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EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOXES ON TOP SHELF IN STORAGE ROOM SHE REACHED UP & AROUND A BOX & CUT HER FINGER ON THE METAL SHELF SHE TREATED IT ON THE SAME DAY BUT IT GOT INFECTED SO SHE HAD TO GO TO THE DOC & HAVE IT TREATED
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A WATERLINE AT 7X QUARRY. HE WAS WELDING AROUND THE PIPE AT THE BREAK. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO WELD UNDER THE PIPE HIS HELMET FELL OFF HIS HEAD AS HE STRUCK AN ARK AND THE WELDING FLASH HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A SMALL SHANTY INTO #6 MILL. WHILE PUTTING IT UP ON THE DOCK IT STARTED TO TIP AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STOP SAME AND GOT KNOCKED OFF FROM THE DOCK. HE FELL APPROX. 4' A ND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE. HE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR AT THIS TIME. AS TIME WENT BY, HIS KNEE STARTED TO HURT MORE AND MORE AND HE FINALLY WENT TO DOCTOR ON 11-12-91. DOCTOR SAID HE MAY HAVE A CRA
EMPLOYEE PUTTING BREAKING HAMMER IN TOOL BOX. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL DOWN. HE HIT HIS THUMB ON A ROCK, CUTTING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UP ON THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS TO LEVEL THEM UP.THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION.FIVE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO SEW UP CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING 2 1/4IN ASHLAR OFF OF POWER ROLLERS WENT TO TAKE A PIECE OFF & HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE POWER ROLLER
REMOVING CAB FROM CAT FRONT END LOADER USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE OUT OF BOLT WRENCH TWISTED PINNED R HAND
CHIPPING RUST FROM DERRICK TO BE PAINTED.PIECE OF RUST FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.DID NOT HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON AS HE WAS TOLD.
HE WAS CLEANING SMALL PIECES OF STONE OUT OF DISTRIBUTION WATER BOX ON TOP OF SPRINKLER PUT WEIGHT ON SPRINKLER BOX & CABLE THAT HOLDS BOX UP BROKE CASUING BOXES & EMPL FALLING APPROX 6' DOWN ON TOP OF SAWS.
HOOKING UP DUMP BOX AND OTHER EMPL DROPPED CHAIN HOOKS ON RIGHT FOOT.
TRANSFERRING BREAKING HAMMER TO LOWER LEVEL, IT SLIPPED AND TWISTED RIGHT HAND IT DID NOT BOTHER MUCH AT FIRST BUT STARTED HURTING MORE.
STACKING 5" ASHLAR ON PALLET,CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ROLLERS AND STONE WHILE TAKING STONE OFF THE ROLLERS.
I BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STONE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN MY BACK.
PUT HAND ON POWER ROLLER GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS & PULLED HAND INTO ROLLER
DRIVING STEEL PLUG INTO SONE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HAMMER HIT GLANCING BLOW AND SLIPPED OFF HIT LEFT FOOT.
SPLITTING TAWNEY STONE WITH WEDGER AND HAMMER, HAMMER HIT THUMB.
STACKING SCRAP STONE ON PALLET, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
I WAS MAKING TAWNY STONE WALKED BETWEEN STONE & DUMP BOX STONE TIPPED OVER & CAUGHT MY LEG & FOOT BETWEEN STONE & DUMP BOX
RUNNING JACK HAMMER,DRILL STRUCK IN STONE CAUSING JACK HAMMER TO TWIST AND SPRAINED LEFT HAND.
DROPPED PC OF STEEL SAW BLADE ON LITLE TOE HIT IN BACK OF STEEL TOE IN SHOE
HELPING TO MOVE CHANNEL MACHINE TRACK. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UP TRACK SO BLOCKING COULD BE MOVED. BAR SLIPPED LETTING TRACK FALL ON HIS HAND WHICH WAS BETWEEN TRACK AND BLOCKING.
I WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF #9 GANG WHEN MY FOOT SLIPPED AND I FELL AND BUMPED MY HEAD AND FELL ON MY LEFT WRIST
PULLING SUCTION3PIPE OUT OF WATER ON PUMP AT 7X QUARRY, AS I WAS LIFTING PIPE I FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH RIGHT SIDE. DID NOT BOTHER TO MUCK AT FIRST, THEN STARTED TO HURT WENT TO DR ON1-7-88. ABDO4INAL WALL STRAIN.
TIGHTENING BOLT3BENEATH CRUSHER APRON, A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL FELL INTO RIGHT EYE.
STACKING FIREST2NE, PUTTING 1 PIECE ON PALLET AND PINCHED MY FINGER BETWEEN TWO STONES WHEN HE PUT PIECE ON PALLET.
