Mt Airy Mine And Mill — Accidents

Total: 85 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Operator was picking up a water bag when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's right shoulder.
04/04/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Miner was changing a saw blade and a gust of wind blew the blade guard door shut striking the miners left middle finger resulting in a small laceration to the left middle finger.
02/21/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF SCRAP FROM THE BANKER BY THEMSELVES AND MASHED RIGHT RING FINGERTIP CAUSING A TISSUE AMPUTATION OF THE FINGERTIP.
08/09/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SIZING A BLOCK TO BE MOVED WHEN A SMALL UNSEEN SHELL TURNED LOOSE WHERE EE HAD DRILLED EE'S HOLES TO BREAK THE STONE. THE EE CAUCHT THE SHELL WITH EE'S RIGHT HAND TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING AND HI...
11/04/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LOOSENING A 5' LENGTH OF DRILL STEEL TO REMOVE FROM EE'S D30 DRILL WHEN THE WRENCH CAME LOOSE AND HIT EE'S RIGHT PINKY FINGER
10/07/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 83d lost, 183d restricted EE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOWL ON EE'S 4' CONE CRUSHER AND THE CABLE EE WAS USING BROKE STRIKING THE EE IN THE LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A FRACTURE AND LACERATION.
08/16/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost EE WAS STANDING ABOUT 4 FEET FROM A MAINTENANCE EE THAT WAS REMOVING A PULLEY LOCKING COLLAR FROM A SHAFT AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WENT UNDER EE'S SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO RIGHT EYE
10/26/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost EE STATED THAT LEFT WRIST STARTED HURTING WHILE HELPING OTHER EMPLOYEES PACK 50# BAGS OF GRANITE GRIT ON PALLETS. EE WAS SENT FOR TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS. EE STATED THAT LEFT WRIST HAD...
02/03/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was cleaning out a pilot hole with a PVC blowpipe so EE could wire saw when the pipe separated and struck EE on the right forearm causing a contusion.
01/18/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 9d restricted EE was removing saw wires from a block of granite that had been sawn when the end of the roughback broke free, fell and hit EE on the neck causing a laceration, and EE's right hand causing a contusion...
02/19/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted The Employee was changing a piece of Drill Steel in EE's Novamac Quarry drill. The employee stated that EE had EE's hand on the drill steel and hit the wrong lever which caused the extraction clamp to...
11/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 130d restricted EE WAS REMOVING A JACK STAND FROM UNDERNEATH A FORKLIFT THAT HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WAS SENT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS, AND RE...
12/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted A quarry employee bent down to pick up a 4"" piece of air compressor hose to place on a pick up bed, and strained a muscle in his back.
04/24/2014 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted An blasting employee stated that when he initiated a blast from a distance of 125 feet away, a piece of rock hit him in the upper left chest causing a rib fracture and contusion to his chest. Employee...
04/16/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a Band Saw to saw 6""x 6"" wedges to be used as wheel chocks. When the blade went through the cut, the employees hand made contact with the blade causing a laceration.
05/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pulling a wire saw cable by hand and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Employee went to local emergency room on 05/03/2013. Diagnosis low back strain.
08/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted The employee was walking up a conveyor, he slipped causing his left ankle to receive his full weight causing pain. The result was a chipped bone in his left ankle.
10/08/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was using a water hose to wash residue off stone on the Quarry. As the employee walked backwards he stepped down approx. 8"" and twisted his ankle resulting in a right ankle sprain.
08/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was removing a piece of waste granite from a saw cart using a steel lifting cable. The employee put pressure on the waste piece with a pry bar to allow the lifting cable to go around the...
07/21/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted The employee was dumping a piece of waste granite off the forks on a lift truck. The material rolled to the ends of the forks which lifted the back of the forklift. The material continued to fall off...
05/24/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted A piece of 11' drill steel fell out of a holder on a drill unit, the employee reached to catch the piece of steel and caught his finger between the drill steel and the retractor wheels.
05/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 105d restricted The employee started to lift a metal screen up a 5 foot space when he heard his right elbow pop. He could no longer use his right arm. The result was a contusion of the right elbow.
03/23/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was dismounting a forklift, he slipped on a wet step and fell striking his elbow on the step.
