DELL RAPIDS EAST QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 77 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/25/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing out under the cone crusher to prepare for maintenance. While performing the task, employee slipped and fell landing on EE's ribs. Was seen at local ER and prescribed pain medicine...
01/24/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cable and hook was wedged between two rollers. Miner pulled the cable out and the hook struck EE in the mouth resulting in a chipped tooth.
10/16/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost Employee was operating the 345 excavator clearing in front of the face. The bucket dropped off a ledge causing the machine to jar. The shudder of the machine resulted in the operator hurting their low...
10/08/2024 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost Employee bent over to open a bag of mansand to empty it out. When EE straightened their back they felt a pop. Injury is a result of ergonomic nature. Employee initially injured back on 10/08/2024 and...
07/26/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Miner was dismounting equipment and tripped landing on the ground, knees first. Was placed on restrictions and physical therapy.
02/21/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The Employee informed us has Dust Disease of the Lungs (Pneumoconiosis) - Silicosis.
07/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Driller was climbing into the cab of the drill, which was parked at a slight angle, when the door swung shut pinching a fingers on left hand causing a laceration.
09/13/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Iron worker was tied off on a beam with a retractable lanyard. Walking when lanyard suddenly locked. This caused the worker to fall onto surface of the beam in an awkward position. They received a con...
05/31/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was moving rock around and out of a 7' standard crusher after it had plugged. Rock shifted and pinched finger between rock and metal cone.
03/08/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a boring bar and cut left finger.
02/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While unloading acetylene tank from truck the tank slipped and fell on EE's finger causing a fracture.
12/01/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Lifting a gas tank into the back of the pickup.
03/19/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had just used a razor knife to cut one piece of rubber and had begun installing it while IE measured out and began to cut the second strip. The knife slipped and cut through the leather glove, int...
01/07/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was unhooking chains attached to an item that had been picked and set in place by the crane. As EE was pulling the chains, EE said EE felt a strain in EE's back. EE's back was sore and stayed hom...
06/07/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 263d lost Using a sledge hammer to break apart rocks that were lodged in the grizzly rails
05/04/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was going up the stairway and EE scraped finger, on the top behind the fingernail, but did not think it was serious and did not report the injury at that time.
01/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Lifting a turbo using an A frame hoist, while picking up the shut felt a pain in EE's arm.
06/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Adjusting nut on crusher tramp release cylinder bolts. Trying to loosen net and felt a pain in arm.
05/31/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Walking and twisted knee.
12/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Two employees were lifting a piece of garbage metal approximately 80LBS off a service truck while doing this employee felt a pulled a muscle in stomach which then became a hernia
05/01/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was torching a steel plate on the Return Deister deck. This area has a 2 deck screen bed where screens are changed out weekly/bi weekly when worn. Torching and welding when needed. Conditions...
01/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee was carrying a piece of steel 4ftx2ftx3/8 thick up a flight of stairs. EE turned on the landing of the stairs and felt like ee may have pulled a muscle. EE wasn't too concerned about it at th...
04/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 22d restricted A flat rock approx 6"" wide and 20"" long bridged across the step box end. The employee attempted to dislodge the rocks. EE's left hand was struck by a rock from up above in the chute. The natural r...
02/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 20d restricted Repair work was being done to an HP400 Crusher. EE was working inside crusher cavity and climbed out to help work on the top side. While climbing out EE felt a pull/prick on left side of EE's lower ba...
10/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 173d restricted Doing mainframe liner change hit left knee on cateye when moving to climb out of crusher
07/31/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unbinding the chains that had the front of the CAT 345 secured. Chain was tight so a bar was used to loosen the binder. When loosening the binder, it turned and employee was struck in the right chec...
03/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was removing a u-clamp from a vehicle when his finger was pinched between impact and jack stand. He was taken to a clinic and had two stitches placed in his finger.
10/11/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 25d lost, 55d restricted Repetitive use of hand tools and air tools and heavy lifting have resulted in bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
01/28/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reinstalling a truck set under a railcar - when pushing on wheel received a steel sliver in the palm of left hand.
05/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting metal up on a screen bed. As he was lifting the metal, he pinched his finger between the metal in his hand and an I-beam for the deck above.
03/23/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Employee was bent over pounding out screens with a 5 pound hammer. When he stood up, he felt pain in his lower back.
06/06/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Driving 35 ton haul truck and as he drove, his back became stiff and eventually went into spasms and became sore.
01/20/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Employee performing maintenance on screen bed and went to dismount and feet caught on air line and he lost his balance and fell.
07/29/2010 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Heat Exhaustion and Dehydration
04/30/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting a piece of expanded metal and cut right knee.
01/13/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Torching metal and in doing so, slag splattered and got behind his safety glasses and went in eye.
08/03/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was torching bolts off of the discharge plate of a screen bed. There was built up pressure between the plate and screen causing the plate to pop off, hitting him in the right forearm, causin...
07/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Changing screens on the west 3D screen.
06/24/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Retreiving parts from upstairs and when turned to leave, tripped over a box and fell on a piece of steel and busted face open.
06/16/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Kneeling down, setting up wheel lathe and went to stand up and had pain in right leg. Wasn't able to put any weight on it.
06/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing a screen on 3D Deister and screen fell down on palm of right hand.
05/18/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Loosening bolts on guard to check for oil leak and turned bolts to far and guard fell off pinning elbow between the plate and ground.
05/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Helping put back screen plate and the plate got stuck and while trying to move the plate, it shifted and smashed his ring finger on the right hand.
02/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rubbed metal partical from hand or face into right eye.
01/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling metal shavings away from wheel on locomotive and one of the shavings cut through glove and cut finger tip.
01/12/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A spec of welding slag in right eye while welding.
12/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Strained right knee while putting oil in 50 ton Cat truck
11/25/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hit tip of right ring finger with hammer while lining up a bolt hole.
10/31/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Caught a spark in the eye.
10/30/2008 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Squatted down in short cab to check sanding valve and when stood up there was extreme pain in the right knee