Employee was in the Secondary tower running the plant when employee noticed that the feed stopped due to a plug. Employee left the tower and Locked Out the #1 belt and the feeder pan in the tunnel. Employee went to inspect the plug. Employee put on gloves and attempted to remove the plug. While removing the rock, employee's finger was smashed between 2 rocks.
QUARTZITE QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 20
- Years on record
- 2000–2023
- Latest incident
- Mar 2023
Reportable incidents
20 on file2023 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
Employee attempted to throw metal pipe into roll off bin pipe struck bin and came back and struck employee in the left ear causing laceration that required stiches.
2013 · 1 incident
While working on the night shift, the employee was walking from the control tower to the metal detector, which needed to be reset, the employee slipped on the ground and injured his right knee. Incident originally occurred on 12/6/13, then became recordable on 3/25/14 after orthopedic consultation.
2011 · 1 incident
The hole cover had become dislodged and came free of the platform during transport.The employee put the cover back up on the platform and stated that it's not in the right place then he accessed the platform to unhook a chain from the loader.The employee then inadvertently stepped on the cover and since the cover was not in its proper place it allowed him to fall through the hole.
2008 · 2 incidents
Employee was shoveling around the conveyor feed box to clean up the area & placing material on the #1 belt when dirt entered his eye.
Employee was using a pry bar to clear a blockage in the crusher which was locked and tagged out. After using the bar for about 15 minuted he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Medical treatment began 10/16/08 but this incident did not become recordable until 12/2/08.
2007 · 3 incidents
cutting a piece of new side belting when knife slipped and cut right knee
While doing maintanence on a locked out, tagged out not running vibrating feeder pan, employee inadvertently rotated a pulley and pinched right thumb.
Employee claims he was moving a fuel hose when he aggravated his left shoulder. This employee had previously injured this shoulder in a NON-WORK related accident. This was not recordable until he went to the doctor on May 4, 2007 and received a cortisone shot in his shoulder.
2002 · 5 incidents
EE OPENED SIGHT DOOR OF OIL BURNING STOVE TO LOOK IN AND SOOT BLEW INTO HIS EYES CAUSING ABRASIONS.
EE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT & DOES NOT KNOW CAUSATION. ELBOW HURTS AFTER RUNNING DRILL FOR 30 MINUTES.
EE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, WHILE CLIMBING A SCREEN LADDER, CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WELDED A PLATE TO THE FLOOR LINER OF THE TELESMITH TO SUPPORT A HYDRAULIC JACK. SUPPORT CAME LOOSE STRIKING EE IN RIGHT SHIN.
2001 · 4 incidents
EE WAS WELDING AND MAINTAINING EQUIPMENT IN 100 WEATHER. EE BECAME DEHYDRATED FROM WORKING IN SUCH CONDITIONS.
PULLED SHOULDER WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER.
EE WAS POUNDING ON SOUTH CRUSHER AT SECONDARY. THE HEAD OF THE SLEDGEHAMMER MISSED THE OBJECT AND THE HANDLE HIT THE WEDGE CAUSING IT TO PINCH HIS FINGER. LACERATION (STITCHES) TO LEFT INDEX F INGER.
WHILE SHOVELING SAND FROM UNDER THE PRELIMINARY CRUSHER EMPLOYEE WAS BITTEN ON THE LEFT GROIN BY A BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER. EMPLOYEE WASN'T SURE IT WAS A SPIDER BITE UNTIL HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 4- 23-01.
2000 · 2 incidents
EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER BREAKING FROZEN MATERIAL WITH PICK
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP NORTH CONVEYOR, THEN BUMPED HEAD ON STABILIZER BAR BETWEEN SUPPORT CABLES, CAUSING NECK SPRAIN.