Echols Mill Quarry 1 and 2 — Accidents
Total: 5 accidents | Fatalities: 1
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/2023 | FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS | FATALITY | Fatal | The crew had drilled a chain hole and connected a chain to lift the block a short distance to break away from the ledge. When this occurred, grout rock remaining on the ledge above to miners broke loo... |
| 08/05/2023 | FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 222d lost | The crew had drilled a chain hole and connected a chain to lift the block a short distance to break away from the ledge. When this occurred, grout rock remaining on the ledge above two miners broke lo... |
| 08/30/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While moving a timber it fell against a worker's left little finger causing a cut. |
| 12/03/2021 | FIRE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 54d lost | Employee was starting a morning fire to warm up and employee's pants caught on fire. It burned employee's leg. Employee went to the local hospital and then to the burn center in Augusta. |
| 08/28/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee was loading pieces of loose granite in bottom of quarry into pan. A piece of rock caught his finger between the rock and pan causing injury to the end of his finger. |