Colorado Quarries Inc — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PALLET & STRETCHED HIS BACK MUSCLE.
09/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MISSED STEP TO MILL SHACK, WENT TO CATCH HIMSELF & FELL ON METAL GRAIT & PUNCTURED RIGHT PALM.
11/14/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS CUTTING TREES. TREE UN FRINT IF A RAUK CAR & THE CHAINSAW HIT THE CAR SENDING THE CHAINSAW INTO LEFT THIGH AREA.
10/06/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WAS BUILDING CRATES AND PUNCTURE LEFT THUMB WITH AN AIR GUN.
07/25/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL ON A DOZER & IT HIT A HARD PIECE OF METAL CAUSING THE GRINDER TO JUMP CATCHING HIS LEFT WRIST.
07/17/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BREAKING ICE AND THE PICK SLIPPED AND WENT THROUGH HIS FINGER.
05/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted YE WAS PICKING BOULDERS AND A ROCK SLID DOWN THE PILE ONTO HIS HAND, SMASHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
05/25/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO KICK IN THE TAILGATE OF THE DELIVERY TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL, TWISTINGKNEE AND BUMPING HEAD.
04/26/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO BEAT THE HOPPER AND IT SLIPPED SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND
03/14/2001 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted CRUSHER OPERATOR HAD PIECE OF ROCK GET INTO HIS LEFT EYE WHEN THE WIND PICKED UP.
01/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING ON A DOZER AND HAD A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GET INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
01/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted EE WAS LIFTING A CRATE AND SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK. THIS HAPPENED ON THURSDAY. HE WORKED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, REPORTED IT TO US ON MONDAY.
11/07/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS HITTING ROCK WITH SLEDGEHAMMER - HAND SLIPPED OFF AND WAS SMASHED BETWEEN HAMMER AND SCREEN.
10/18/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING A BOULDER IN THE CRUSHER AND A PIECE CAME OFF CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
05/30/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted HE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF BLACK OBSIDIAN AND IT SLIPPED CAUSING A GASH IN HIS FOREARM.
03/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS STACKING BAGS ONTO A PALLET & STRAINED HIS WRIST
02/08/2000 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRIVING THE FORKLIFT TO WRAP PLTS OF ROCK AND THE HYDRAULIC HOSE BUSTED SPRAYING OIL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.