Granite Managers — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/05/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While using a sledgehammer to clear for a drill to move forward, a piece of the stone broke apart and flew back into the left shin of the worker. The impact caused a minor puncture but imbedded a rock...
09/21/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 191d lost Employee was deenergizing power cable to machine, when the cable got entangled on a rock. When they tried to pull harder the cable broke loose making them loose balance falling on the edge. They were...
06/03/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost the wire saw operator was trimming a granite block when the diamond wire snapped, hitting at the safe guard and ricochet from there with one of the beads hitting EE on the leg, EE was 39 feet away fro...
05/25/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was working with the wire saw gamma 875, and around lunch break (12:30 PM) EE reported a back pain after setting the machine in place prior to begin to cut. EE was taken to the doctor, finding that...
08/19/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The miner was using a wrench to disassemble a DTH drill while a colleague was on the control of the machine. The machine was set in motion while the miner had hand close to the wrench (but not on it)....
06/20/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost The employee was trying to position the track of the wire saw using a steel bar. As employee was lifting/pushing the bar, employee's foot slipped and employee hurt knee.
07/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee was carrying a dth hammer on their shoulder. EE slipped and dropped the hammer on their ankle.
01/20/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 5d restricted Employee was adjusting saw wire on stone block EE was setting up to saw. In the process EE slipped and fell breaking EE's left wrist. EE was taken to the hospital for treatment. EE was sent home th...
10/22/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 252d lost The injured employee was standing behind the wire saw when the saw wire broke and a piece of metal from the wire struck his hard hat, penetrated the hard hat, and hit him in the back left side of his...
01/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 2d restricted Employee was trying to clear ice from a 3 airline. When the ice blew out of the end of the line it caused the employee to lose control of the line. The line moved backwards out of his hands. The co...
08/14/2013 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted At around 6:05am IEE was walking down the ramp heading to his work area when Co-EE and he started horse playing. Co-EE was pulling IEE's head down and IEE was moving back causing him to sprang his ne...
04/25/2013 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 21d restricted While the employee and his supervisor were discussing the job, a corner piece of rock fell out of the block they were standing by and hit the employee in the right foot.
05/15/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Operator was moving a horizontal lift drill to another location in pit area when an unsecured drill steel on machine fell striking a miner in the forehead (miner was wearing hard hat) and approximatel...
03/31/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EE returning from lunch brake walking to work area. Tripped and fell while on pathway going to quarry. Hit right shoulder and face. Bottom lip busted and 2 teeth 1/2 gone. Back of hands scratched.
04/03/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost AFTER A GOOD RAIN IT WAS WET AND MUDDY EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP ON 245 EXCAVATOR WITH MUDDY BOOTS ANDWET CAT WALK SLIPPED AND BRUISED HIS KNEE.
12/03/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 13d restricted WALKING DOWN SLOPE OF ROCK SURFACE, MUD COLLECTED ON BOOTS CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & FALL. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND, BONE POPPED IN LEFT SHOULDER. AS HE GOT UP BONE POPPED AGAIN.