Fallen Miners

Crabtree Pit

Crabtree Crushing, Inc · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
DUNDEE, Yamhill County, OR · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3503444

All reportable incidents

19 on file
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee passed out while driving dump truck.

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

Employee working on Jaw of Crusher. Smashed/pinched left pinky finger aka Left 5th Digit. Tried lifting Jaw part and smashed/pinched finger

Fall from machine

Slippery Step/ Slipped and fell on buttocks

Over-exertion NEC

Slipped off or missed step on truck. Rt Arm full of personal items, stepped down and missed a step. Grabbed the grab handle of the truck and pulled right arm.

Struck against stationary object

Employee bumped left knee on conveyor belt; piece of the conveyer frame. Employee reported 3/5/21 that employee did it and was a little sore but would let supervisor know if it needed attention. 3/20/21 reported it was getting worse; not better. 3/21/2021 went to immediate care.

Struck by flying object

Employee was grinding. EE did not realize it was a piece of metal that went into EE's eye until the next day. EE thought it was dirt. EE was wearing safety glasses and did not think that the metal would have hit EE's eye. (Left Eye)

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Cleaning bolt with Bench Grinder. Did not set Bench Grinder to correct clearance measurement before using Bench Grinder. Right Middle finger got sucked in. Fractured tip of right middle finger

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was weeding around the crusher and brushed up against poison ivy.

Struck by flying object

Employee was hammering in a pin and part of the pin broke off; pierced through boot and went into right shin bone.

Struck by flying object

Working underneath Conveyor belt; rock flew off and hit toe

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Wires on ground. Employee walked from one area to another and tripped over the wires. Fell on ground straining right shoulder.

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

There was a rock stuck in the drop box tailgate. Went to remove the rock form the tailgate with hand, tailgate closed and pinched finger.

Struck by... NEC

Climbed up on a conveyor belt to change product; slipped on small rocks; with a chain hoist in one hand, the hoist whipped around and hit worker on the mouth when worker slipped. Accident caused a broken tooth and caused some damage to bridge in mouth due to the broken tooth.

Struck by... NEC

Employee was cutting into a conveyor belt with a saw knife and cut on left forearm. EE received several stitches at urgent care.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was shoveling out underneath a conveyor belt when he strained his back.

Struck by falling object

EE was doing clean up around the crusher. He went to pick up a rock, when it slipped out of his hand and landed on his other hand.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating excavator on unstable ground when the wet material gave way, causing the machine to tip over.

Struck by flying object

Employee was operating an excavator with the front window in the ""up"" position when a small rock flew in the open cab adn struck his front tooth.

Struck against stationary object

The employee was performing routine task of moving gates in the screen blending chute to change size of product. While using a pry bar to move gate, his hand slipped and bumped his elbow on the steel frame of the screen. Impace caused a brusing & swelling to left elbow. He has been placed on ""off duty"" status per dr.Follow up on 6/2/06.