Mountain Valley Stone Inc — Accidents

Total: 32 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/30/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was splitting flagstone with a chisel and hammer the stone they were working on opened up. When employee took the chisel out of the opening of the split rock, the rock closed on their right i...
09/21/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted The miner was sorting stone to begin splitting the stone. They pushed a stone out of the way to get to the other stone. The stone they pushed, was unstable and came back crushing the miners thumb bet...
01/16/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An object came in contact with the safety on a pneumatic staple gun. Resulting in EE shooting EE's left index finger with a staple. EE was performing regular duties, making wood boxes/crates for flags...
05/28/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was repositioning a stone at the guillotine, when the stone EE was handling slipped and EE tried to catch it, it pinched EE's finger on right hand between the stone and the guillotine. Fractured...
05/22/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Miner was splitting flag stone with Hammer and chisel. EE missed the chisel head and struck EE's ring finger with hammer against the stone.
03/25/2019 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 231d restricted Worker was operating a guillotine stone splitter. While adjusting a stone with worker's hand to be split, the worker pressed the pedal to lower the guillotine down to split the stone, and the machine...
03/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loader operator was adjusting material on a pallet when the operator's hand slipped, and the stone fell, pinching operator's finger tip between the two stones.
07/27/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was splitting a stone with a hammer and chisel. The hammer glanced past the chisel striking his finger cutting it.
07/30/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was splitting stone with a hammer and chisel, missed the chisel and fractured a finger.
01/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Injury slipped on the snow and fell. As he was falling, he grabbed for a pallet to catch his balance. A stone fell from the pallet and smashed his finger. He was taken to the clinic the next morning....
09/09/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A chisel that was being used to break a stone, shot up after being hit and struck EE in the back of the head. EE had to recieve 3 staples.
04/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was bolting on a piece to his bucket. His fingers were cut by a piece of metal by the nut.
10/23/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee removed his glove to clean out rock debris from between two rollers on a guillotine. His coworker pushed a rock through the machine, he didn't realize and his finger was smashed.
09/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was trying to lift a large stone and strained his back.
05/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE looked away from a slab to get a tool or something, in that moment, the slab fell on its side.
09/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Repetative lifting and motions caused employee to strain his lower back.
09/01/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was hammering with a chisel the chisel slipped off the rock and struck his hand.
06/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted The employee was lifting large rocks and strained his back.
06/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None His upper back became very sore from lifting heavy rocks.
05/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was carrying a rock with a partner. His partner twisted the rock unexpectedly wich twisted his wrist injuring it.
05/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was hammering a rock with a chisel, when a small piece of rock, or metal flew up and got stuck in his eye.
04/27/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing an idler pulley from a trackhoe, finger was smashed.
04/26/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was splitting a stone with a hammer and chisel, the stone came apart just as he was about to strike it. He smashed his finger between the stone and the hammer.
04/06/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While splitting stone by hand, finger was smashed.
12/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 36d restricted Miner was palletizing rock when other miner set rock on his hand.
09/08/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Miner strained his back while chipping stone.
09/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner strained muscle in lower back while picking up a rock.
07/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 1d restricted Miner hit his left ring finger with a hammer and broke the bone.
07/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted A rock fell over onto EE's foot and bruised the top of foot.
07/21/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee hit his thumb with a hammer and cracked the tip of the bone.
05/25/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 5d restricted While splitting rock a rock fell onto foot and broke the metatarsal bone.
08/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH HAMMER & CHISLE WHENSLAB SPLIT OFF EE REACHED OUT TO GRAB IT THE WEIGHT OF THE SLAB WAS MORE THAN HE ESTIMATED, SLABSMASHED HAND & WRIST TO GROUND