Crabtree Quarry — Accidents

Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/18/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 274d lost driver was backing pickup along the outside edge of embankment got to close and slide down embankment, the seat belt caused to strain muscle in left shoulder.
03/05/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 236d lost Employee was positioning a crusher adjustment ring with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped, and they stepped back to catch balance. Right heel landed on a 6"" transition piece and they felt a twinge in th...
01/30/2019 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None The mine shift ended at 5:30 PM 1/30/19. Last employee left around 6PM. Sometime between 9pm and 10pm, a non-employee called 911 to report a missing person, reported they were allegedly looking for a...
07/28/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was utilizing a small/dremel type tool to grind a shaft when a piece of debris entered employee's left eye. The employee did not report the injury until the following day. Employee received t...
04/16/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Accident occurred while employee was descending a 24 ft. ext. ladder after having removed crane rigging from a steel weldment. After descending ladder to 9 ft. above ground, right side of ladder sank...
11/22/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Annual audiogram revealed a Standard Threshold Shift on an employee. Subsequent re-tests confirmed the shift.
07/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted During the process of lifting and pulling a 3"" poly discharge hose from a position in the man lift to remove water from the south side of the creek in a sump area the employee through he experienced...
12/28/2013 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 12d lost Employee called at 12:48 and stated that he was parking his truck and for me not to panic that he was having chest pains. I called 911 at 12:49. Other employees were involved by radio to assist with t...
07/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Before attempting to start the pit pump, there was a piece of expanded metal laying on top pump that was picked up by employee and tossed to the side. When he tossed & let go of it, a sharp edge cut...
06/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted I.E. was working on a piece of mobile equipment in the pit with a contract mechanic. The i.e. heard a sound that startled him which prompted him to suddenly move away from the mobile equipment. As he...
04/12/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While installing a troughing idler can the i.e. was using a pry bar to push the conveyor belting; pry bar slipped out of the i.e. hand and the pry bar struck the employee in the chest.
06/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a lodged piece of metal plate and when the plate came loose, it struck him in the wrist. Physical therapy prescribed.
08/06/2009 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE notified supervisor that he wanted to see him. When his supervisor arrived, EE then mentioned having chest pains. 911 was called. MHSA was notified. When EMS arrived, they said that the EE wasn't...
08/04/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sitting on a rock and when she went to get up, her foot caught the rock causing her foot to twist. No lost time, no restrictions...only reason reporting is that the doctor prescribed a f...
08/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing conveyor belting from truck, employee's right pinky finger was pinched between the pallet and bed of truck. Wound required 5 stitches.
08/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While lifting a sample tray of rocks, the QC technician suffered a mild muscle strain in his back.
05/21/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted After using a sledge hammer to remove jaw die bolts, employee experienced pain in his lower back. He was diagnosed with a muscle strain and placed on light duty.
04/08/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While walking in the plant area, employee stepped on a rock, twisting his ankle. He was diagnosed with a mild sprain and placed on restricted duty.
12/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Two EE's were removing a spring hander from the grizzly feeder. When they moved the hanger, it slid and caught injured's finger between a handrail and the hanger, cutting it between the pinky finger a...
02/22/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was walking near a belt conveyor when a high velocity wind gust blew grit off the conveyor into his face, around the edge of his safety glasses and into his left eye. His eye was flushed...
10/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor crane operator stepped down from crane to help crew rig a steel plate. The plate slipped out of operator's hand, cutting the right index finger at the top. The laceration required fourteen...
04/15/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee had finished filling a water truck, and stepped into a hole that rainwater had washed out from underneath the ground next to the electrical switch at the filling station. The employee fell a...
03/16/2004 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 1d lost While running rock bolter ee reported numbness on left side of body. Ambulance was called and ee was transported to hospital. Was diagnosed as having a mild heart attack. Ee returned to work with no r...
11/08/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER CONVEYER, A ROCK FELLOFF CONVEYER STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD. HE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR. THE RESULT WAS A LACERATION TO THE HEAD REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.