Grove Stone Quarry — Accidents

Total: 36 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/16/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE was walking around a screening tower and said EE tripped over EE's own feet falling to the ground. EE reported this two weeks later stating EE's knee had swelling and discomfort. EE was treated, ha...
03/27/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 46d restricted EE was climbing into a manlift and got tangled up in the twin leg lanyard causing EE to fall and sprained right ankle in the process. EE was treated and written out of work the following day making th...
11/13/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE was using a pry bar to unclog rip rap that was hung in a chute. When the rock came loose it fell onto the EE's hand smashing their left index finger. The EE was treated and received 3 sutures in th...
09/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE was attempting to put a sheave on a pulley shaft that had been cut, the EE cut EE's left middle finger on a bur on the shaft. EE was taken to the urgent care where EE received stitches in EE's fing...
04/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted EE was loading a hydraulic cylinder and was holding by the head cap, when EE dropped the cylinder to the floor the barrel collapsed mashing EE's fingers in between the eye and head cap. This resulted...
01/30/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 80d restricted EE was walking across flat ground after a rain event and slipped in mud and fell landing on EE's left shoulder. EE was still hurting and went to get checked out and was released to light duty until on...
07/22/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE was in the manlift helping to repair a guard. The manlift basket got caught on a piece of metal and then jolted loose. When it came loose, the EE fell against the handrail, hit lower back and pin...
06/02/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 45d restricted EE was assisting forklift to turnover cheekplate. The forklift operator got the ckeekplate picked up on one side to about 85 degrees. The EE began to push on the cheekplate. The forks lost tension und...
09/25/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE was lifting a bucket of ABC with EE's right hand and placed it on a hand truck. EE felt a sharp pain in EE's sternum. This was on Friday. On Monday, it was not any better, so EE went to the docto...
07/10/2020 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The EE was working on Tower No. 1. The chute over the scalping screen stopped up and spilled rock out of the chute. The EE saw the material begin to fall, and a 6"" rock hit EE in the back causing a...
05/15/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 277d lost Employee was positioning HDPE pipe in fusion machine. 300' length of 18"" pipe was suspended from a trackhoe by a chain & being aligned by a rough terrain forklift. Employee attempted to make a final...
09/09/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Standing on the trucks ladder, slipped, hit chest on the ladder, contusion right front wall of thorax
07/16/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted The EE was moving sand with the 988 loader when the joystick locked into the autoraise position with a full bucket of sand. Due to the incline of the pile, this raised the counter weight and rear whe...
03/18/2019 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was putting a boom/stick pin in the long reach trackhoe. EE bent over to line up the hole and when EE raised back up, EE felt something ""snap"" in the lower part of EE's back. Ended up just bein...
11/27/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted The EE was working on a haul truck from a step ladder. EE stepped from the ladder with left foot and left the right foot on the rung of the ladder. This twisted EE's left knee and EE heard a pop. E...
03/15/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was working on a skid steer loader. Upon exiting the loader, stepped down to the concrete floor and left knee twisted, causing fall to the floor. The EE went to the doctor and was placed on light...
10/06/2016 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The EE was operating a R-65 Haul truck and smelled rotten eggs, so rolled up the windows. A little later the battery exploded and ruptured EE's right ear drum. Upon further investigation, the altern...
09/14/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was cutting a section off of a conveyor belt using a razor knife. The knife slipped, cutting the EE on the Left Wrist. No Stitches were required, but on 9/16/16, the EE went back to the docto...
07/20/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to put a pin back into a Euclid R-90 Haul Truck. Employee was using air tools. During the process, got something in left eye. The next day employee went to the doctor and they had...
07/18/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None There was a trespasser on the border of our property who jumped off an elevated surface, head first into the Swannanoa River. The trespasser hit head on the river bottom and was taken away by paramed...
07/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was welding in a chute. He finished with one welding rod and attempted to throw it onto a shelf close to him. When he threw it, it bounced off a plate and came back into his left shoe burning his...
07/11/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The contract employee was notching a board that he was replacing on the office wall. As he was cutting the board, the knife slipped off of the board and hit his right thumb. The employee went to urgen...
06/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 8d restricted EE was helping to install new guard on a conveyor drive. While in the seated position, the EE felt a pain in his groin area. He stood up and felt a knot in his right groin area. Went to the doctor...
06/08/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was changing a hydraulic hose on a rock breaker. He was pulling with one wrench and pushing with another. When he broke the connection loose, the wrench came back and hit him in the mouth. He br...
04/15/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cleaning up on Scalping tower when a rock came off screen and struck EE on Back. Doctor said the EE's back was bruised. Came back to work. On 4/21/09, EE went back to doctor for checkup and...
05/01/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 16d restricted EE claims that he finished his shift, got down off of his haul truck and was walking to the shop to put his keys away when he must have stepped on a round rock and twisted his ankle. Reported it to s...
07/25/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 657d lost The EE was guiding a euclid onto a low boy, when he slipped and fell on the trailer rail. At the time the EE said he was fine. Since, he has come back and said that he has had problems with his back...
06/13/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cleaning out a clogged chute leading off the primary crusher. Once unclogged, the employee walked away from the chute and rock fell from the top of the chute, striking the employee's...
08/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing the tailgate on a company pick up truck when he caught his right hand index finger between the right side of the gate and side of the bed.
05/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC TIE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED WHEN THE TIE WAS CUT THROUGH, CUTTING EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
04/05/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was unloading a d-7 dozer at the quarry. He was reconnecting the angle arm on the blade prior to unloaidng and felt a burning in his lower back.
01/28/2004 MACHINERY NO VALUE FOUND None Employee was cleaning a crusher shaft with a wire wheel grinder. He nelt down on the floor and bumped the grinder, sending it into his right leg.
05/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 5d restricted EE WAS HOLDING 2 PIECES OF 11/2 STEEL WATER PIPEWHILE ANOTHER EE WAS TIGHTENING THEM. WHEN THE INJ EE RAISED UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFTSIDE (EE TO SEE SURGEON ON 6/20/01)
10/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost SERVICE MAN WAS REMOVING LRI & LRO WHEEL & TIRE ASSEMBLY HAD REMOVED OUTSIDE ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVING SPACER WHEN IT FELL TO THE GROUND BOUNCED PINNING RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN SPACER BA ND AND...
09/13/2000 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE WORKING IN A DITCH, SQUATTED DOWN TO ASSIST ANOTHER JOURNEYMANB AND HIT A PIECE OF 2"" WATER -PIPE THAT WAS PROTRUDING FORM SIDE OF DITCH.
05/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS MOVING A WINDOW THAT WAS BROKEN. GLASS FELL OUT OF THE WINDOW, CUTTING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG BENEATH THE KNEE.