Mining Incidents

Woodleaf QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Woodleaf, Rowan County, NC · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3100069
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Sep 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee strained lower back while tightening base plate bolts on a crusher motor.

2015 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on part of a crusher in the shop when the bonnet shifted pinching the employee's finger.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was removing a piece of screen cloth from a discharge box it was held above his head due to how it has to be removed. It slipped out of his hands and fell hitting his back left leg and caused a cut *requiring nine stitches.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working int he jaw feeder, bottom plates of feeder were being replaced. Harrington come-along was being used to pull the plate out, when pressure applied to the piece of metal to remove it, hook on the come-along came loose striking ee in the lower part of his leg. the hook hit front of his shin on his left leg shattering the bone. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.

2003 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT AND ABRASION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER. FINGER CONTINUED TO SWELL UNTIL EE WAS MADE TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE DAMAGED LEFT KNEE WHILE DISMOUNTING CAB OF TAMROCK 1100 ROCK DRILL. DAMAGE TO KNEE REQUIRED REMOVAL OF CARTILAGE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING TAILGATE AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH THE HOLD UP CHAIN, HE ALLOWED TAILGATE TO SWING TO LOWEST POSITION SMASHING MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND. THE END OF THE FINGER WAS TORN WHILE YANKING HAND AWAY.