Granite Mountain Quarry #1 — Accidents

Total: 110 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/22/2007 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal The locomotive was coming back into the plant when EE had crossed over to the old scales side road. He got out of his truck & started to cross the tracks when the locomotive operator saw him. They hea...
10/18/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Working on loader bent down to connect lines on the engine when he put his knee on a bolt that was sticking out from the frame.
09/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was inside shaker changing screens and replacing bed rubber, when he was cutting a piece to install and cut his thumb.
07/06/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was beating on a piece of metal to close off chute when he hit a rock that came up and glanced his left eye.
06/02/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an air operated impact wrench and the socket flew off and struck employee on a tooth and broke the crown.
03/16/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Knelt down to tie wires on the blasting caps for a shot.
03/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Shoveling spills of rock from conveyor belts and shakers, he strained his shoulder. He didn't go to the doctor until 3/20/07.
12/14/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While watching hub hammer remove concaves from gyro crusher, was struck with flying debris. Had laceration to the chin.
12/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Shoveling out the gyro when something hit him from behind and knocked him down. It was a large rock spraining his right ankle.
11/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted checking screens on a shaker when he grabbed the top of shaker wall and cut his hand
10/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Turned the wrong way while moving a lifting cable out of the way. Didn't go to the dr. till 10/04/06.
09/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Shoveling rock that had fallen from a belt, hurt his right wrist. Didn't go to the doctor till 9/13/06.
08/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None lifting screen when slipped out of his hand cutting the top of his hand
04/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Pulling the counter weight off the right hand shaker and the counter weight fell on his right hand
04/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted unplugging chute that had a piece of metal in it when the metal cut his right index finger.
02/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted was pulling on fuel hose of a 992 loader when felt pain in his arm and elbow. Thought it would get better so waited to go to the doctor. It continue to hurt so when to the doctor on 3-7-06
02/01/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Welding in the gyro and the flash from another welder flash burned his eyes.
10/26/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Stepping off conveyor twisted right ankle.
10/26/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 38d restricted Finished on bridging feeder; when he was coming down the hand rail broke causing him to fall, landing on both hands.
08/30/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Was unbridging the bottom of the Jaw and a rock fell and hit the bar mashing his finger against the wall.
06/21/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing wear plates on loader. When taking out the bolts with an impact wrench the bolt spun, cutting his middle finger on right hand.
06/02/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting shrink wrap off motor with pocket knife and cut hand.
03/17/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 284d restricted Changing tire on water truck using a breaker bar to tighten lug nuts was pulling up when had a pain in lower back. He didn't report to worker comp. till 8/8/05. They felt that is wasn't compesable and...
03/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHANGING GEAR BOX ON #8 BALLAST SCREWS MOTOR SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN MOTOR AND A BOLT
01/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting metal on bucket metal popped off cutting left hand little finger.
12/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 10d restricted While getting off plate feeder his foot got caught between plate feeder and side board.
06/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS HELPING TO THROW SCREENS OFF THE TOWER WHEN HE PULLED HIS BACK.
05/28/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE FLOOR UNDER THE GYRO WHEN HE TURNED HIS ANKLE.
03/29/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Slip in bucket while trying to hold a piece of metal. didn't go to the dr til 4-19-04.
01/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PULLING HOSES ON FUEL TRUCK RIGHT HAND GOES NUMB.
06/16/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted CLEARING A FEEDER WHEN ROCK HIT HAND.
06/13/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted WHILE INSTALLING BUSHING IN SHOVEL BUCKET HAMMERBROKE OFF AND STRUCK EE IN THE HEAD.
02/14/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN HOT SLAG WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
01/29/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted CHANGING ROLLERS ON A CONVEYOR WAS PULLING UP ON BELT WHEN HE FELT THE STRAIN.
12/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS LOADING A SHOT WHEN PUTTING TUBE IN HOLE THE ROCK HOLDING THE CAP WIRES FLIP UP HITTING HIS LEFT FOOT.
12/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE CHECKING SCREENS ON A VIBRATORY SHAKER. EE FELL OFF ANOTHER VIBRATORY SHAKER EARLIER INT HE EVENING, BUT IT WAS NOT REORTED UNTIL AFTER THE SECOND FALL.
11/26/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted HELPING TO WELD A PATCH PLATE WHEN HE RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO EYES.
10/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted WHILE HELPING TO LEAD A SUMP PUMP IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP, EE HURT LOWER BACK.
10/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted DOING CLEANUP WITH WATERHOSE AND TWISTED.
09/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO RECEIVING MEDICAL ATTENTION EE COMPLAINED OF A WRIST PROBLEM AFTER LIFTING A SCREEN. WHILE SHOVELING ON 9/12/02 HE SAID HIS FINGERS WENT NUMB AND WAS GIVEN MEDICAL ATTEN TION.
06/27/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted USING A 16 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER TIGHTENING BOLTS TO SLIPPED ON GYRO CRUSHER.
06/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHANGING A SCREEN ON THE 6 X 16 SHAKER AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN THE RAIL AND THE SCREEN.
05/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CLOSING A DOOR TO A FEEDER, THE HANDLE SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.
05/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted WORKING AROUND BASE PLANT WHEN ROCK BOUNCED AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
03/04/2002 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted WALKING ALONG CONVEYOR WALKWAY AND BUMPED HEAD ON OVERHEAD BEAM.
01/31/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN OUT RAIL CARS.
08/24/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HAUL TRK WAS BEING LOADED WHEN A LARGE BOULDER JARRED THE TRK & CAUSED BACK PAIN TO EE
08/21/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A WATER TRUCK AND HIT POTHOLE IN ROAD AND JARRED HIS BACK.
08/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LIFTING METAL AND SCREEN AND BACK BECAME SORE.
04/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None FUELING TRUCK AND HUNG ON TANK WHILE FUELING INSTEAD OF USING A STEEP EXAMINER.