EE was using a log chain to adjust the stone under the radius. EE put the lug too tight against the stone and when EE released the stone to advance it fell back on EE's ankle.
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Showing 50 of 209An EE and IE were working together to remove pins from a quick coupler. One of the pins was stuck and not moving. When it finally released, the pin shifted suddenly and pinched IE's right hand/knuckle against the frame of the quick coupler, causing an injury.
ee had just finished breaking a slab into blocks. ee was putting a Retractable back in the storage box it hit the top of the box causing it to come down and punch their finger.
EE was getting out of the forklift, they extended their arms up when they felt a pop in their lower back. Supervisor was not on site and the communication misunderstood in regard to the injury.
employee slipped on rocks and scraped their left arm and right hand. Initially it was a first aid, however few days later it got worse, and employee was diagnosed with cellulitis
employee was pushing 7 pieces of curb from the splitter to the plunge saw, with another person, when EE felt a pop, EE stopped instantly.
EE was sliding a small and thin piece of grout (around 10 lbs) on the conveyor in order to grab it. While EE was doing so, it flipped while falling between the two sections of conveyor and the sharp edge cut EE's wrist (above glove line).
Employee was pulling a piece of curb (with an end piece attached, coming out of the straight joint saw). While they were pulling, the end piece broke and fell right on the top of their right foot. The end piece was weighing around 90 lbs.
Employee was changing rods on EE's Epiroc D-30 drill. EE felt a pop in EE's hand. EE told me that EE's hand and arm was tingly. Employee continued activity. Employee was sent to the doctor on 12/12 to be evaluated. Employee was diagnosed with wrist strain and is on modified duty wearing wrist brace as needed.
Employee was handling curb with it tipped over and EE's finger was caught between. EE was wearing gloves, while pulling hand out EE's finger got scratched. Friction of the glove and pressure under stone is what caused the scratch on finger. EE wanted to go to the doctor. Doctor administered tetanus shot and antibiotics. First aid was administered at site.
On Friday 9/6/2024, EE was working on the joint saw, which involves going up and down a couple of steps quite often. By mid-day, EE reported to co-worker that their knee was starting to hurt because of the steps. Co-worker moved EE to another position. On 9/11/2024, EE told another co-worker that knee pain was still there and asked to go get it checked out at the clinic.
EE bent over to fit the chain underneath a piece of granite that was on the conveyor and felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back.
Employee was clearing grout and received a puncture wound on left 3rd digit finger.
EE was trimming a piece of radius curbing and EE missed the chisel and hit the top of EE's left hand with the hammer and forced EE's hand on the stone, the knuckles took the hit.
Injury was declared on 8/6/24 @ 7:15 AM. EE was cleaning the radius splitter pit & while dragging some small granite shavings out of the trays, a splinter made its way through the glove into middle finger. EE didn't think it was anything serious & didn't declare it right away, but realized a few days later that it might be infected & asked to go get it checked out.
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Miner was injured moving stone
Miner injured back while moving granite slabs
Miner was breaking stone with hammer and chisel when EE struck hit thumb
Miner was walking and twisted ankle
Miner was climbing down from a front end loader when miner slipped and fell to the ground
Miner had picked up a piece of granite grout, the piece broke in half creating a sharp edge that fell across EE's wrist causing a laceration
Miner was injured while moving a piece of granite grout.
Miner was trying to move a piece of granite away from splitter to gain access with a lift chain when EE's finger was crushed between two pieces of granite.
Miner was operating an overhead crane when the chain hook got caught on the banker rail and the chain hook slid off causing the chain and hook to fly up striking the miner in the hand.
Miner was attempting to move a bunk which the granite block sits on during the cutting process with a "hook tool" when the hook broke causing the miner to fall backwards.
Miner was swinging a sledgehammer and received a shoulder injury.
Miner does not know how or what happened to receive the injury
Miner was assisting with placing a lift chain loop onto a overhead crane hook when the chain loop pinched EE's right thumb between the loop and hook causing an avulsion to the right thumb pad.
Miner was lifting grout felt a pain in groin area.
Caught in, under, between object handled. *Miner was moving grout into a grout box. When EE went to drop the grout, EE's glove got caught on an edge and it pulled EE's hand down onto another piece of grout.
Caught in, under, or between object handled
Miner was pushing curb down the conveyor to the end stop when EE felt pain in EE's back.
Miner pushing curbing along roller conveyor, sudden stop of curbing
Contact with heater blower fan
Miner tried to push a piece of grout laying under the splitter to an area where the crane could pick it up and EE strained lower back.
Miner reported that after a medical procedure they feels their condition is posable silicosis based on a pervious diagnosis in 2015.
EE stepped on a plank that was acting as the floor of the splitter pit and the plank broke and EE fell and bruised EE's left calf
While attempting to move a piece of curb of a conveyor with a 3/8" grout chain the hook caught on the conveyor as the piece was being hoisted and the chain became tight and started to lift the conveyor. The operator stopped and placed a hand on the chain as it was being lowered and while the chain was still under tension, it dislodged from the conveyor and hit forearm
Lifting a 160Lb piece of grout into a bin
EE was working on curbing on the end of the conveyor line. EE grabbed a piece of grout to throw it into the bin, but the piece was in contact with EE's forearm and cut EE when EE released it.
Attempting to free a piece of Plug gear and EE hit finger with a sledge hammer and cut finger on the stone.
Lifting end cuts from the radius line and turned to throw a piece into a grout box and injured EE's back
Lifting a box of core samples into a trailer and turned wrong and injured lower back
Drilling a vertical line with a plug Drill and the bit broke and caught EE's finger between the broken bit and stone EE was drilling
Cleaning the floor of the saw shed with the bobcat (small tractor). EE wanted to put a piece of grout - by hand - in the bucket of the bobcat and hurt back by trying to lift/drag this piece.
Swinging a 12lb sledge hammer and employee twisted wrong and injured back
While doing secondary breakage operations EE struck a wedge and EE struck off and a piece sheared off lodging in EE's left forearm
While walking by a stone being split the individual swinging the sledge hammer struck off and debris hit the injured person in the chin area causing a laceration injury
Setting up a Marini drill and EE's back started to hurt towards the end of the shift. Possible back strain. Miner had drilled anchor point holes with a plug drill.