Mining Incidents

GRANTSVILLE QUARRY & PLANTMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Lhoist Group
Grantsville, Tooele County, UT · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4200898
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2003–2020
Latest incident
Mar 2020
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2020 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

A laborer fell from a truck, injuring the heel of EE's foot.

2008 · 1 incident

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was installing 2 inspection ports on 2 conveying belts. A gust of wind blew lime into both of his eyes. After flushing his left eye was burned.

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding a long bar while another employee was hitting the bar with a double jack, the double jack slid hitting a chute, then hit his mouth; breaking his two front teeth.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was checking rotary feeder in hydrate area to see if it was working. He reached his hand up to feel if it was turning and it grabbed his middle finger of his right hand, cutting the tip of his finger off.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was working in the maintenance shop near a work bench. His razor knife was on the table with blade extended. He reached for object on the floor. While reaching his arm was still on the table on top of the knife. With the pressure put on the blade, it penetrated his inner forearm midway between the wrist and the elbow making a 3/4"" cut. It required 4 stitches.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting some tape off of a PVC pipe and the blade folded up and cut his thumb. He went to the Dr. and received stitches.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CLEANING OUT LIME FROM THE CHUTE TO THE MIXER BOX WITH A STEEL BAR. THE MIXER WAS RUNNING TO KEEP THE PUMP FROM PLUGGING. HIS ATTENTION WAS DISTRACTED AND HE TURNED TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING BEHIND HIM. AS HE TURNED HE LIFTED THE STEEL BAR IN HIS HANDS UP, WHICH PUT THE OTHER END IN THE MIXER BOX. THE MIXER PULLED THE BAR OUT OF HIS HAND AND SLAPPED IT CAUSING INJURY

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PRESSURE WASHING THE YARD TRUCK. HE WAS USING ACID. AFTER WASHING TRUCK HIS EYE WAS BURNING. AFTER GOING TO DOCTOR FOUND HE HAD A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE.

2004 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Ee was starting a fire in the tire box, he was putting wood on the fires. he had some disel on his gloves, and the glove caught on fire burning his hand.

Struck by flying object

Hose blew off a 3-way valve in plugged up condition & hose with 2 hose clamps hit employee in forehead. stitches required to close wound.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS THE OPERATOR ON THE HYDRATOR, LIME HAD COLLECTED ON THE WATER RING ABOVE THE MIXER. EE TOOK A STEEL ROD 1/4 IN DIA X 15"" LONG TO KNOCK THE LIME INTO THE MIXER. THE ROD HOOKED ON THE MIX ER PULLING HIS HAND INTO THE METAL BOX AND THE ROD CUT OFF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND BROKE BOTH BONES IN HIS WRIST. THEY HAD PUT IN METAL PLATE IN THE WRIST.