER & CROSSED PHASES CUASING AN ELECTRICAL FLASH WHICH BURNED BOTHE HANDS. (2ND DEGREE BURNS)
HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER & SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER & HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SLEDGE HAMMER & 1/8 WEDGE
MAN PICKED DRILL FROM GROUND & WAS GOING TO PUT ON HIS SHOULDER & PULLED MUSCLES IN CHEST WHEN HE TWISTED
ROCK HUNG UP IN DUMP BED WHILE DUMPING OVER DUMP CAUSING TRUCK TO TIP OVER EMPLOYEE WAS NOT INJURED AT TIME BUT OVER DAYS FELT SORENESS IN BACK & NECK WENT TO DOC ON 03-03-93
EE WAS CLEANING HOLE OUT OF GRANITE WITH BLOWER & A PIECE OF DEBRIS BLEW INTO RT EYE SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN
PULLING CABLE (HOIST) AND WEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
HE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO SET WIRE SAW FOR SAWING, LADDER WAS NOT STABLE, HE FELL SPRAINING HIS ANKLE. WENT DIRECTLY TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
LIFTING CHAINS TO PUT AROUND BLOCK OF GRANITE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
PULLING DOGS AND TWISTED IN HAND AND TRIED TO CATCH BENDING HIS FINGER BACK.
STRAING LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING GENERATOR.
85065NT TO MOVE A LADDER AND SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND CUT HIS ARM ON A PIECE OF GRANITE.
85049OPPED A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL ON TOES OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE MOVING GROUT TO SET UP DERRICK AND STRAINED HIMSELF.THIS INCIDENT WAS NO BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION UNTIL 09-22-93.THE INSURANCE CO DID NOT DECIDE TO PAY THIS CLAIM UNTIL 09-19-93 WAS WH EN I RECEIVED WORD THEY WERE GOING TO PAY.
ON THE LEDGE THE CHANNEL BLOCK HAD A SLOPE TO IT. HE STEPPED ONTO THE CHANNEL BLOCK. THERE WAS LOOSE GRAVEL ON THE CHANNEL BLOCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SLIP AND LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HE DID NOT F ALL COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF, THEREFORE TWISTING AHD JURKING HIS LOWER BACK.
I NAME WAS PICKING UP LOOSE GRANITE WHEN A VERY SHARP PIECE OF GRANITE SLIPPED IN HIS HANDS CUTTING T ABOUT 2 INCHES
STEPPED ON NAIL WITH LEFT FOOT. CELLULITIS LEFT FOOT.
WORKER WAS JUST ABOUT TO DESCEND INTO THE QUARRY ON A LADDER WHEN HE FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE QUARRY.WORKER FELL APPROXIMATELY 20-24 FEET.