Table 2
Types of serious or fatal accidents at the workplace
| Type of accident | Place and phase of work |
|---|---|
| Falling from above of worker on foot or when driving vehicles | From the bench, from the marble wall, the quarry’s edge, or the access roads |
| Being hit with stones or parts of block, hit by projection of fragments of material | Block squaring, block handling, ground assistance in the various operations, during movement of vehicles, during transit in quarry |
| Projection of pieces of diamond wire or whiplash from wire | During quarry bench cutting and block squaring. The injured workers have been hit even when at a considerable distance from the cutting area. The kinetic energy of the wire’s components is very high |
| Slipping up of workers on foot | During various work phases, on the paths to the marble wall or other work areas, and in work areas in the presence of mud |
