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...