Eden Facility — Accidents

Total: 243 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/22/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Worker was trimming vines and weeds using a hand trimmer when he cut the tip of #4 finger of his left hand.
06/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was replacing the carrier bearing on a semi. tractors drive shaft. He removed but did not secure the drive shaft per. policy. The drive shaft slipped striking him on the top of his head causing...
12/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Worker was lifting a piece of stone 2'X 4"" when he lost his footing and slipped. He twisted to regain his balance and injured his R wrist.
06/11/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Worker was walking and stepped on a small piece of stone causing him to twist on his right knee causing a sprain to the knee.
10/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Worker was stacking stone. Felt a pull/pain on his left side upper rib cage. Went to Dr. = rib strain. Meds & restricted duty. No lost time.
10/01/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was splitting stone using a hammer and chisel. A small piece of steel broke from the chisel and lodged in his left leg just below the knee.
07/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Worker was flipping a large piece of stone and strained his lower back.
07/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 39d restricted Worker was picking up a piece of stone and felt a pull in his lower back. Went to Dr. and was given meds. and restrictions.
10/06/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 33d restricted Worker's right shoulder became sore from 30 years of operating equipment. Chose to do company assigned light duty until 10/27/2008, at which time he went to Dr. and was treated with meds and restricti...
09/25/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was bent over splitting stone using a hammer and chisel. He felt a pain in his lower back and left leg. Injury was reported but the worker did not inform the company that he wanted to see a Dr....
07/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Worker was stacking stone; the stone slipped and fell on his left hand causing fractures to the tips of fingers #2 & 3.
06/23/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Worker struck left hand with hammer while spliting stone, using hammer and chisel.
06/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was lifting a large piece of stone and injured his lower back.
04/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Worker was lifting a stone when he felt a pain in his right side, he continued to work but the pain grew worse. Reported to the clinic, diagnosised with groin/hip strain. Meds given/restricted to 20 l...
02/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was carring a piece of stone and he slipped on some ice, he felt a pain in his hip, he tried to self treat his injury with limited results. Went to the clinic on 04/01/2008 and was diagnosised...
01/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Worker was moving a stone to be cut. Stone slipped and pinched his left thumb between this stone and another, causing a fracture to the thumb.
01/23/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Building on mine property was over-exposed to carbon monoxide gas from an improperly tuned forklift. Worker was taken for medical treatment. No work time was lost.
11/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Worker had been working on a saw, he was reasigned to catch stone from a conveyor and stack the stone on pallets. He asked to go back to the saw and was told NO. Soon after his back started to ache, h...
10/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Worker stated that he was lifting a large stone from a conveyor to a pallet and felt a strain in his back. He did not report the injury until 10/26/2007. He felt that the injury would heal itself.
09/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Worker was lifting a piece of stone he felt a pull in his left groin area resulting in a groin strain.
08/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was wrapping a pallet of stone with shrink wrap. He pulled hard on the wrap, causing the roll to slip from his hands. The roll struck him in the face and hit his safety glasses. Safety glasses...
08/22/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was using a hammer and chisel to dress stone when a small piece of steel broke from the hammer and entered his right thumb. Dr removed steel and stitched wound.
07/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Worker was removing stone from a table; stone broke in half, worker tried to catch the stone causing a strain to his right shoulder. Worker was placed on light duty. On 07/30/2007 worker requested to...
07/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Worker was moving a piece of stone; he tripped and fell feeling pain in his leg and lower back. He did not report his injury to the company until 07/30/2007. He was placed on company-ordered light dut...
06/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a piece of stone when he pinched his left hand between the stone he was moving an another piece of stone. He treated the injury with ice for one week then went to the clinic. Emplo...
06/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Worker was lifting stone from a conveyor belt to be stacked on a pallet, he felt a sharp pain in his side, which caused an existing hernia to become larger. Worker will be having surgery to repair thi...
05/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was moving large pieces of stone, when one fell, hitting the little finger of his right hand, causing a closed fracture to the finger.
05/21/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported to me that he has been having pain in his right shoulder for some time; he feels that it is a work-related repetitive motion injury.
05/08/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was splitting stone using a hammer and chisel. Missed the chisel striking his left hand between #1 finger and thumb on the backside of his hand causing a contusion to the hand.
03/20/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Worker was spliting stone using a hammer and chisel when he struck his finger with the hammer causing a crushing injury to his finger.
12/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a piece of stone and injured his shoulder. He did not report the injury to the company. The employee waited untill 12/28/2006 to see a doctor without reporting anything to the com...
10/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Worker was pushing a large piece of stone on a roller conveyor, when he grabed a sharp corner of the stone, cutting the palm of his left hand.
10/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 46d restricted Worker was removing stone from a pallet when a piece tipped injuring #4 finger of his right hand.
09/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Worker was stacking stone when a piece of stone fell against his right ring finger causing an avulsion of the skin to said finger.
09/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Worker was stacking stone on a pallet when he felt a pull on his right side near his hip causing pain in his lower back and hip.
09/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 35d restricted Worker was unstacking stone from a pallet on to a conveyor belt when a piece of stone fell on his #4 finger of his right hand causing a laceration to finger.
09/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted Worker was using a hammer and chisel to dress stone when a small fragment of steel broke off the chisel and entered the workers finger.
09/08/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rock flew up and hit employee in eye.
08/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in a dusty area and got dust in sinuses.
08/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Back injury
08/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Stone hit employees thumb.
08/18/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost cutting stone and stone fell and hit employee's right hand - causing a contusion
08/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was lifting a large stone and felt a sharp pain in his mid back. He received an upper lumbar strain.
08/11/2006 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Back injury
08/08/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting the stone and I turned around and it cut his finger in the middle of the left finger of the left hand.
08/07/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Hitting stone w/a hammer and felt a sharp pain in shoulder. Pulled muscle.
08/01/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was splitting stone and the stone broke and fell - hit him on the back of the rt. foot on the heel causing a contusion to the inside of the ankle.
07/10/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was breaking apart stone with hammer and chisel and cut arm.
07/01/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Stone fell on right forearm while employee was using a splitter, causing a laceration to his forearm above the wrist (underside).
06/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Worker was lifting a stone and felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder.