ROCK OF AGES LITE SIDE — Accidents
Total: 50 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02/2026 | EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | while inflating a bag to separate granite piece from wall the bag blew up causing the rope and hose made contact with EE's hand and caused an injury |
| 11/22/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | Employee was moving stone on the saw when EE felt a pain in EE's right side, this is during the week of 11/18/2024. The pain got worse as time went on and EE decided to be seen on 11/22/2024. EE was d... |
| 09/05/2024 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | On 9/5/2024 While unloading a block employee alleges that employee was jolted in the cab of the loader, & employee jammed wrist into the steering joystick causing pain. Employee did not report this ac... |
| 05/30/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 41d lost, 15d restricted | On 5/29/2024 Lifting deadman link on JL6600S manlift and felt a bee sting in EE's arm, Charlie horse feeling in right arm and bicep. On 5/30/2024 the area where EE felt discomfort turned black and blu... |
| 10/05/2023 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 23d lost, 8d restricted | Conducting secondary breakage.; when picking wedges the stone shifted causing the employee to lose balance and fall from the stone. The fall arrest engaged and spun EE around where EE's upper arm caug... |
| 07/18/2022 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 91d restricted | EE was holding a pipe for another EE who was hitting the end of the pipe with a sledge hammer. The employee who was hitting the pipe, missed the pipe and the hammer EE was using struck the left thumb... |
| 08/16/2021 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Spotting hole with Plug drill and the bit slipped lacerating a finger |
| 11/16/2020 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | Walking stepped on small stone and rolled EE's ankle |
| 11/13/2020 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Swinging Sledge Hammer and hurt shoulder |
| 10/15/2020 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 16d restricted | Bent over to cut diamond wire and threw EE's back out |
| 09/28/2020 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 52d lost, 122d restricted | Trying to move a stuck lever on a Double drill and hit it with the heel of hand and it broke loose but EE caught thumb on the rotation lever and bent thumb over backwards. |
| 11/14/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 76d restricted | Pulling on a diamond wire while stringing a cut. |
| 05/01/2019 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Standard Threshold Shift |
| 10/27/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Laceration to (R) middle finger while unloading hydro bags. Gloves were not worn. |
| 10/31/2014 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 15d lost | Employee was lifting a plug drill (About 25 lbs.) when he felt a pain in his lower back. |
| 04/04/2014 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee tripped and fell on his right side as he stepped from a ladder onto a granite block. |
| 12/16/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 1d restricted | 5 employees were setting a staging - when the staging was set down, one employees foot was underneath the edge, causing a crush type injury to the foot. |
| 08/06/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 24d lost, 31d restricted | Walking from one hoist house to another, he slipped and fell. Knee pain. |
| 10/06/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Reached between two pieces of stone to retrieve steel plate and one stone shifted pinching finger. |
| 06/11/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | Employee was moving a steel cable. |
| 10/01/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 15d lost, 40d restricted | Employee reached out to pull fall block towards him and block was still lowering, which pulled left hand into fall block sheave, causing amputation to four fingers on left hand. Fingers were to badly... |
| 06/25/2008 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | AS HE WAS DRILLING A NOTCH IN A SAW BLOCK WITH A JACKHAMMER THE ROD SLIPPED OUT OF THE NOTCH AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACKHAMMER AND A METAL HOSE FITTING. |
| 06/04/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | Employee was helping take a twist out of a fall cable on derrick, when he slipped and struck a glut set up in next line with chest area, causing a fracture to 10th rib on right side. |
| 10/04/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Twisted knee walking on grout. Did not go to the doctor until 12/11/2007 because his knee was sore. |
| 05/07/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 5d lost, 65d restricted | A piece of granite rolled onto employee's foot and struck his instep when a ladder was moved causing fractures to four metatarsels. |
| 10/10/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Employee was baring a piece of stone when the bar slipped and he jarred his back. Thoracic sprain. |
| 09/26/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Setting up a line to break with shims and wedges. The shim had a sharp edge and cut employee's hand as he set it in drill hole. |
| 08/10/2005 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 40d lost, 44d restricted | He stepped back and stepped on the edge of a hammer which came up and the handle struck the back of his right leg. Partial rupture of achilles tendon. |
| 03/28/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 14d restricted | Employee was shoveling snow to clear work area then he felt pain in his arm later. |
| 11/04/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 10d lost | Employee lifted socket on the end of a steel cable and felt pain in groin area. |
| 05/20/2004 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 7d lost | EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A STONE. DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 5/24/2004. |
| 03/30/2004 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE STRUCK PLUG WEDGE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO TIGHTEN WEDGE. WHEN HE DID THIS THE WEDGE POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEEK. SMALL LACERATION TO CHEEK. THREE SUTURES. |
| 06/23/2003 | OTHER | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 16d lost, 108d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING STILL WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO ACHE. |
| 04/01/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | AS ANOTHER EE PUSHED A STONE OVER A SHORT LEDGE, THE STONE CAUGHT AND ROLLED TOWARDS AN EMPLOYEE AND THE STONE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE KNEE AREA OF HIS LEFT LEG. |
| 06/12/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 71d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND. HE FELL DOWN WITH HIS WEIGHT ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. *ORIGINAL INJURY ON 6/12 - EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY. B... |
| 04/19/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 15d restricted | EE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF WOOD BLOCKING UNDER A GRANITE BLOCK WITH A LENGTH OF STEEL PIPE. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. |
| 10/30/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | BENT OVER TO LIFT A WIRE CABLE. |
| 07/12/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | EMPLOYEEWAS PULLING ON A 4"" AIR HOSE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE OF HIS BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE. |
| 05/08/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | AS THE EE WAS MOVING A LARGE DRILLING MACHINE WHEN A HOSE CAUGHT ON ANOTHER HOSE. AS HE PULLED ON HOSE A METAL PIPE ATTACHED TO THE SECOND HOSE CAME OUT OF A CHANNEL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS... |
| 03/14/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 15d restricted | WALKING TO DRILL EQUIPMENT HE SLIPPED WHEN HE PICKED HIS FOOT UP OVER AN AIRHOSE. SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. |
| 12/13/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | EE WENT GROUND A SAFETY RAILING WITHOUT FALL ARREST TO DISCONNECT AIR LINE. HE FELL OFF LEDGE AND STRUCK KNEE ON GRANITE SURFACE. |
| 10/19/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | AS EE WAS MOVING RAILING SECTIONS ONE FELL OVER & FELL ON HIS FOOT |
| 10/06/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | EE WAS PULLING ON A 3"" AIR HOSE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. |
| 08/14/2000 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | WRIST BECAME SORE SHARPENING DRILL BITS. |
| 06/21/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 49d lost, 10d restricted | WHILE WALKING EE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY AT TIME OF INJURY LOST TIMEBEGAN 3/2001 |
| 06/12/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 43d lost, 20d restricted | EE PICKED UP AN 18' PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. AS HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. |
| 06/01/2000 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 5d lost, 35d restricted | EE SHARPENS DRILL BITS. HE FEELS WRISTS HAVE BEEN GETTING SORE BECAUSE OF THIS WORK. |
| 05/30/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 72d restricted | WHILE MOVING LARGE METAL DOOR ON BOILER THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. |
| 05/25/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE CHAINING A PIECE OF STONE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER STRUCK A SHARP PIECE OF STONE. |
| 04/12/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 10d restricted | EE WAS CLIMBING A SHORT LADDER TO HOOK UP AIR HOSE. THE LADDER SHIFTED, EE STRUCK KNEE AS HE SLIPPED OFF CLEAT. STRAINED LIGAMENT IN LEFT KNEE WHEN HE TWISTED. |