Mills — Accidents

Total: 159 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING A SLAB OF SANDSTONE UP ON EDGE TO BE SPLIT. ONCE THE STONE WAS ON EDGE IT ROLLED TO THE LEFT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND CONTROL OF THE STONE. THE STONE FELL FLAT TO...
10/25/2004 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was splitting a block of stone when a wind gust blew dust from the ground into his left eye. This injury was not reported until the following morning, 10-26-04, at which time he was sent for...
10/20/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS SPLIITING SANDSTONE USING A STONE CHISEL AND A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRIKE THE CHISEL HEAD WITH THE HAMMER, THE HAMMER HEAD GLANCED OFF THE CHISEL HEAD CAUSING HIS RIGHT IND...
10/15/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING A BLOCK OF STONE WHEN A SMALL STONE FRAGMENT HIT HIS LEFT EYE. EE STATED HIS SAFETY GLASSES HAD SLID DOWN ON HIS NOSE EXPOSING HIS EYES. EE WAS TREATED WITH A PRESCRIPTION MEDIC...
10/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was placing stone on a steel stand-up pallet. He placed a piece of stone on its edge on the pallet, let go of the stone and took a step backwards with his left foot at which time the stone fe...
10/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Ee was lifting a small block of sandstone up onto its edge, using his left hand and arm, when he sustained a strain to his lower back. Ee stated that he has, in the past, consistently lifted much larg...
09/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 46d restricted EE WAS PALLETIZING SANDSTONE WHEN HE SUSTAINED PAIN IN THE RIGHT GROIN AREA. HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK THAT DAY. THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 6:30 A.M. ON MONDAY, 9/27/04. EE WAS...
09/25/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted Employee was splitting a slab of sandstone which was laying flat on the ground using a stone chisel and 6 lb. hammer. While attempting to strike his chisel the hammer first struck the ground causing h...
09/17/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted Employee was peeling the face of a piece of stone using a stone chisel and 4 lb hammer when he inadvertently struck the first knuckle on his left thumb with the hammer. The injury was not reported unt...
08/18/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Ee was splitting stone with a chisel and 6 lbs hammer. as he swung his hammer toward his chisel, the stone unexpectantly separated causing him to pinch his right index finger between the stone and his...
08/09/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS SPLITTING A LARGE BLOCK OF SANDSTONE USING A CHISEL AND 16 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRIKE THE CHISEL WITH THE HAMMER, EE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS HOLDING THE...
07/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using metal banding to secure stone on pallets, a metal fragment punctured the palm of ee's left hand. Ee extracted the metal fragment using a needle, at home that night. The injury was not repo...
07/05/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE was splitting a piece of stone with a hammer and chisel. He hit the chisel head with the hammer and a small particle of steel projected off the chisel and penetrated his left arm 3"" below the insi...
05/03/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EE WAS STACKING STONE ONTO A PALLET WHEN HE STEPPED FORWARD WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT ONTO A LOOSE STONE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. AS HE TWISTED HIS UPPER TORSO TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HE SUSTAINED A S...
04/22/2004 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS SPLITTING STONE WHEN A DUST DEVIL CAME CLOSE TO HIS SPLITTER STATION BLOWING DUST/DIRT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY 4-23-04, AT WHICH TIME HE QUANTIFI...
03/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS LIFTING A SLAB OF STONE HE HAD SPLIT WHEN THE STONE FRACTURED & BROKE IN TWO. THIS FORCED HIM TO QUICKLY LOWER THE PIECE OF STONE HE WAS HOLDING ONTO, PINCHING HIS FINGERS WHEN THE STONE LANDED...
10/09/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 4d restricted WHILE REMOVING A LARGE BLOCK OF STONE FOR PROCESSING USING A 220 VOLVO LOADER, THE STONE BROKE CAUSING HALF THE STONE TO FALL FROM THE LOADER. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE LOADER TO JUMP UPWARD AND DROP. T...
08/25/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 29d restricted SET SELECT STONE ON PALLET, TURNED AWAY TO CONTINUE SPLITTING BLOCK, SELECT PIECE FELL ON LOWER LEG ABOVE ANKLE AND SCRAPED MUCH FLESH OFF OF LEG.
