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was using wedges to break stone, piece slipped and cut middle finger of right hand

STS hearing test

Miner was blowing out off a drill, with compressed air, and got a piece of debris in his right eye

Laceration to (R) middle finger while unloading hydro bags. Gloves were not worn.

Reported to work complaining of pain in both hands. Suspect carpal tunnel

Knife slipped, lacerating knee while cutting wire

Miner was taking hose off of exhausted hydro bag, when second water bag fell and rolled out of cut, causing injury to top of left hand. Cut and tendon damage, and some broken bones.

Using sledge hammer to break down dth drill

Employee inflating airbag to move wall and natural seam in rock shifted rock causing a tear in bag and air released through tear blowing dust/dirt in employees eyes.

Employee was opening a skid of plaster. He was using a knife, when he missed the plastic wrap over the plaster, and ran the knife into his lower right from of leg, resulting in stitches.

EE slipped on some ice, and fell on his left leg, causing a bruise to his shin

Employee was breaking rock and he slipped and cut his leg on granite

Employee was lifting a plug drill (About 25 lbs.) when he felt a pain in his lower back.

Knife laceration to bottom of left index finger, required sutures. Was cutting wire. Had safety gloves on. Returned to work at 2:00pm same day

Employee was walking and tripped over some used drill bits that were lying on the ground.

Employee was assisting with the move of a 2.5" X 4' steel pipe when it fell and struck him on the right shoulder.

He was setting up wire saw when a wall was being pulled down and a pc came loose once wall fell and struck him in the elbow

unknown at this time, employee fell 34 ft from highwall

Employee tripped and fell on his right side as he stepped from a ladder onto a granite block.

While threading a bit on to a drill steel the drill steel fell pinning the employees right hand to the ground.

Employee was pulling on hose and felt a strain in his back.

Employee was working outside during cold weather and got frost bite on his toes.

Employee slipped on mud and fell (same level) hurting his right upper thigh.

Employee was pulling on a diamond wire to free it after it had become frozen over night. During the process felt pain in lower abdomen. Visit to Doctor confirmed that it was a hernia.

Laceration to the left hand 5th digit (pinky finger). Employee was plastering around granite block for placement on wire saw. Employee's pinky finger hit edge of granite rock, and received a cut. First aid was performed at office, and employee then went to clinic to see if he needed stitches. Stitches were placed, and employee returned to work.

Employee reported soreness in their right wrist/hand which was diagnosed as Carpel Tunnel Syndrome.

Employee was unplugging a cord and sprained his wrist.

Breaking granite with shims and wedges, when a piece of wedge broke off, and embedded in left forearm. Had to go to Urgent Care clinic to remove object, and get stitches. Could not lift 20 lbs for 5 working days. Had sutures removed after 7 days, and is now not limited.

Employee was helping lift an electrical cable over pins on a wire saw, and felt a pull in his groin. He finished his on Friday May 3rd, came in Monday May 6th, and decided his groin hurt more, so we sent him for medical attention. It was determined he had a groin strain.

Employee was wearing safety glasses when a piece of rust/dirt fell under the top of the glasses and went under his top eyelid. After attempting to clear it out with eyewash solution, was unable to. We sent him to Urgent Care Outpatient Facility. They numbed his eye, and removed the foreign material without incident. Employee returned to work, with no restrictions.

Reporting STS

Reporting STS

As employee was moving a centralizer for a drill with a chain using an overhead crane when he grabbed the chain to steady the load and the chain turned.

As employee was connecting a water hose he lost his footing and he fell down.

Employee was lining up an I-beam when it slipped and hit his finger.

As the employee was walking away from a granite block he was splitting it opened up and a piece struck his left foot.

Loading drill steel he felt pain in his right shoulder.

Employee stretched to reach a control and strained a calf muscle.

Employee bent over and struck his head on a shelf.

A ladder shifted and employee twisted his back.

Employee was swinging a sledge hammer to hit a wedge, missed the wedge, and hit his left pointer finger, resulting in a fractured finger.

Employee was on ladder propped against loader. At top of ladder went to step off onto loader and ladder slipped causing him to fall 7-0 ft to ground. Right knee injury.

He was trying to whip a power cord off a pin installed in quarry wall.

Aggravation to feet from previous incident, 9/6/11 dr note to restrict to sit work, worked 9/7/11 sitting, Family dr appt 9/8-12/11. returned 9/13/11 and no sit work available. Out till dr releases.

He was putting a wedge in hammar using a 2lb hammer, hit his left fore thumb area causing laceration.

Cutting diamond wire with utility knife, hand slipped and cut index finger, resulting in stitches.

Employee was plug drilling with his arms, and his left knee gave out under him.

Employee was clearing debri and trees around transformer pole. He cut chain saw off, moved against his leg before chain had stopped spinning.

5 employees were setting a staging - when the staging was set down, one employees foot was underneath the edge, causing a crush type injury to the foot.

While Plug drilling, twisted knee and hand slipped and pinky finger got cut, and needed stitches.