Mills — Accidents

Total: 159 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/30/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EE was splitting a block of standstone using a 12 lb sledge hammer and stone chisel when the hammer glanced off the chisel head and struck his left hand resulting in a contusion and abrasion at the ba...
09/21/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While splitting sandstone using a 4-lb. Hammer and stone chisel the hammer glanced off the chisel head striking ee's left index finger resulting in a contusion and laceration requiring 4 stitches.
08/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 66d restricted On 8/25/06, EE requested to see a physician due to pain in his lower abdomen. He first noticed the pain on 8/16/06, but did not become concerned til 8/25/06, when it effected his ability to perform hi...
08/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE was palletizing slabs of sandstone by hand when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower back. Physicians diagnosis: Low back strain. EE will be off work for 7 to 10 days.
08/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE was attempting to move a slab of sandstone by pushing on it's edge. His left side was facing the stone. He had his left elbow tucked into his left rib cage and left hand on the stone pushing when h...
07/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was splitting a piece of sandstone using a 4 lb.hammer & a stone chisel when a metal fragment broke off the chisel & embedded in his left hand. EE declined medical treatment at the time, on 8...
07/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 5d restricted EE was using a 36"" pry bar to fift a slab of sandstone, when the bar slipped out from under the stone, causing the stone to fall on his right index finger, resulting in a contusion to his right index...
07/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 17d restricted Employee requested to see a doctor because of back pain. Work exposure is a contributing factor to the aggravation of a previous back injury he sustained on 6/13/06. Employee was released to full duty...
07/06/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was splitting a block of sandstone using a 12 lb. hammer and stone chisel. He was using his left foot to hold his chisel in position on a bench in the block of stone so he could strike the ch...
06/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was splitting a slab of sandstone using a 4lb hammer and stone chisel, when he was struck in the left eye by stone particals, which passed under the lenses of his safety glasses. Particals were rem...
06/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE was standing slabs of stone up onto their edges, one against the other, when a piece of stone fell over and struck his right ankle.
06/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE was separating two flat slabs of stone using a crow bar. As he lifted up on the bar, he sustained a strain to his lower back.
05/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was pushing on a block of stone to center it on pallet when he sustained a strain to his lower back. Physician Diagnosis: Low back strain. EE returned to work on 5/12/06 in a restricted work activ...
03/22/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was extracting a large block of sandstone from an excavation site using the bucket of his excavator when the bucket slipped from the back of the block causing the excavator to abruptly move backwar...
03/17/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was splitting a piece of sandstone using a 4lb hammer and stone chisel when a fragment of metal broke off the chisel head and embedded in his left forearm. Physican Diagnosis Foregin body L fore- a...
02/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 7d restricted EE was palletizing pieces of sandstone when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower back. Physician's diagnosis: low back strain. EE will be off for 7 to 10 days until furthur evaluation.
01/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was splitting a piece of sandstone using a 4lb hammer and stone chisel when a piece of metal from the chisel punctured his left hand. Physician removed metal fragment and used 2 stitches to close l...
01/16/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 6d restricted Employee was lifting a block of sandstone using a crowbar when the stone broke in half. This caused him to lose his footing and fall to the ground twisting his lower back. Physician's diagnosis: low b...
01/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PALLETIZING PIECES OF STONE WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN TO HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. DR.'S DIAGNOSIS: ABDOMEN WALL STRAIN. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 1/16/06 IN A LIGHT DUTY WORK ASSIGNMENT. NEXT...
11/24/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS SPLITTING A BLOCK OF STONE WHEN A PIECE OF STONE FRACTURED OFF THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS: FRACTURE OF TALUS BONE. EE WAS AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN A LIGHT...
11/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE PLACED A HAMMER ON TOP OF A BLOCK OF STONE. THE HAMMER HANDLE WAS PROTRUDING OUT OVER THE EDGE OF THE BLOCK. WHILE MOVING ANOTHER PIECE OF STONE INTO POSITION ALONGSIDE THE BLOCK, THE STONE B...
11/14/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE was splitting a block of sandstone with a hammer and chisel when a fragment of metal broke off the chisel head and empbedded in his left hand between his thumb and forefinger. Physician deiagnsosis...
11/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 13d restricted EE WAS MOVING A SLAB OF STONE TO BE SPLIT WHEN HE PINCHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE STONE HE WAS MOVING AND AN ADJACENT STATIONARY BLOCK OF STONE. HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO HI...
10/07/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS SPLITING A SLAB OF SANDSTONE USING A 4 Lb. HAMMER AND STONE CHISEL WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY MISSED THE CHISEL HEAD AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS THUMB. EE WAS ASSIGNED A MOD...
09/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STONE WHILE CLEANING HIS WORK STATION WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS: LOW BACK STRAIN, LIGHT DUTY FOR 1 WEEK UNTIL NEXT APPOINTMENT 0N...
08/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was lifting a slab of stone onto a pallet when he sustained a sharp pain in his lower back. Stone too far from body when lifted. Physician diagnosis: Low back strain, placed on restricted wor...
08/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was lifting a piece of stone up onto its edge to be split when he sustained a sharp pain in his lower back. Improper lifting procedure suspect. Physician diagnosis: low back strain. Placed on...
