Earlham Quarry — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/21/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 97d restricted Employee smashed finger removing rock from crusher
03/11/2020 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE bent over to pick up a bottle of hydraulic oil and strained back.
11/14/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to move a track off of a CAT D8R Dozer to perform repairs. The tension got tight and the chain slipped off causing the hook on the end to come down and hit the employee in the chi...
03/22/2016 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS FATALITY Fatal On March 22, 2016 at approximately 6:35pm an employee was struck by flyrock after a shot was detonated. The employee was sitting inside of a pickup approximately 1,200 feet away from the shot when det...
09/12/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Technician was mounting an oil cooler assembly onto a CAT D400 truck. Had to use a pry bar to help get the cooler mounting bolts lined up with the bolt holes. The pry bar slipped off of the cooler,...
10/05/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted EE cut his left wrist with a utility knife while attempting to cut a patch for a conveyor belt. EE was pushing the knife away from his body but contacted his left wrist when the knife slipped. Resulti...
04/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While replacing steering hose on D8R.He was down under floor plates reaching in a bad spot to change a hose, must have over reached pulling muscle. It didn't feel bad at the time so didn't tell superv...
06/16/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was dismounting loader at designated parking area and stepped on side of berm causing him to sprain his ankle. Did not report incident to manager until 06/20/2008.
10/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got his finger between slide bar and spinner pinching his index finger of his left hand. EE thought that he had only damaged his fingernail. A band aid was placed on it and the EE continued t...
01/29/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING SAFTEY GLASSES & A FULL FACE SHEILD AT THE TIME. (METAL FRAGMENT IN EYE).
10/18/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER FLASHING WIPER OF THE ROAD STONE BIN WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE EE'S LEFT FOREARM.