Marble Cliff Quarry — Accidents

Total: 30 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/10/2025 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was clearing brush around electrical installations around the plant. They reported to the supervisor itching/burning eyes on 7/10. Employee rinsed eyes out and applied cooling packs but decli...
06/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost The employee was exposed to shotcrete on both legs and caustic burns at 3pm on 4/21. The employee informed the supervisor at 9am on 4/22, at which time the supervisor provided 1st aid. The employee di...
05/27/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted While descending from a roof bolter, EE planted EE's right foot at the edge of the cab when EE lost EE's footing and missed the top step, causing EE to fall approx. 5 ft. onto EE's right shoulder. On...
10/23/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was operating a jack leg installing bolts into the face of the high wall. The employee was installing the bolt at a downward angle. The socket slipped off the head of the bolt causing the ja...
01/05/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Truck driver was walking on a blasting bench. It had rained so the bench was muddy and had some standing water. The driver stepped in a hole that was obscured by water and twisted left foot/ankle.
10/09/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 177d lost Employee was working on a crusher and climbed onto the crusher's drive belt guard without the required fall protection. Employee slipped and fell 6 feet onto the crusher platform. The fall resulted in...
07/22/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Operator in trackhoe using hydraulic hammer, secondary rock breaking. Heard a loud crack from above, dust flew and rock hit the cab. Lacerations on head, hands and left knee each requiring stitches. A...
05/25/2010 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Non Employee and his friends trespassed onto an inactive section of the Quarry. They started swimming in a lake on the Quarry property. This person went under water and did not resurface. 911 responde...
11/09/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was making a repair to the belting on C-1 conveyor. He was using a utility knife to cut a piece of belting to use as a patch. He was kneeling on the conveyor catwalk and cutting the belt. As he was...
05/16/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were adjusting a blow bar in a H.S.I. crusher. A 3lb. sledge type hammer was being used to knock the bar retaining wedges loose so the bar could be slid into position on the rotor. When an e...
11/16/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost Chute from 8'x20' screen to surge rock transfer conveyor plugged up w/material & had to be cleared. Once plug up was cleared EE & co-worker were walking under screen tower to haul trucks. A large wood...
10/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 22d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A LOADER WITH AN AIR GREASER LOCATED AT THE EQUIPMENT SHOP. THERE WERE SOME SHEEL CHOCKS AND A FEW STONES ON THE GROUND BETWEEN THE LOADER AND THE SHOP WALL. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WAL...
07/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Working on V.S.I. crusher. Inspection doors opened to access table. While ee was reaching into the crusher, one of the inspection doors fell closed striking the ee on the hard hat. The ee began having...
07/26/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 29d restricted EE WAS STANDING ON BOULDER AND SLIPPED, FALLING AGAINST TRUCK AND INJURING HIS SHOULDER. (EE WAS LOADING BOULDER WITH EXPLOSIVES TO SHOOT IT. GRABBED DOOR HANDLE ON TRUCK AS HE FELL - HYPEREXTENDED...
04/08/2004 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTACTED CO. ON MARCH 16, 2004. A PAST EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED AS BEING INFECTED WITH ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS. ALL EMPLOYEE WERE CHECKED AND TWO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH LATENT TB...
04/08/2004 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None COUNTY HEALT DEPARTMENT CONTACTED CO. ON MARCH 16, 2004. A PAST EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED AS BEING INFECTED WITH ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS. ALL EMPLOYEES WERE CHECKED AND TWO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH LATENT TB...
01/19/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE FROM A WALKWAY ALONG THE CRUSHER. SOME OF THE MATERIAL WAS FROZEN, SO A SPUD BAR WAS BEING USED TO LOOSEN IT. ONE EE WAS USING SPUD BAR & 2ND EE WAS SHOVELING IT OFF T HE WALK...
07/01/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING PIT ROCK UP TO CRUSHER, HE WAS LEAVING PIT WITH A LOADED TRUCK AND DID NOT FOLLOW THE TRAVEL ROUTE WE ESTABLISHED. HE RAN THE TRUCK THROUGH A LOW SPOT IN FLOOR OF PIT. THE FRONT S...
11/18/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DISLODGE A WHEEL ON A STACKER CONVEYOR. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT UPPER ARM.
08/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE HOOD OF THE VOLVO HAUL TRUCK. HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE THE HOOD.
04/06/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted AT 1030 A BEARING LOCKED UP ON USI SHUTTLE CONVEYOR. TO REMOVE BEARING NEEDED TO GET STONE OFF BELT, STARTED TO HOSE THE BELT HE WAS STANDING ON THE TAIL PULLEY GUARD. WHEN HE TURNED THE ON TH E HOSE...
11/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS FLIPPING BLOWBARS IN THE CRUSHER WITH TWOOTHER MEN. THEY HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE ROTOR &EE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE IMPELLAR & BACK WALL OF THE CRUSHER & STRAINED HIS ANKLE.
08/06/2001 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL THAT HAD BEEN CUT WITH A TORCH AND A PIECE OF SLAG OR GRINDINGS FLEW UP AND HIT HIS CHEEK AND WENT UNDER GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
08/03/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted ACCIDENT HAPPEN ON 8-2-01 TIME UNKNOWN. EE CAME TO ME ON 8-3-01 AT 6:00 P.M. STATED HE NEED TO GO AND GET CHECK OUT CAUSE HIS BACK WAS HURTING. I ASKED WHAT HAPPEN. HE STATED HE WAS DOWN INT T HE VSI...
04/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted EE WAS FUSING PLASTIC POLY-PIP TOGETHER AND WAS TRYING TO ALIGN THE 8"" PIPE WITH THE FUSING MACHINE. HE BENT OVER AND TRIED LIFTING THE FUSING MACHINE AND PULLED HIS BACK.
12/04/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LOADER AND SLEPT DUE TO FROST BUILD UP ON THE LADDER HANDRAIL. HE WAS REACHING FOR THE DOOR LATCH WHEN HIS OTHER HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDRAIL.
10/25/2000 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted EE AND OTHER AND ANOTHER WAS HORSEPLAYING IN THE SHOP EE WAS RUNNING AROUND HE SHOP TABLE WHEN OTHER GRABBED HIM IN A BEAR HUG AND PICKED HIM UP AND HURT HIS BACK.
10/11/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE STEPPING OFF IT18B.
09/18/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING BAD CLAMPS OUT OF F-3 CONVEYOR BELT. THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS FOREAQRM ON THE RIGHT ARM
01/20/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE USING A CHIPPING TO TAP A BREAKER BLOCK ON CRUSHER CURTAIN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE HAMMER AND LODGED IN TO EMPLOYEE'S CHIN.