Huntsville Quarry — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/28/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost While drilling the drill steel came out of the rack and fell into windshield. EE tried to catch the steel with their left arm fracturing left radius at the elbow.
01/11/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted 01/11/21 at 0730 miners foot slipped off bottom step of CAT 769 truck while entering and EE pulled left shoulder. Was taken to DR as precaution and released to duty with no restrictions pending MRI....
09/16/2013 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal On Monday 9/16/13 at 09:25a.m. a pit/haul truck driver, in truck number 22-2012, with 25 years, 42 weeks experience turned left and crashed through the protection berm and fell 80 feet to the pit floo...
11/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning out a plugged chute. When the material shifted, a 6 to 8 inch rock fell from the chute above, hitting his finger. He received a laceration which required stitches and the finger...
09/10/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a prybar to dislodge a rock that was stuck in a chute. The rocks shifted and forced the prybar against the chute. His finger was mashed between the chute and the prybar. They remove...
01/02/2007 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was found unresponsive in the drill. Emegency Medical Services said he died from a heart attack.
06/09/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 10d restricted Employee reported injury after using a 36"" , 3/4 drive ratchet. The ratchet broke cleanly off. He was in the process of installing a counterweight on the cone crusher. It is unknown if this caused th...
10/05/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was climbing the ladder of the haul truck. As he lifted his leg to climb, he felt pain in his back.
08/14/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 30d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER OF A CAT 773 HAUL TRUCK. HIS HAND MISSED THE HANDRAIL AND HE FELL.
09/30/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 26d restricted EE WAS TIGHTENING IMPACTOR BOLTS WITH A RATCHET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED A TOOTH AND HAD NO TENSION WHEN EE PULLED ON RATCHET HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON SIDE OF IMPACTOR FRACTURING HIS ELBOW.
08/22/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 22d restricted EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS KNEE POPPED OUT A YEAR AGO BUT HE GOT IT BACK IN PLACE HIMSELF. HE SAYS IT HAPPENED AT WORK BUT HE DID NOT REPORT IT. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. HE H AD SURGERY...
07/26/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING PULLEYS ON IMPACTOR TO PUT ON A NEW BELT. HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BY THE BELT AND IT PULLED HIS HAND INTO PULLEY WHEN IT TURNED.