El Cajon Quarry — Accidents
Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/14/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 8d restricted | Miner stated that a piece of angle iron fell off the steel rack and smashed fingertip between the rack support. |
| 01/20/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner was cutting conveyor belt and razor knife jumped and cut EE's thigh. |
| 02/16/2023 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Miner has had an audiometric standard threshold shift in R-ear, pending retest, results won't be available within the 10-day reporting criteria. Miner has been exposed to work noise for 12-years and w... |
| 04/18/2022 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Miner was breaking oversized rock with a sure-strike attachment. Though the excavator was boomed out fully, fly rock hit & broke both the windshield & plexiglass protective shield causing miner to get... |
| 02/14/2022 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Miner stepped on a rock and rolled ankle when walking down stairway to primary. |
| 12/07/2021 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | Walking down stairs from primary and twisted left ankle. |
| 09/24/2021 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Tightening a nut with a pipe wrench when the wrench broke causing employee to fall back onto catwalk injuring arm and hand. |
| 07/31/2021 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 9d restricted | States pain occurred in left chest and ribs while swinging a sledge hammer. |
| 03/11/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 50d lost, 93d restricted | Was working on a return-roller hanger bracket, when last bolt was removed the weight of belt caused the bracket to drop rapidly and broke EE's middle finger on right hand. |
| 12/28/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner claims to have slipped stepping down an A-frame ladder & injured shoulder at the primary, but wasn't witnessed by those working in the area. Didn't mention it to foreman until 1/5/2021, foreman... |
| 04/02/2019 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Tipped water truck on the side. neck strain, lumbar strain. |
| 11/27/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 24d restricted | Miner was engaging the manually operated locking pins to secure the bucket on a skid steer. When EE initially pushed on it the handle got stuck. EE applied more pressure when it broke free the handle... |
| 10/17/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Removing a gear component when a metal fragment struck miners left arm, causing a laceration and embedding in arm. |
| 09/22/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 28d restricted | Miner was reinstalling a troughing roller when it fell striking left hand. Fractured left middle finger, laceration left middle finger. |
| 06/11/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | While clearing jaw crusher a large rock shifted into miners leg and foot, causing contusions to leg and foot |
| 08/23/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 17d restricted | Miner was changing parts on a crusher when a part started to fall. The miner tried to hold onto the part. The miner strained left shoulder. |
| 04/13/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 74d restricted | Employee was prying worn rubber that had been siliconed to a chute with a crowbar. When the rubber came loose the crowbar slipped from the employee's grasp causing the bar to drop to the ground which... |
| 03/14/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | EE WAS USING A BOTTLE JACK AND A PIECE OF PIPE TO RAISE THE ENGINE ON A LOADER. HE RAISED THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE AND INSTALLED A 1"" PLATE TO MAKE ROOM TO REMOVE THE OIL PAN. THE EMPLOYEE LOWE RED TH... |