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Employee was carrying a bucket of stone down the pit ramp and slipped and landed on their elbow, which resulted a bump on their elbow. The bucket of stone was to prevent slipping in other locations.
while sawing the saw kicked back and inflicted lacerations to employee's face, EE received stitches. The kick back safety function worked and shut the saw off preventing further injury.
Speed walking to the saw when EE saw smoke and slipped in the mud
EE was moving bunking for a saw block and stepped on a small stone and twisted an ankle
Working at the Zoom Saws and said back hurt from trying to move the steel blocking that was frozen into the ground
Cutting wheel liner with razor blade knife, cut through to left thumb
Loader moving granite so employee can take wire out. Part of granite fell onto employee's metatarsal (top of foot). 2 fractures to foot.
Miner was breaking a wedge with a sledgehammer and hit it off center and received a laceration to left leg from piece of wedge.
Hit forefinger with sledgehammer while closing clamp on hose
Miner was moving a water line for the saw, and stepped on wet track to move and slipped causing a bruise to EE's left arm.
Holding water line that had ice in it and burst, knocking employee to ground injuring left shoulder.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
Employee was swinging a sledge hammer to hit a wedge, missed the wedge, and hit his left pointer finger, resulting in a fractured finger.
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.
While Plug drilling, twisted knee and hand slipped and pinky finger got cut, and needed stitches.
Abrasion to right thumb, while drilling, from 2 inch diameter rock piece flew from wall 100 feet away.
EE told his Quarry Manager that he felt he had strained his back the previous Friday, June 11th, while pulling 2inch electrical cable. The quarry manager immediately set up an appointment to go to a care center to be evaluated at that time. He had a no loss of work injury, according to documents from the Care Plex, occupational Health Facility, in PA.
As employee was splitting a piece of granite with plugs and feathers he felt pain in his abdominal area.
Employee working on forklift tire. Tire blew out knocking employee down causing facial lacerations and bruised ribs.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP WIRE SAW & STEPPED IN A HOLE.
EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE DRILL STEEL ROD FROM HISDRILL & HIS RIGHT GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE MACHINE & TWISTED HIS ARM BREAKING BONE IN LOWERARM