Kapowsin Quarry — Accidents

Total: 39 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/02/2026 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee Strained EE's back while using a filter wrench to change a fuel filter
07/23/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 20d restricted Employee experienced muscle strain in upper forearm/elbow from repetitive use. Employee does not recall any one indecent/accident and feels the strain is from repetitive use of shovel and lifting.
07/17/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 10d restricted Employee was cutting belting with a utility knife. The blade became hung up on the belt clips causing the knife to skip and make contact with the employees L lower forearm causing a laceration requiri...
02/17/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Two shop mechanics were working on placing a rod end pin into excavator cylinder while replacing new stick cylinder. 1st mechanic was approximately halfway down an A frame 6' ladder when the cylinder...
12/06/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Miner was operating haul truck at the dump site and hit a pothole on the left-hand side of the truck causing the truck to rock to the left side. Miner states that they were wearing their seat belt. Mi...
11/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Employee was installing return roller with assistance from second employee. EE was supporting weight of roller and belt on EE's back in attempt to put into place. EE did not report the injury when it...
01/03/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 44d restricted Employee was loading two metal sawhorses, located in the boneyard, onto forklift forks. The ground was muddy. The first metal sawhorse fell back onto the second metal sawhorse pinching the employee's...
09/07/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 81d lost, 47d restricted Hit foot with sledgehammer.
08/22/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 98d restricted Employee was inserting metal pin into a wear part on a bucket for a hydraulic excavator. Employee struck thumb with hammer.
08/08/2023 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Two miners working together, loader operator was dumping shot rock on to the pile and a small rock shot out and hit the excavator operator in the face. The miner received a small laceration to the jaw...
06/05/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Miner was removing clamp rails to do screen change on screen deck. While removing one of the clamp rails, the clamp rail the miner was attemping to remove was stuck. Miner pulled harder and the rail c...
06/30/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Miner was helping the fill drill holes with material to prep for the blast. EE was carrying buckets of material that were half to three quarters full to dump into the drill holes. EE noticed a pop in...
06/18/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Miner was operating 980H loader in the rip rap area and the constant bouncing around in the small area moving rip rap rock (1/2 man to 2 man size rock). Miner pulled/strained a muscle in miner's back.
02/03/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was welding mesh on a guard when the 4x8 material stacker had a 4x8 rock fall and hit EE's welding helmet then EE's head, knocking off EE's welding helmet. EE has a 3/4"" laceration to the top o...
12/22/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 286d restricted Employee was dismounting the drill at the Kapowsin Quarry. EE used the first few steps and then hopped to the ground from the last step. As EE landed EE felt a sharp pain in back. EE looks to have str...
09/10/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Operator was moving the manlift basket up to do maintenance on the gator screen shoot. As ee was going up, ee didn't see the 2ft long by 1ft wide metal slanted roof. EE hand was on the railing of the...
08/07/2018 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 25d lost Scalehouse operator had a stroke while doing routine job activities.
03/28/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted Loader driver drove over a large dip in ground, front of loader pointed downward, at same time tilting bucket up and down to shake remaining material out, lower edge of bucket stabbed the ground, brin...
11/08/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost Employee was removing conveyor belt from a radial stacker; as ee tossed a section away from the unit, ee felt a pain in neck as if something went out.
12/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted Employee who had been working in the shop the previous day, noticed pain in one eye that night. EE went to the clinic the next morning where a doctor removed a small particle (unknown substance) from...
09/26/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted As ee was walking toward servicing vehicle, the employee stepped on a 3"" rock on the ground and twisted knee.
02/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost A contract truck driver, not an employee, did not pull far enough forward on the truck scale where EE was supposed to park to get EE's scalehouse ticket at the scalehouse window. As EE was walking bac...
04/13/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost After refueling the D6 dozer, employee slipped on the tracks as he was climbing down. The tracks were wet from rain.
03/14/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Sledgehammer came out of nearby employee's hands, struck an object, which changed its direction. It came around toward the other employee. The wood handle barely hit his head. He received three stitch...
10/17/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was breaking boulders when a rock fragment penetrated the protective screen and struck his forehead. The rock caused a small cut.
12/08/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was welding on the man shut on a sorter and chipped slag off weld. The slag hit him in his eye. He went to the doctor on the same day and his eye had inflamation, second degree burn to his left eye...
02/09/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 69d lost, 259d restricted Employee was exiting the skidsteer, he was standing in the bucket, he turned right and went to step over the side of the bucket (about 14"" high). He hooked his boot and fell on his left side.
03/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was handing a troughing roll to co-worker. He thought the co-worker was ready to accept the roll. He wasn't, so ee grabbed for it and pinched his finger between the roll and frame. Cut required sti...
03/11/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 7d restricted EE was guiding the crane operator where they were placing a chute assembly. They first attached the front end and began to lower the back against the screen. The cable became slack and he assumed it w...
01/30/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was removing filter canister when it broke loose and wrench turned and pinched finger between wrench and frame of machine.
10/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted He was trying to remove a clamp rod and the pipe wrench he was using broke. Wrench snapped back and broke his left index finger.
10/12/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was using an air compressor to dry parts and a piece of rust blew under his safety glasses into his right eye.
10/08/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted He was standing next to the rock crusher with his hand on the hand railing. A rock popped out of the crusher and landed on his hand.
10/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Porta Power Tool Broke-Smashing l. ring finger.
07/12/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE RECEIVED MINOR CHEMICAL BURNS TO TOP OF HANDS WHILE PRESSURE WASHING EQUIPMENT. UNKNOWN CAUSE; POSSIBLY ZEP CLEANER, GREASE, OIL, DIRT. CONSULTED MSDS. SENT EE FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.
12/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted USING THE EXCAVATOR AS A LIFTING DEVISE OF THE BEARING, WOULD NOT QUITE LIFT IT FAR ENOUGH TO PLACE BEARING ON SHAFT.
08/12/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lost my footing & fell off of battery box of bucket loader onto my back, the fall was onto gravel & bruised my back/hip.
07/06/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While securing wood strips to a metal container with a drill. Metal shavings were carried by the exhaust of the drill passing thru the underside of eye protection, entering the left eye. Attempted to...
03/01/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REFLECTION FROM WELDING CAUSED FLASH BURN. HE HAD EYE CHECKED BY DOCTOR AND ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIBED.