Granite Mountain Quarry #1 — Accidents

Total: 110 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/11/2025 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was welding at the Plant #1 Gyro and while doing so a piece of ""slag"" burned through EE's pants and went into EE's left boot and burned the bottom of EE's left foot.
04/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was moving metal wear bars at the Gyro crusher. While moving the wear bars, EE smashed EE's left-hand ring finger against the stairs and wear bar.
12/03/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 106d restricted Employee was trying to free up a seized release pin on the skid steer mast so the bucket could be removed. The release pin broke free resulting in the skid steer bucket falling and striking top of emp...
08/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was dragging roller bearing out of travel way when inner bearing and race turned and pinched left hand middle and ring finger. Employee received two stitches.
04/18/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Positioning Jaw Crusher in, it sprang back and penned arm against a beam and fractured wrist.
07/05/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was shoveling material off the C-4 pad and caught a snag on the surface of the pad with the shovel while scooping. Thus, causing EE to twist a little and strain lower back.
06/08/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 262d lost Night crew was rebuilding 5.5' Standard Crusher, which required the use of a 60- Ton crane, which was an outside contractor. After completion of the rebuild, the employee was assisting the crane opera...
12/28/2022 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was trying to thaw out the tail pulley at the wash tower of C207. Employee poured brake-line antifreeze on the belt at the tail pulley of C207 and lit it on fire. Employee then poured more br...
07/05/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Prior to tool use, employee was changing defective fitting on a railcar jack stand after pre-shift inspection. Metal sliver cut employees thumb requiring stitches by medical prof. Jack stands owned by...
04/15/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was walking past parked skid steer with pole attachment. As EE went to step over pole, EE rolled their right ankle.
02/27/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was hammering a wedge in on a screen, with a hammer and strained left shoulder.
09/29/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE and a co-worker were carry a piece of metal. When the co-worker tripped causing the co-worker to slam the piece of metal into the wall. This caused IE's finger to get smashed and have 3 stitches.
08/26/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was setting down a bucket with metal in and turned the wrong way and sprained back
02/04/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE was carrying a motor and when EE went to set it down it slipped. It caused the shaft to hit right behind the steel toe.
07/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was pulling screens on S5 shaker. EE slipped hitting their right shin on the shaker strap. EE had to have stitches.
01/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Was helping to pick up ne plates from the gradall straight across to the metal belt. When employee was putting them on the belt it slipped out of hand and fell on their other hand cutting the palm of...
08/22/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Was changing a return roller when EE reached for the roller EE's leg turned while EE's foot stayed put causing EE's knee to pop
08/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted EE was pulling on a rubber screen.
02/23/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was helping the welder with a job and stepped off of C-2 conveyer frame and stepped on a rock and sprain right ankle.
11/06/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was straightening up a clamp bar on a conveyor belt, using a hammer to line it up and hit thumb.
10/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE was working on a screw that was stuck. EE was turning it backward to get it unstuck and that's when the v-belt smashed left index finger
07/26/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE was holding metal piece while tightening bolt with other hand. When the bolt was tight ee moved left out of the way and finger was cut on a burr from the metal ee was holding. Left index finger
02/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Load of angle iron was being dropped in a new location when the load slipped and fell. One piece of angle iron bounced and hit EE in the lower leg. EE had a laceration with stitches.
08/25/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was shoveling out a feeder when EE smashed EE's finger between the shovel handle and the frame of the conveyor.
05/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Threw a piece of rip over car and it landed on my left index finger instead of falling off the side of rail car. Cleaning out rail cars
04/20/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE was working on a track hoe bucket and was hitting the bucket with a 4lb hammer when a piece of the hammer broke off going into left upper thigh.
02/15/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was using a pry bar when it slipped and hit ee above right ear. EE was wearing hard hat.
12/17/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Operator got dozer stuck and walked down a slope to see how to get the machine unstuck. Stepped on a rock and turned ankle. Resulted in an ankle sprain.
09/01/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was getting out of the service truck when he rolled his left ankle. This caused him to sprain his ankle.
01/29/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was working on the SB2 with a loader when some of the SB2 fell and landed on the loader bucket causing the loader to bounce. Employees head hit the dome light and cut the top of his head.
12/30/2014 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Trespasser on mine site. Police suspect blunt force trauma.
12/17/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He is a welder helper after he had gotten off work at 2:30 a.m. he went home and then around 5:00 a.m. his eyes started hurting. He had gotten a flash burn. He received a prescription for his eyes
10/21/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Was changing v-belts when pipe wrench slipped causing his hand to go around the shive cutting his right hand little finger
08/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Climbing down ladder when his hand slid across metal bur cutting his finger.
03/13/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 55d restricted He was on the welding truck to turn the welder off when he stepped off his knee gave away. EE didn't want any medical at that time he felt it would be ok. He continue to work but didn't feel it was ge...
10/03/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was holding the pin while another ee was using the hammer to drive the pin into the chain when a ee missed hitting ee finger.
08/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was getting a piece of metal out of a chute and the metal flipped cutting his right ring finger.
03/15/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was using a 16lb hammer to strike the loader bucket to remove the shank, when a piece of metal came off, hitting him in the lower left leg. He was treated with just first aid, they said to just leave...
08/20/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 9d restricted When he first went to the clinic they did first aid and said to leave the metal in that it would be ok. Now he has an infection and the metal has moved into a muscle, so now they will be doing surgery...
07/21/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted EE was drilling with the beetle drill. He moved the pipe wrench from the holding position around to break the steel from the power head smashing his finger between the wrench and the tracks on the dri...
05/07/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was being loaded with material when the bucket of the loader came down and hit the bed of the haul truck. EE was jarred when the bucket hit.
05/07/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted EE was exiting the locomotive when his foot got hung on the bottom step and he fell on his hands and knees.
11/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Unbridging the feeder when he sprained the muscle in his abdomen. He didn't report until 11/09/2009.
11/04/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was using wrench to remove hose and it slipped off of nut and left hand hit bottom of engine block. Laceration to 2nd knuckle of hand.
10/19/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Metal sheave counterwight came loose from a come-a-long and fell across his lower leg and foot.
02/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 88d restricted Trying to put a rail bolt into a shaker when he slipped on some ice and his foot went between the floor and shaker.
07/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Installing cylinder pin in 769 water truck, while pinning cylinder in truck he over-strained his muscles in confined space.
07/25/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Was cutting metal when a fireball fell on his blue jeans over his left knee causing a burn on his knee. Didn't go to the doctor till 7/30/08.
07/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Had patch holes in a rail car and was climbing out when he slipped and fell hurting his back. It was his three day.
06/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted He was replacing cutting edges on a loader and strained his groin while picking up a cutting edge.