LAFLIN QUARRY — Accidents
Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/24/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 11d restricted | Employee lost balance and fall off of the track to the ground. Employee first made contact with the ground on left shoulder/elbow area. They received 3 stitches in left elbow, has a sprained left shou... |
| 03/21/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was in close proximity of another welder, and when EE lifted hood up a piece of debris went up under EE's safety glasses. EE went to a medical facility and a piece of metal was removed from the rig... |
| 08/16/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Three ee's decided to manually unload a pallet of material that was delivered. Upon unloading, one of the ee's felt a strain in EE's lower right back. |
| 03/17/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | The employee was attempting to put an oxygen bottle away for storage, employee put the bottle on end and turned away for a moment, the bottle topped over striking employee's foot. |
| 07/30/2019 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 18d lost, 49d restricted | An employee was cleaning material out from under the primary conveyor so that EE could wash down the area that was unable to reach with a shovel. As EE bent to pick up a large rock, a second rock came... |
| 02/13/2019 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | None | While cleaning behind the bearing journal the come-along slipped allowing the load to drop onto the employee's right hand, injuring their thumb and index finger. |
| 04/04/2018 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was climbing down the ladder of a WA500 Komatsu loader and experienced pain in upper back. |
| 11/13/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 156d lost | Customer was filling water tank on pick up truck. Stepped up on rear bumper of truck and slipped, falling backwards landing on berm, fractured ankle. Bumper was 27"" above the ground. |
| 10/30/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 17d restricted | Upon removal of vandal shield from door of excavator, the shield slipped from the hand of the employee. EE proceeded to throw out left foot to stop it from falling to the ground. This action resulte... |
| 06/28/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner was helping change worn out return idler on a conveyor. While positioning self, a small clump of mud fell from above on to miner's face and eye. |
| 03/30/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Miner was manually adjusting the tines on a forklift, while letting go of tine with left hand before removing right hand, gravity took over, resulting in the right middle finger being pinched by the t... |
| 09/13/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 45d restricted | Employee was carrying discharge hose from hole to hole. Suffered a shoulder strain resulting in physical therapy. |
| 08/30/2013 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | None | Cardio respiratory arrest |