Canyon Rock Plant — Accidents

Total: 50 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/21/2025 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was holding the liner for the hopper in place and slipped, causing their left palm to make contact with the drill bit that was coming through the hopper and liner, creating bolt holes.
05/28/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The employee was removing a piece of concrete block that entered the feed hopper and got stuck under the angle iron on the conveyor guard. They tried pulling the block under the guard and heard a pop...
03/16/2025 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 47d lost, 13d restricted The employee sought medical treatment for feeling ill and was misdiagnosed, received treatment, and released from care. The employee returned to work for two days and felt unwell again, returning to t...
03/07/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was stacking empty paper bags on a flat working surface when EE rolled EE's right ankle as EE was making a turn to walk.
10/07/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a grinder to do a repair at our Wash Plant. While grinding a object got in EE's left eye. EE treated self using eye wash. The eye continued to bother EE the next day so EE reported...
06/19/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 102d restricted Employee drove to baghouse and stepped on a pallet as EE was exiting the vehicle and rolled their left ankle.
11/20/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 28d restricted EMP was re-applying Machine guard after a repair. While grasping the handle of the guard to reposition the guard to attach the bolts back on, the guard slipped from the bottom, causing the handle to c...
09/27/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 134d restricted Employee was at a dust drain , rinsing off with water, excess material at a tail pulley. Employee pulled hose (1 1/2 in dia. hose 30 to 40 ft. long) with only Left hand/arm and felt a pull in their le...
01/14/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Slipped on wet stairs while grabbing the handrailing with rt. hand. Injury to Rt. shoulder. Employee on Light duty. To be revaluated on 1/23/2023
01/09/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was installing Doctor Blades on the belt press. While pushing in the lever and pin, employee felt a pinch in left shoulder/back area. Employee is scheduled to be on light duty for 2 weeks. No...
12/01/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Bagging Plant employee overextended their back on Thursday December 1, 2022 while picking up a 100 lb. bag off the reject belt and placing it on a pallet. EE is scheduled to return to work on Monday D...
03/24/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 102d restricted Employee was assisting maintenance personal put away tools when the employee stepped over a gutter and onto a curb. The employee placed the ball of their right foot on the curb and took another step w...
02/05/2022 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost To the best of our knowledge and information an employee who tested positive for COVID-19 may have been in contact with one employee, (vaccinated), for 15 minutes within 6 feet on 2-1-22. EE felt symp...
01/24/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 131d restricted Employee was removing a screen from the 3 division shaker with the help of another individual when employee felt pain in the middle of back. Employee is currently out of work until released by the phy...
09/08/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost Employee was preparing to clean up work area with water hose when EE slipped on muddy water and fell. EE tried catching self by putting down right hand. In doing so, EE sprained right hand and wrist....
07/21/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Employee was shoveling sand into a wheelbarrow when employee felt pain in lower back on the right side. Placed on restriction, no lost time.
07/02/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee received contusion on right thigh when struck with reject belt while clearing backed up bags on palletizer machine.
11/20/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 77d restricted Laceration to right Pinkie finger while trying to slide ball deck of Tycan screen into place. The deck fell on EE's finger after being pushed over a small lip.
08/18/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was grinding 2"" pipe when a metal flake entered left eye. EE immediately notified supervisor and flushed it with eye wash. EE was taken in for medical attention. The piece of metal had to be...
01/10/2020 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was using a cordless impact wrench with left hand. EE was tightening bolts on a motor when EE started to feel some pain in the left hand.
11/14/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was walking back to work station from lunch. EE was struck on hard hat by a rock while walking under the 3 division jaw belt. EE felt pain in neck and upper back. EE was taken to med center f...
10/18/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost On 10/18/2018 the employee was grinding angle iron when EE felt something in EE's right eye. EE continued working and it wasn't until 10/23/2018 when discomfort lead EE to seek medical attention. EE h...
03/09/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 217d lost Employee had just parked the CAT 980C loader. As ee was exiting the loader, ee accidentally stepped on a wheel chock that ee had not noticed when parking. The chock was located at the bottom of the lo...
02/14/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted Employee was operating a CAT 972M Rubber Tire Loader when EE felt pain in back. EE then reported this to immediate supervisor, who took EE to the Med Center to be evaluated. There was not a specific a...
10/05/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was conducting scheduled cleaning of Plant. EE was using a general purpose hammer to clear dried material off the conveyor frame. As EE hit the frame, the hammer ricocheted off striking EE's...
06/21/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stripping wood frame around A/C unit and bending nails over as they were pulled. During clean up, EE stepped on a nail that was apparently missed. The nail had penetrated the work boot an...
05/04/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding in the Welders Yard when ee got debris in left eye. EE immediately went over and flushed it out at the eye wash station. EE was wearing Safety Glasses and Face Shield at the time...
10/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting vehicle when a large gust of wind slammed the door shut. Employee tried to catch the door when two fingers on right hand were pinched in the door as it shut.
10/14/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost While conducting an inspection/cleaning of the loader bucket, the operator had not completely lowered the bucket to the ground. The hydraulics slowly lowered while parked, causing the bucket to pinch...
10/13/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted While dismounting a skid steer, the miner caught his foot on a step and fell approximately two feet to the ground and injured his right knee. First aid was administered and an x-ray showed no fracture...
05/26/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost While walking on a wet floor at the Slurry Plant, the miner slipped and fell, injury his right knee that had been previously injured at home. The miner finished his shift. The right knee swelled overn...
04/01/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Suffered minor arc flash burns to both eyes while welding inside a metal bucket attached to a front end loader. The injured said he should not have raised his welding helmet while another welder was w...
03/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Sprained left shoulder while lifting a gas cylinder of oxygen up into a storage box on a mechanic's service truck. The sprain was minor pain at first and the employee did not ask for first aid treatme...
02/20/2013 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Employee injured his left leg calf while walking up an inclined catwalk adjacent to the dry sand belt at the Rock Plant. As he was walking, he felt a ""pop"" in his left leg. He reported pain 10 minut...
10/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost The employee fainted and fell to the ground while walking from his lunch break area to his work area. He landed on his face and sustained abrasions to his face, knees, and elbows. His tongue was also...
10/02/2012 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None A 65-year old man was found dead in his automobile in a remote area of the mine site. It appears the deceased had strayed onto the mine site after he left his job on an adjacent property.
08/10/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 30d restricted Heavy lifting may have caused a hernia while performing maintenance tasks at the Rock Plant. The employee did not report the injury to his supervisor until 8/20/12, at which time he was taken immediat...
02/24/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working in the main mechanic shop, the employee tripped over an air hose as he walked around a service truck. The employee fell to the concrete floor and struck his chin on the pavement.
03/07/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While grinding metal, the operator noticed some irritation in his right eye around 4PM. He went home end of shift at 5PM and applied eye drops. Did not help. Employee went to ER early morning of 3/8...
12/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost The operator was cleaning the area around the short head cone crusher at the rock plant when a piece of channel iron weighing about 20 lbs slid down the handrail along the catwalk and landed on his le...
11/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost At the Rock Plant, a 3"" diameter shaft approximately 24"" in length was being used to pound on the hopper wall. The operator placed the shaft up on the tail pulley guard. He turned to talk to anoth...
08/23/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While permorming maintenance work on belt press #2, the employee reached out to place a come-along around a pulley and strained his back.
08/20/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost The employee drove the loader into the shop for maintenance and to take lunch break. As the employee was stepping down from the cab of the loader, he lost his grip and fell to the ground injuring his...
12/12/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost They were lifting the bed of an R85 dump truck with the skip loader when it slipped and the bed of the truck came down full force. Employee was sitting in the seat in the cab of the truck. The truck j...
05/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost When employee was going down a ladder into the pit behind a wall at the scalper, he slipped & fell hitting his left knee & forearm.
01/05/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was grinding and a piece of metal flew into his right eye.
10/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was changing the oil filter on one of the machines and dropped the filter on his small right finger.
06/27/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee removing chains from the back of service truck, He stepped down from the back of truck stepped on a rock and twisted ankel.
04/06/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 300d lost The operator climbed up a horizontal conveyor belt to clean it off after it plugged. Due to rainy condition the frame was slick causing him to slip.
07/03/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost DRIVING THE WATER TRUCK, CLIMBING IN AND OUT OF THE TRUCK PUTTING PRESSURE ON HIS TOE, AT THE WATER TANK FACILITY HE WALKED UP THE BANK. HE REACTIVATED AN ULCER ON THE LARGE TOE.