Heath Quarry — Accidents

Total: 109 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/07/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 235d lost He was climbing the stairwell at conv#6. He put his right foot on the top landing and his left foot slipped on the top rung. Employee worked his shift and refused medical treatment at the time. The n...
05/04/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was walking around the bottom of tower 2. Stepped on something and fell to knee, back started hurting. Went to 1A conveyor and was changing two return rollers. Back started hurting worse.
04/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was getting off his haul truck. His foot went between the step and the bumper. He caught himself and hurt his ribs on both sides.
04/07/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE (injured)was spraying lubricant on screen deck while installing new screen, another EE was taping in the new screen with a sledge hammer. He missed the screen and hit EE in the left side of face ab...
01/26/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee had just pulled the master key out of the 990 loader. He was starting to walk toward the truck and turned his ankle on unlevel ground. The ground was very wet due to weather conditions so whe...
01/13/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was inside a railcar cleaning it out. He slipped on the humps inside the railcar that he was cleaning. Employee's legs went separate ways causing a strain in his back.
01/12/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was changing screen rails in dewatering screen, when he stood up to grab the light and pry bar. He slipped and his feet came out from under him. He tried to grab the spray bar to stop the f...
12/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 24d restricted Initial accident was on 12/8/10 when employee helped lift a barrel of chains. approx 200 lbs. Employee felt a strain. He refused treatment at the time. Next morning manager sent him for a check up -...
05/06/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost Employee reported soreness in shoulder after swinging 16 lb sledge hammer. Employee states shoulder has been hurting for some time (a year or more) but is hurting worse now.
05/04/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost stepping in gyro dump bos - lost balance on rock, twisted his ankle. rock was wet due to rain conditions - 5.5 inches received that day.
01/05/2010 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was operating the hammer. He noticed several spiders on the hammer and killed them. Apparently one of the spiders crawled up his pants leg and bit him on the thigh. By the 6th his leg had s...
09/21/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was torching old wear metal off tail pulley. When torching, He hit a air or trash pocket in steel. That caused hot metal to shoot up and go under his glasses hitting him in the right eye.
06/17/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost This accident injured a contractor who was working by himself at our mine site. His was reparing the hammer (rock breaker). Somehow his hand became caught in the shaft by the cylinder. His hand rece...
05/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 57d lost, 67d restricted Employees were remooving a step component from crusher. The weight and grease on the part caused it to slip from the hands holding it. It hit the employee in the head and the shoulder.
04/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was picking up a sheet of metal when he had a pain in his back.
10/21/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted Employee breaking down crusher, swinging sledge hammer, pulled shoulder. Employee has not missed any time but is still having trouble, may end up missing time.
08/21/2007 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee was flagging trucks on Hwy 90 while our RR crossing was being repaired. He began to feel dizzy, vomiting and headache from getting too hot.
08/20/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 73d lost, 60d restricted Employee had collected a sample of rock and was crossing the drive. Supervisor was backing out the drive. It is a steep incline. They did not see each other. Employee was hit by the truck causing a...
07/07/2007 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 10d restricted Spider bite - got bite on both legs while cleaning out the lab. He thought it might be an ant or mosquito bite. Both legs were swollen the next day.
03/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee slipped off the loader bucket with a piece of 2X1 steel in his hand. The steel smashed his fingers against the bucket.
03/01/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Performing welding, machining and grinding operations and metal debris entered left eye.
02/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Employee was standing on conveyor #19 shoveling. When he had the belt cleaned, he tried to step off the side of the conveyor. He slipped and fell about 4 feet. It was raining which contributed to the...
01/24/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was welding during his shift. He woke the next morning with his eyes scratchy, swollen, hurting. His face looked as if he had been sunburned.
01/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost w employees were cleaning out rail cars and shutting the doors. One employee hit the side of the railcar causing a spring to break on the car door. The door popped open hitting the other employee in...
11/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Putting bushing in crusher with wood and hammers. By hitting the wood with the hammer caused vibration which inflammed a 3 yr old injury to his wrist.
09/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost He pulled a muscle in right arm while using a hammer to tighten bolts.
08/08/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost Employee on the back of a rail car switching cars around on the tracks. There was not enough clearance between cars to pass without touching. Moving cars made contact with stationary cars causing the...
04/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was carrying a roller frame and tripped over another frame on the ground.
03/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 33d restricted Employee was putting return trainer back on Conveyor #!. He slipped and fell 3 feet hitting an angle iron. It knocked the breath out of him and bruised his rib cage.
03/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 6d restricted Employee was changing the drive belt on the screen deck. The lifting guide broke out of the top of the motor causing the motor to fall on his right hand. The blow caused his hand to bust requiring s...
01/26/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Two employees were on the manlift to check screens in tower 3. A bolt fell off the manlift. They yelled ""look out below"". The contractor looked up and was hit on the left side of the face - left hig...
01/03/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An employee was cutting a bearing off conveyor #8 with welder. He looked up and saw screen deck on fire. Unable to put out with extinguisher; accelerated out of control. Conveyor #11 also caught fi...
11/30/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Miner was descending a ladder after patching holes in a chute. Ladder shifted causing miner to fall.
10/06/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost It was raining. Employee was tightening a bolt on the screen deck. He slipped and fell on the step.
10/02/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was on conv. belt 18 putting in clips. Asked another employee to get drill and bucket of clips. Employee misunderstood instructions and turned on the belt. Lock out, tag out was not observe...
08/05/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Driving Haul truck too fast and lost control on curve. Truck was loaded with materials. Truck rolled several times.
06/15/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 254d lost Employee was filling the water truck. He stepped on the bottom chain step, slipped and fell on the rocky ground. Complaining of hurt shoulder, stiff neck.
03/13/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a drill chuck with pipe wrench. Wrench slipped causing a laceraton to his right arm. 2 cm laceration required stitches.
12/22/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Slipped on wet rock and twisted his knee. Employee was working at a tower.
10/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 29d restricted EE was going to jump-start the water pump. Cables slid off of the backhoe & tire. Cable got under rear tire and the other end wrapped around his left leg.
08/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Changing out crusher, weld holding maganese on one side broke letting the maganese roll over bottom section of both legs of employee.
05/15/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was welding when a piece of slag fell in his boot causing a burn to the right foot.
04/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Primary stalled out and had to be dug out. Locking the machine out and beginning to dig the crusher out. Employee dropped a rock which landed on the left foot of injured. Left foot is swollen and tend...
03/17/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost The miner was welding on an empty oil drum that was not ventilated. The drum exploded causing the lid to hit his upper body and jaw causing injury.
03/13/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost The chute was stopped up. Employee took a hammer and hit the chute. It came back on his left hand - jamming his middle finger. This caused a sprain finger.
02/02/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 344d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE CONVEYOR BELT AT THE TAIL PULLEY WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND FELL. HE WAS STANDING ON A FLAT SURFACE.
12/02/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS SHUTTING THE 345 SOWN FOR THE DAY. HE STEPPED ONT HE TRACKS AND SLIPPED ABOUT 1 FOOT-TWISTING HIS BACK.
10/10/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost EE WAS CHECKING FOR OVERSIZE MATERIAL ON CONVEYOR #10, RAIN JACKET SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND CONVEYOR, PULLING ARM INTO CONVEYOR.
09/23/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted CREW WAS CLEANING TOP SHELF OF CRUSHER WITH WIRE BRUSHES PIECE OF WIRE CAME OUT OF BRUSH ANDHIT HIM IN HE EYE.
09/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE THREW A WELDING LEAD UP TO THE CAT WALK, THE LEAD CAME BACK DOWN AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.