Carnelian #2 Quarry — Accidents

Total: 23 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/02/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee's annual audiometric test determined employee has a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in both ears.
02/28/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling hose off dust collector to clean it, pulled off a little quickly and got some dust in right eye. Employee tried flushing it out for a long while, however went to eye clinic to get...
01/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to set a 75# rock in between granite slab and the quarry wall. The rock slipped and right ring finger tip got caught between the rock and granite slab. Contusion to end of right ri...
10/16/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 209d restricted Employee was ascending driveway with loaded grout truck, it was noticed & communicated that load seemed heavy to the rear. Employee stopped, backed down to reposition load, applying brakes. The truck...
05/29/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was wedging a block while standing on block already wedged. When the line split, it caused chain reaction of rough backs to fall, causing employee to go over the edge of the block. EE fell 3...
05/23/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted EE was moving the control box while EE was setting up saws. EE was walking backwards, lost EE's footing and fell backwards. When EE fell the control box EE had been carrying landed on EE's hand, break...
06/22/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None STS - left ear
01/08/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chipping ice on saw rail using chisel, turned to step out of the rail and slipped/tripped on the rail, fell forward while holding the chisel bar. The bar hit the saw wire and sprung back...
05/23/2016 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee has a change in hearing from baseline (1/31/1992) test - STS Left Ear - 35 dB. Age adjusted.
10/28/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using utility knife, putting notches in the end of a plastic pipe to insert a string into a saw cut hole for wire sawing. Utility knife slipped and cut his left index finger from last knu...
06/18/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating loader, moving slabs in the quarry. Employee alleges the bouncing in the loader gave him lower back pain, right side. Verbally reported injury 6-20-13, filed First Report 6-26-1...
06/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and co-worker were loading 55 gallon barrel into back of pickup. Employee was lifting with left arm, pushing with right arm, felt left shoulder pop, then felt the pain. He continued working....
01/10/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to thread two pieces of steel together, when they would not go together, he used his percussion to get them to thread and a piece of steel broke off and got wedged under the skin o...
08/24/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was running 475 Loader, using bucket to clean up grout. He hit a ledge with corner of bucket and it jarred him. Complaints are of sore neck, left arm, hand goes numb, sore shoulder left side...
03/28/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE put leg up on saw rail, was stripping a wire during a wire change, knife slipped and cut left leg on inside of knee cap. EE received sutures and returned to work, no lost time.
05/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was helping blaster pull air bag out of channel/crack, felt pain in his lower back.
02/16/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was taking drill steel out of rack and it slipped out of his hand, fell and struck the top of his right shoulder. Employee may work in light duty assignment, not able to use right arm for ap...
09/16/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WRAPPING UP HOSE AND HOSE COUPLING CAME OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE CHIN, CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
02/21/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE FELT MINOR PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE RUNNING LOADER ON 2-21-03. HE SAW A CHIROPRACTOR A FEW TIMES THAT FOLLOWING WEEK, THEN REPORTED INJURY TO COLD SPRING GRANITE ON 3-5-03. HE IS NOW GOING TO SEE A...
05/20/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE REACHED DOWN THROUGH JAW GUIDE ON SLOT DRILL TO PULL ON AIR HOSE AND GRABBED THE WRONG LEVER, WHICH CLOSED JAWS ON HIS LEFT ARM, CRUSHING HIS ARM AND BREAKING THE BONE.
08/22/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost EE WAS CHANGING BIT ON SLOT DRILL. THE 10' STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLDER, TIPPING OVER AND HITTING EE ON HARD HAT, UPPER BACK AND LEFT ELBOW, CAUSING CONTUSION TO UPPER BACK. Y
07/16/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING THE GUIDE ON THE DRILL. HE HIT HIS HAND WITH THE HAND TOOL HE WAS USING TO CLEANCUTTING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
05/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS LOWERING DRILL STEEL INTO HOLE. IT STARTED TO GO FAST SO HE GRABBED IT. A SUDDEN JERK PULLED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE CAUSING PAIN. EE WAS UNABLE TO WORK ONE DAY BECAUSE OF THIS.