08/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS LIFTING A BLOCK OF SANDSTONE UP ONTO ITS EDGE TO BE SPLIT WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMIN. PHYSICIANS DIAGNOSIS: ABDOMINAL STRAIN, RTW IN LIGHT DUTY STATUS ON 8/23/05 UNTIL...
08/09/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was leaning forward splitting a block of stone with a 4lb hammer and stone chisel. He sustained a contusion to his right eye when a stone fragment was projected under right lens of safety gla...
07/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS LIFTING BLOCKS OF JUNK STONE FROM HIS WORK STATION TO CLEAN THE AREA. WHILE LIFTING A STONE WEIGHING APPROX 100LBS HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ABDOMEN AREA. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS: ABDO...
07/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE SPLITTING A PIECE OF SANDSTONE WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL, EE SUSTAINED A SMALL PUNCTURE WOULD TO HIS LEFT ARM. HE REPORTE THE INCIDENT AND RECEIVED FIRST AID TREATMENT, BUT DECLINED FURTHER MEDIC...
06/27/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was peeling off the face of a slab and sandstone with a 2 lb hammer and stone chisel when he was struck in the left eye by a stone fragment which entered under the lens of his safety glasses....
06/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 18d restricted Employee was moving a slab of sandstone to a pallet when an adjacent slab of stone fell towards the stone being moved, crushing the first digit of his left index finger between the two slabs of stone....
05/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost EE WAS PALLETIZING PIECES OF STONE WEIGHING APPROX 25 LBS EACH WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. PHYSICIANS DIAGNOSIS: LARGE RIGHT GROIN HERNIA. POSSIBLE SURGERY REQUIRED. NO WOR...
04/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was lifting a slab of sandstone onto a pallet when he sustained a sharp pain in his upper back between his shoulder blades. Physician diagnosis: right scapular area shoulder strain. Employee...
04/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 52d restricted EE WAS PLACING A SLAB OF STONE UP ON EDGE AGAINST A LARGE BLOCK OF STONE WHEN EE PINCHED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE SLAB AND THE BLOCK OF STONE. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS CRUSHING INJURY OPEN FRACTURE...
03/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS LIFTING A SLAB OF SANDSTONE UP ONTO ITS EDGE TO BE SPLIT WHEN EE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN TO LOWER BACK. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS, LUMBAR STRAIN
03/30/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS SPLITTING A LARGE SLAB OF SANDSTONE WITH A SLEDGE. THE SLAB WAS POSITIONED HORIZONTALLY ON THE GROUND. AS EE STRUCK NEAR THE EDGE OF THE SLAB, A PIECE OF STONE PROJECTED OFF THE SLAB STRIKING T...
03/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost AFTER SPLITTING A LARGE SLAB OF SANDSTONE INTO SEVERAL THIN LAYERS, EE BEGAN TO BOME THE FIRST LAYER OF STONE TO PLACE IT ON A PALLET. THE LAYERS OF STONE WERE STANDING UP ON EDGE STACKED AGAINST EACH...
03/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was lifting a slab of sandstone up onto its edge to be split when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower back. Physician diagnosis: lumbar strain. Employee will be off work until next evaluat...
03/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 11d restricted EE WAS STANDING A SLAB OF SANDSTONE ON ITS EDGE TO BE SPLIT. BOTTOM EDGE OF THE SLAB SLIPPED SUDDENLY AWAY FROM EE CAUSING THE ELEVATIED EDGE TO FALL TOWARDS EE. EE TRIED TO HANG ONTO THE SLAB AS IT H...
02/25/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 7d restricted EE STATES THAT WHILE OPERATING A WHEEL LOADER. EE SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK STRAIN INJURY. THE INJURY WAS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY ABRUPT MOVEMENT OF THE LOADER WHILE OPERATING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. EE WAS...
02/14/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Employee was palletizing pieces of sandstone when he slipped in the mud and temporarily lost his footing. He sustained a lower back strain due to slip. Rain and wet ground contributed to this injury....
01/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 32d restricted EE was lifting a block of stone up onto its edge to be split when he sustaine a sharp pain to his right shoulder blade to lower back area. Dr's diagnosis was a lumbar strain. He will be off work until...
01/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was palletizing slabs of stone which weight to 100 lbx. when he sustained a strain to his lower abdomin and right groin area. ee will be off work until further examination on 2-1-05.
01/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PALLETIZING PIECES OF SANDSTONE WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 6:00 AM WEDNESDAY 1-5-05. HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR 1...
12/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 43d restricted EE was lifting a slab of sandstone up onto its edge to be split when he sustained a pain in his left lower abdomen and groin area. Doctor prescribed wearing of an abdominal binder support and modified...
11/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PALLETIZING STONE. HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF STONE AT HIS RIGHT SIDE, LIFTING AND TWISTING AT THE SAME TIME TO POSITION THE STONE ONTO A PALLET DIRECTLY TO THE FRONT OF HIS POSITION WHEN HE...
11/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS LIFTING A FLAT PIECE OF STONE UP ONTO ITS EDGE TO BE SPLIT WHEN HE SUSTAINED A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 11/11/04. DOCTOR RECOMMENDED NO WORK FOR EE UNTIL AFTER H...
11/03/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was splitting a block of stone when a small fragment of stone hit his left eye. EE stated his safety glasses slid down on his nose exposing his eyes. EE was treated for a corneal abrasion and recei...