PICKING UP WOOD3CHANNEL MACHINE BLOCKING 53''LONG X 8'' X 6'' FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN.
HOOKING ON TO L5RGE SANDSTONE BLOCK WITH LARGE HHOOKS CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN STONE AND HOOKS.
SETTING SAWS ON3 #8 GANG DRIVING KEYS AND MISSED KEY CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND STEEL KEY.
I WAS STEPPING 5CROSS BLOCK ONTO METAL DUMP BOX TO TAKE BOX CHAINS OFF DUMP BOX. I LET CHAINS DOWN & ONE HIT MY LEG CAUSING ME TO FALL OFF THE 4' STONE BLOCK & I HIT MY BACK ON THE EGDE OF T HE METAL DUMP B2X.
USING HAMMER AN8 STEEL CHISEL TO GET CUTTING BLADES OUT OF BREAKING MACHINE, MISSED CHISEL AND HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER
WAS HELPING TO 6LOCK UP LARGE STONE BLOCK TO GET SLINGS OUT WHILE THROWING A PIECE OF STONE UNDER BLOCK I HIT MY THUMB AGAINST THE STONE BLOCK BREAKING MY THUMB
TRYING TO GET L5RGE BOULDER OUTOF CRATE PLACING CABLE UNDER BOULDER WHILE LIFTING FELT PAIN IN MY RIBS STONE WEIGHT APPRLX 100 TO 150 LBS
HELPING REPAIR 7ONVEYOR ROLLERS STANDING ON LADDER LIFTING NEW ROLLER WEIGHT ABOUT 80 LBS IN PLACE FELT SHARP PAIN IN RT GROIN
WAS SETTING STO3E SLAB ON ROLLERS OF BREAKING MACHINE. WHEN REMOVING HOOKS, OPERATOR REMOVED HIS HOOK AND MOVED STONE AS HE WAS REMOVING HI HOOK AND HE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN STONE AND HOOK.
TAKING STONE OF0 AUTOMATIC CONVEYOR, CAUGHT FINGER IN BETWEEN ROLLERS AND STONE.
CARRYING 15 FT 5ONG 60 OR 70 LB CHANNEL MACHINE BAR ACROSS MOTION AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE SHELL ROCK FALLING TO THE GROUND HURTING MY LEFT SHOULDER AND THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK
CUTTING OLD RAI5ROAD RAILS UP FOR SHIPMENT WAS CUTTING BENT RAIL ON TOP OF PILE WHEN RAIL WAS CUT IT FELL CAUSING PILE TO SHIFT THE RAILS FELL & PINNED LEGS BETWEEN GROUND & RAILS
WALKING TO LADD9R TO CLIMB OUT OF QUARRY HOLE. I SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND FELL, BRUISED LEFT ELBOW AND LEFT SHOULDER.
A PIECE OF STON9 BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN TWO ROLLERS ON THE POWER CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT TIME AND WHEN HE TRIED TO REMOVE STONE HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS AND PULL ED HAND IN TO R2LLERS
CARRYING CHANNEL MACHINE BAR (APPROX 60BLS) SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON CHANNEL MACHINE TRACK
TAKEN FROM C-3 FORM I PULLED A MUSCLE IN MY LOWER BACK HOW I WAS ON A TRUCK & I PULLED A HOOK OUT OF A HOOKHOLE WHICH WAS IN A STONE THEN I FELT MY BACK MUSCLE PULL SIZE OF HOOK WAS A PPROX ONE FOOT LONG & CURVES DOWN TO APPROX NINE INCHES WEIGHT BETWEEN 25 & 35 POUNDS LIFTED HOOK APPROX ONE FOOT HIGH
GRINDING PLANER TOOL AND A CHIP FLEW IN EYE.
WAS CLIMBING ABOUT 80\ (FEET) IN THE AIR, TO PUT OIL ON PULLEY\S AT TOP OF DERRICK, AT NUMBER SEVEN (7) X QUARRY HOLE. WHEN WAS AT T OP OF DERRICK, MY LEFT SHOULDER, RIGHT AND LEFT LEG, AND B ACK STARTED HURTING.
TWO COWORKERS AND MYSELF WERE USING A BREAKING HAMMER TO SEVER A BLOCK OF STONE FROM THE QUARRY BED AND THE VIBRATION FROM THE BREAKING HAMMER WE WERE USING CAUSED THE JACK HAMMER LAYING ON TH LEDGE ABOVE TO MOVE AND FALL OVER THE EDGE OF THE BLOCK ONTO MY FINGER