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While breaking stone, EE was hit in the left forearm by a foreign object, causing a laceration. No stitches were required nor time lost. However, on 9/30/13 a small metal shard was discovered at the healed wound site and removed. EE returned to work 10/14/13 at regular job at full capacity.
Employee twisted his body while lifting a stone causing a rib fracture.
Miner was hand loading building stone when his L thumb was caught between 2 stones when another miner inadvertinly dropped a stone. The finger was lacerated, requiring sutures, and is fractured, requiring splinting.
Miner was hand-loading building stone, when his left thumb was pinched between 2 stones. His thumb is bruised and has a slight fracture. The Dr. splinted the thumb and instructed him not to use his left hand for one week.
EE WAS SCALING THE LEDGE WHEN HE MOVED HIS ROPE WHICH DISLODGED LOOSE MATERIAL FROM ABOVE. THIS MATERIAL KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT OFF AND A SUBSEQUENT PIECE OF FALLING MATERIAL STRUCK HIS HEAD, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT NEEDED STITCHES. FAILURE TO PROPERLY CLEAN THE ROPE'S DRAG PATH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
I WAS HAND LOADING DIMENSION INTO THE BUCKET OF A FRON END LOADER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TWO STONES, LACERATING IT.
LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER. I WAS BREAKING STONE WHEN A STONE HE HAD SPLIT FELL TOWARDS HIM. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT FROM STRIKING HIS LEG, HE TRIED TO GRAB OR DEFLECT IT. THE SHARP EDGE OF THE STONE CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND LACERATED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER STONE.