01/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The maintenance employee was testing a wire saw that had been repaired. While watching the saw move vertically, bolts broke, which held the saw to the frame allowing the saw to fall. The wheel guard s...
05/25/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted While changing a drill bit on a drilling machine, the employee accidentally activated the boom movement which caught his hand between the drill bit and stone surface. The result was a fractured 5th M...
04/20/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was using a band saw to cut a steel ""H"" beam. When the employee approached to move the completed piece it fell on his right foot, resulting in a contusion to the top of the right foot.
03/13/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 66d restricted The employee was standing on a platform attached to a track drill. As he moved the drill he backed it into the side of an attached air compressor which pinned his foot between the two units.
12/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was walking across the quarry surface, he slipped on ice and fell on his left shoulder resulting in a contusion of the left shoulder.
10/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee bent over to pull a steel cable under a granite block, when he stood up he felt pain in his lower back. The result was a Lumbosacral Sprain.
10/07/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pushing on a hand held wrench. As the bolt came loose the employees hand hit against other metal which caused a laceration to the little finger of the left hand.
10/02/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee placed his left foot on the step of a Volvo A235 haul truck, as he raised up, the cable step broke. The employee fell, causing his right leg to hyper-extend. The result was a sprained rig...
09/29/2009 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was lifting a piece of 21' long drill steel. A heavy wind caused the employee to stumble and twist causing a muscle strain to the lower back.
11/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was unhooking crane cables from a sawn granite block. He tripped on a steel cable lying on the concrete floor. He fell on his right side to the concrete floor resulting in a fracture of the r...
08/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted The employee was using a pry-bar to dislodge stone, which had hung in a feeder. When the stone came loose, it struck the pry-bar, causing the sharp end of the bar to puncture the palm of the employees...
05/15/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted Employee sat down on an electrical motor, which had a lifting bolt protruding. The employee sat on the protruding bolt. The result was a contusion to the Genitalia.
03/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee had built a warming fire in a small stove in a building for warming on the Quarry. While operating a drill, the employee noticed a box of rags next to the stove were on fire. The employee...
02/19/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The employee was operating a metal lathe. A piece of metal shaving came toward the employee, which the employee deflected with his left hand resulting in a laceration to the middle finger of the left...
11/02/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The employee was operating a front-end loader. While moving forward to load the bucket he hit an unseen rock ledge which threw the operator into the right armrest injuring the right lower ribcage.
10/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was adjusting a water supply line on a block of granite being sawn. The water spray blew a foreign body into his left eye.
08/06/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted As the employee stepped off the bottom rung of an equipment ladder he slipped causing him to strike his left knee against the steel rung of the ladder resulting in a fracture of the left kneecap.
08/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The employee was walking on the Quarry surface. He slipped in a water/sludge area resulting in a fall to the quarry surface. The employee received outside medical attention for a laceration above the...
04/04/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to free a stuck cutting wire on a wire saw. When the wire came free it flipped up & struck the employee above the left eye resulting in a laceration.
12/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was walking on level ground, stepped in a hole approx. 1'-6"" wide x 5"" deep. He sprained his left ankle.
12/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted The employee was preparing to remove some slabs from a trolley. While reaching for a crane sling, a piece of slab fell off the trolley, striking the employee on his right arm, left hand and right foot...
09/19/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was moving boxes of material. After storing one box the employee turned to get another, he tripped over a metal tank setting in the floor. The employee fell to the floor. The employee spraine...
05/25/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was attempting to free a rock hang in a jaw crusher using a hook attached to an electric winch. The hook jumped back striking the employee on the arm and hard hat. That night he went to the l...
12/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 97d restricted After placing a piece of granite on a saw cart trolley, the employee reached over to get a pry-bar. When the employee braced himself with his right hand, while leaning, the piece of granite rolled ove...
08/19/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted The employee was changing a hydraulic fitting on a water jet using a pipe wrench. The wrench slipped causing him to strike the edge of his right hand on a piece of metal resulting in a fracture to the...
06/15/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 254d lost The employee was climbing up the steps on a 988 Cat loader, he lost grip with his right hand which caused him to spin left which threw him off balance and he lost his footing. He fell to the ground re...
05/27/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was using a power saw to cut the top off a plastic barrel. The blade stuck causing the saw to jump up and catch the little finger of the left hand which cut half the nail off.