Columbia Quarry — Accidents

Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/19/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was in the process of cleaning out head boxes when a softball size clump of material fell approx. 3-4 feet and hit the employee on the hard hat.
12/06/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 77d restricted After EE repaired a loose guard on a dozer, as EE was preparing to enter the cab while still on the tracks, EE slipped and fell injuring their left shoulder.
06/18/2020 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was working on a screen tower when dust was blown into left eye during strong winds. Employee was diagnosed with a scratch on eye and an ulcer due to the inflammation.
03/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee removed plastic trim to try and fix an intermittently working windshield wiper on a dozer. In removing the plastic, a section broke off. Employee was going to set the piece outside of the doz...
08/31/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was changing a rear tire on a water truck. The area was wet. When the employee used a lifting bar to move the tire the bar slipped on the wet ground causing the tire to fall on the employee's...
10/11/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 178d lost EE was operating D8N dozer on stripping dump area, pushing stripping material. While leveling dump area he encountered a slab of rock est. to be 6'x8'x15"". His plan was to remove it from topside of d...
03/28/2007 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The injured employee was injured when a rock fell from overhead, striking him in the hard hat & head area.
03/09/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The injured employee was getting ready to get Fusion machine set in ditch. When lowering the tongue of machine it shifted over and caught the injured employee's hand.
01/31/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A GENERATOR. HE WAS ON TOP STEPPING BACK ONTO A LADDER WHEN THE LADDER MOVED AND HE FELL.