Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee slipped on snowpack, fell from same level fracturing EE's right pinky when EE landed
Crusher 3Metal/Nonmetal
Elam Sand and Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Summit Materials LLC
Moab, San Juan County, UT · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504593
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2002–2026
- Latest incident
- Feb 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2026 · 1 incident
2011 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was struck by 13 wide x 53 long x 3/16 thick steel access plate as he exited area below Mesabi vibrating screen. MRI showed normal and unremarkable. Diagnosis: neck pain similar to whiplash. Second opinion: cervical strain (sore neck).
2004 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Coming down ladder of loader, slipped and twisted low back
2002 · 1 incident
Struck by flying object
AN ANCHOR WAS WELDED ON A KEY PLATE IN THE JAW. THE KEY PLATE WAS TO BE REMOVED USING A CHAIN & COME-ALONG ATTACHED TO THE ANCHOR & THE CRUSHER FRAMEWORK. THE ANCHOR FAILED WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ABOVE THE ANCHOR POINT. THE CHAIN & HOOK RECOILED HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD. A CONTUSION AND CUT ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE RESULTED.