while inflating a bag to separate granite piece from wall the bag blew up causing the rope and hose made contact with EE's hand and caused an injury
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Showing 50 of 124While walking around a block and saw ee slipped on a small rock. While trying to catch self EE's wrist got caught on the block and EE's wrist was lacerated.
Employee was moving stone on the saw when EE felt a pain in EE's right side, this is during the week of 11/18/2024. The pain got worse as time went on and EE decided to be seen on 11/22/2024. EE was diagnosed with musculoskeletal strain/sprain.
On 9/5/2024 While unloading a block employee alleges that employee was jolted in the cab of the loader, & employee jammed wrist into the steering joystick causing pain. Employee did not report this accident to supervisor, nor did EE associate an injury with an incident. On 9/5 employee reported having aggravation in wrist due to carpal tunnel. On 10/7 EE asked to be checked out
On 5/29/2024 Lifting deadman link on JL6600S manlift and felt a bee sting in EE's arm, Charlie horse feeling in right arm and bicep. On 5/30/2024 the area where EE felt discomfort turned black and blue.
the clamps on a 2" air line failed and the whip check did not properly arrest the hose and it struck a miner in the left ankle causing a broken leg.
Conducting secondary breakage.; when picking wedges the stone shifted causing the employee to lose balance and fall from the stone. The fall arrest engaged and spun EE around where EE's upper arm caught on the edge of the block dislocating EE's shoulder
While attaching an air line for a Drill the miner was tightening up the 2.5" line when they tapped the ears on the fitting with a small hammer the miner did not notice that the valve was cracked and the valve separated and struck the miner in the face neck and chest.
EE was holding a pipe for another EE who was hitting the end of the pipe with a sledge hammer. The employee who was hitting the pipe, missed the pipe and the hammer EE was using struck the left thumb and wrist area, of the EE holding the pipe, causing a hand injury.
Spotting hole with Plug drill and the bit slipped lacerating a finger
Cutting a piece of Dimond wire and twisted injuring thier back
Walking stepped on small stone and rolled EE's ankle
Swinging Sledge Hammer and hurt shoulder
Bent over to cut diamond wire and threw EE's back out
Attaching a bungee cord when it broke and cut palm near thumb.
Trying to move a stuck lever on a Double drill and hit it with the heel of hand and it broke loose but EE caught thumb on the rotation lever and bent thumb over backwards.
Pulling on a diamond wire while stringing a cut.
Moving barrels of used oil and one tipped over and EE attempted to right the barrel by pulling it upright and strained EE's abdomen
Standard Threshold Shift
Swinging a sledge hammer and heard a pop in EE's lower back followed by pain
Using an iron bar to move a small horizontal DTH drill when the drill started to tip over the miner reached out to grab the drill to try to stop it from rolling over and dislocated shoulder
Operating a Eucilid R-50 Haul Truck down a haul road after dumping a load of material and was unaware that the dump body was still in the raised position. The headboard came in contact with a derrick guy wire and caused the truck to overturn.
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
Employee was lifting a plug drill (About 25 lbs.) when he felt a pain in his lower back.
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.
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 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.
Employee reported soreness in their right wrist/hand which was diagnosed as Carpel Tunnel Syndrome.
Employee was unplugging a cord and sprained his wrist.
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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.
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.
He was trying to whip a power cord off a pin installed in quarry wall.
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.
He was putting a jackhammer into a parts washer. Back strain.
While moving a quarry drill the crane swung to the right and caught the injured between that drill and another drill nearby.
Walking from one hoist house to another, he slipped and fell. Knee pain.
Loose clothing caught with slot drill rod twisting arm.
Reached between two pieces of stone to retrieve steel plate and one stone shifted pinching finger.