Missouri Red Quarries Inc — Accidents

Total: 21 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/31/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Labor was setting up blocks to be sawed. Stepped off the saw cart employee was standing on. Stepped on to a small rock on the floor and twisted right ankle.
04/14/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was chunking rock while a burner was being used. Worker was wearing all PPE. However a hot rock got into Left eye. Called office and getting into eye doctor at 2:00 today.
09/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 21d restricted Employee was helping another employee change the drill bit on a jackhammer when the other employee dropped the jackhammer on the employee's right hand, mashing his middle finger on his right hand.
05/24/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING UP ON A LEDGE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO SCRAPE HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON THE EDGE OF THE LEDGE.
05/17/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was leveling a tamrock drill and got his thumb under the outrigger and mashed his thumb.
03/03/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was drilling on a rock and he stepped on a piece of grout rock that moved causing him to fall, bending his knee at an awkward angle.
02/27/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was moving granite slabs with an overhead crane when one of the slabs broke in the middle falling about 5ft. A small piece broke off the edge and hit the employee in the right cheekbone.
05/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was placing grout (scrap granite) in a pan to clean up his work area. He picked upa 50 pound piece and turned to place the granite in the pan when he felt a pull in his lower back area.
05/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Ee was standing on a large block of granite, trying to break off a piece of the rock. When the piece of ther ock broke off it caused the block to shake slightly. He felt he was losing his balance. He...
08/28/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Ee is not an employee of missouri red. he went to flip a 4"" strp loose from the trailer. the strap did not unhook, causing him to lose his balance. he fell approx. 4 feet to the ground, laning on his...
08/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Ee was pushing the compressor shed door (sliding door), door became jammed in the track - He gave a quick shove on the door. The door did not give and ee was twisted at the waist. He felt a sharp stab...
03/29/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PULLING A BLOCK WITH THE LOADER & HOOKS. A HOOK BROKE OUT OF THE BLOCK BEING PULLED AND THREW A PIECE OF ROCK IN THE AIR. IT FELL HITTING EE IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. EE RAN AWAY WHEN THE HOOK BROKE LO...
03/25/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH A JACKHAMMER ROCK DRILL WHEN IT BECAME STUCK. HE TRIED TO PULL THE DRILL FREE AND HAD TO ""PULL HARDER"". HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE ADMITTED TO LIFTING WITH HIS...
12/10/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EE WAS DRIVING WEDGES ON A CAP LINE, WORKING ON A PLATFORM ABOUT 5' OFF THE GROUND. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING THE WEDGES WITH A HAMMER THE CABLE SLIPPED OFF ONE SIDE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
11/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 21d restricted EE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER WITH A CO-WORKER INTO A FORD RANGER TO AMOVE TO ANOTHER AREA OF THE QUARRY. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN LOW IN HIS BACK.
07/31/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 35d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON A GUARD WITH A PRYBAR. HE FELT A JERK IN HIS BACK DOWN LOW AND TO THE LEFT. THE PRY BAR WAS @ 4' AND THE GUARD WAS @ 250 LBS.
09/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost EE WAS MOVING A GRANITE SLAB TO HIS WORK STATION. WHILE LOWERING THE SLAB, HE GRABBED THE HOOK, PLACING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE HOOKS AND THE 5 LAB PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF ALL THE TENSION CAUS ING HIS...
11/09/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR IN THE QUARRY ON LEDGE #1 AS HE WAS PRYING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.
08/14/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 140d lost, 46d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A JACKHAMMER ON QUARRY LEDGE #1 WHEN THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO PULL HIS BACK.
06/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted CRANE BOOM MALFUNCTIONED AND FELL. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND CAUGHT HIS LEG BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.
10/04/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 8d restricted SLEDGEHAMMER BECAME ENTANGLED IN SAFETY ROPE WHILE DRIVING A WEDGE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD IN FRONT OF RIGHT EAR.