Carderock Quarries — Accidents

Total: 7 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/06/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While breaking stone, EE was hit in the left forearm by a foreign object, causing a laceration. No stitches were required nor time lost. However, on 9/30/13 a small metal shard was discovered at the h...
08/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 200d lost Employee twisted his body while lifting a stone causing a rib fracture.
08/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Miner was hand loading building stone when his L thumb was caught between 2 stones when another miner inadvertinly dropped a stone. The finger was lacerated, requiring sutures, and is fractured, requi...
08/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Miner was hand-loading building stone, when his left thumb was pinched between 2 stones. His thumb is bruised and has a slight fracture. The Dr. splinted the thumb and instructed him not to use his le...
04/21/2005 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 11d restricted EE WAS SCALING THE LEDGE WHEN HE MOVED HIS ROPE WHICH DISLODGED LOOSE MATERIAL FROM ABOVE. THIS MATERIAL KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT OFF AND A SUBSEQUENT PIECE OF FALLING MATERIAL STRUCK HIS HEAD, CAUSING A...
06/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost I WAS HAND LOADING DIMENSION INTO THE BUCKET OF A FRON END LOADER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TWO STONES, LACERATING IT.
05/17/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 32d restricted LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER. I WAS BREAKING STONE WHEN A STONE HE HAD SPLIT FELL TOWARDS HIM. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT FROM STRIKING HIS LEG, HE TRIED TO GRAB OR DEFLECT IT. THE SHARP EDGE OF THE STO...