08/23/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 33d restricted WHILE SPLITTING BLOCK, SWUNG HAMMER HAND BACK AND HIT NEARBY PALLET, CAUSING HAMMER TO RICOCHET BACK INTO HIS CHISEL HAND, SMASHING IT.
08/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost SPLITTING STONE & PULLED MUSCLE IN STOMACH.
08/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 19d restricted SPLITTING STONE WITH CHISEL AND HAMMER AND FELT PAIN IN ARM AND SHOULDER.
08/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 5d restricted SPLITTING PATIO STONE ON UNLEVEL TERRAIN & TWISTED HIP.
07/24/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE PUT SODA CAN TO MOUTH TO DRINK FROM IT, A BEE WAS IN AND STUNG HIM ON THE UPPER LIP.
07/16/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost HE WAS LIFTING A LARGE BLOCK WITH HIS HANDS AND FELT A PULL IN HIS STOMACH.
04/25/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 8d restricted SPLITTING STONE AND A PIECE OF STONE BROKE OFF AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT TOE.
03/21/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None WHILE SPLITTING STONE, SOMETHING FLEW UNDER HIS GLASSES INTO HIS EYE. THE DOCTOR DID NOT FIND ANYTHING IN HIS EYE BUT SAID IT WAS IRRITATED. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL HE CAME INTO WORK ON M ONDAY 3...
12/13/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost SPLITTING PIECE OF FLAG AND LOST HIS CHISEL AND SMASHED HIS THUMB.
09/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost MOVING STONE TO A STEEL PALLET, A STONE FELL ON HIM FROM BEHIND.
08/30/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SPLITTING ROCK W/CHISEL & HAMMER AND A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF & HIT HIS FACE.
08/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost DROPPED STONE (WHILE TRYING TO MOV IT) AND HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO STONES.
08/15/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost RUNNING A LOADER AND BEGAN TO HAVE BACK PAIN.
07/25/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost SPLITTING STONE & A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO EYE
07/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost MOVING PIECE OF STONE AND SHARP EDGE CUT INTO HIS WRIST.
06/27/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EE WAS DRILLING AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HAND.
06/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost MOVING WALL ROCK- SLIPPED & SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN TWO STONES.
05/28/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WORKER WAS SPLITTING STONE AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE DIDN'T REPORT IT UNTIL 6-11-02.
03/28/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost STONE FELL ON LEG, WHICH KNOCKED EE ONTO A PALLET HITTING HIS KNEE AND SCRAPING HIS LEG ON A STONE.
03/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost LIFTING STONE & FELT PAIN IN STOMACH.
03/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost MOVING STONE AND A PIECE BROKE OFF HITTING LEFT KNEE.
03/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost STONE SLIPPED FROM HAND & HIT THE SHIN OF THE LEG.
02/15/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE WAS MOVING STONES WHEN HE FELT A STRANGE SENSATION IN HIS CHEST. LATER, AT HOME, HE HAD CHEST PAINS. AND WENT TO HIS PERSONAL DR WHO DETERMINED IT WAS MUSCLE SPASMS DUE TO A STRAIN. INJURY REPORTED...
01/08/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE SPLITTING STONE.
11/21/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HOLDING WEDGE WITH HARD HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HAND.
11/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost BENT OVER A ROCK TO SPLIT AND PULLED HIS BACK- HE FELT A PAIN.
10/30/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DRINKING SODA BEE CAME OUT STUNG ON LOWER LIP.
09/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost WITH HELP, LIFTING 5"" THICK PIECE OF ROCK. HIS HELPER'S SIDE BROKE AWAY, LEAVING THE WEIGHT ON EE.
07/17/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost PERFORMING NORMAL SCALING OPERATIONS- SOMEHOW ANINSECT OR SOMETHING GOT INTO GLOVE AND GOT A STING.
06/20/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost OPERATING LOADER HIT BUMP-JERKED SHOULDER BACK FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
05/22/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost MOVING SHEET OF SANDSTONE, A PIECE OF SHEET BROKE OFF CAUSING HIM TO LOSE FOOTING, STRIKING HIS KNEE AGAINST A PIECE OF ROCK.
05/03/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost LIFTING A BLOCK OF STONE HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.