Miller Creek Quarry And Mill — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/25/2026 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None In surge tunnel adjusting and replacing chains that help regulated the flow of stone from the surge pile above.
11/02/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was at the pump station, to load water truck. The employee was using a pocket knife to cut a garden hose when employee's hand slipped and employee stabbed self in the opposite hand. The...
12/26/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost The injured employee was at the washing plant to clear debris from the catwalk and screening surface. While walking on the catwalk employee slipped on ice and fell.
08/03/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As EE and other employees where lifting the plates off the back of the service truck using a jib crane EE got EE's right thumb between two plates and it was mashed.
07/27/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While cleaning out a blockage in the surge tunnel a large rock fell against the pry bar employee was using causing it to hit employee's chin.
06/10/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost It was the start of the shift and employee was going up the steps to enter the control room for the start of the shift. As they reached the top step they turned to talk with a coworker. As they turned...
03/11/2019 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 4d lost Was around Fines Plant and told an EE that self could not breathe. Another EE and another ee came over to ee and noticed ee was spitting up and told them ee could not breathe. They put in another ee...
04/19/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 299d lost Our maintenance mechanic was doing pre-operational inspection and preventative maintenance on a Hitachi EH 1100-5 haul truck on the morning of Wednesday, April 19, 2017. As ee was exiting the equipm...
09/09/2016 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee performing maintenance duties on the morning of the 9th. At lunch complained of being nauseous and lite headed. Went to quarry office and used restroom, then came out and fainted and fell to...
01/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted Employee went into the Shaker Screen to flip over some gates. He had his hand located at the top of the gate and was shaking out some rocks that had become lodged in the gate. The rocks fell and the...
09/26/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping remove the cover from the shut that allows materials to flow from the 8x20 Telsmith Sizing Screen to the #15 conveyor. As he was lifting the left side of the cover he lost is bal...
06/07/2012 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Welding burning ring an nut on cone crusher at the Miller Creek Quarry. After one weld employee move over to start another weld. Did not realize that he had put his left leg on the new weld and caught...
08/20/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was operating our hydraulic hammer in the pit at the Miller Creek Quarry. A piece of rock he was breaking entered the cab on the right side through the side glass. It hit him in the rig...
09/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing an OTR tire in the parking lot of Thompson Cont.. when he got his finger caught between the clamp assembly and rim of the tire. Employee broke his right ring finger
06/04/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing side rails on the 6x16 Seco Shaker Screen.He was holding a bold head with his right hand and using an impact wrench to tighten a nut on the bolt.EE engaged the nut on the bolt turned...
12/27/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was helping with maintenance work on our primary jaw. They had disassembled the feeder rods and were removing the bolts from the washers. He was holding a bolt when another employee...
03/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were dislodging a rock that had become stuck on conveyor #1. One employee moved the rock and the injured employee's left thumb was pinched between the rock and conveyor frame. This cau...
05/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WEDGE (20 TO 25 LBS) WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A V-BELT FROM THE JAW AREA WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH.