ORO GRANDE QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 292 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/04/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was pushing a broom, cleaning up coal from around the coal unloading area. She stated she stepped on a piece of coal which caused her left knee to twist. She denied medical treatment and wo...
01/23/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee stated that he strained his lower back while operating a loader maybe 2-3 months ago but is unsure but know he did it at work. Employee stated that the bouncyness in the loader aggregated hi...
01/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee removing hammers, dropped section onto his right hand causing abrasion to his right pinky finger
07/29/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was using cutting torch to remove slag, piece fell onto a rock and bounced across right eye- mild abrasion to right eye.
06/14/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was operating a loader, as he pushed the loader bucket into the stockpile, he stopped. During that time a rock rolled from under the bucket to under the left front wheel. As the operator ba...
06/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee slammed right index finger in door.
03/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee did not report incident until the following day - 3/20/2013. Employee stated he pushed the door of the Loader open and the door swung back hitting the employee's left elbow.
11/27/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee backed truck into ballard, causing tightness in his lower to mid-back
09/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was moving a portable welding unit when right hand was placed between trailer tongue and elevator platform-contusion to right hand, index finger
08/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee jumped from frame of 992C loader to ground, estimated 3 feet instead of properly dismounting unit. Tail bone came in contact with bolt on frame of bucket.
06/07/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Employee using table saw to cut wedges and shims when wood bound in safety guard and kicked out causing blade to contact nail portion of thumb.
04/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, NOT GOGGLES AS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OUT ELECTRICAL CABINET, DUST GO UNDER GLASSES AND INTO LEFT EYE. INCIDENT OCCURRED, ACCORDING TO EMPLOYEE ON 4/3/12 BUT DID NOT...
02/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bent over, swung around to left and hit his upper lip, left side, on standing guard. Cut required a couple stitches.
12/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee reported incident on December 15, 2011, which he stated occurred on December 13, 2011. Employee stated that while performing housekeeping duties in the storeroom he sustained a pulled muscle...
11/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was repositioning dumpster onto the forks of the forklift when the dumpster shifted pinching his left middle finger in-between the dumpster and the frame of the forklift. (Placing body parts...
10/05/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee working in area where clinker is stored, employee made the decision to travel off the designated path into an area where clinker is stored, slipping on loose clinker- strained left knee. NOT...
09/01/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee cutting up super sucker hose with cutting knife, slipped puncturing the skin on his left knee.
08/23/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES 6d lost, 4d restricted While climbing up the rock transfer tower stairs employee felt a sharp pain in his right knee. Employee later went to the Dr. and was informed that he tore tendons.
04/28/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None STS HEARING LOSS AND CONFIRMED RECORDABLE- RIGHT EAR ONLY ON TEST DATE OF 4/28/2011
04/28/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Confirmed STS and Recordable- right ear
03/01/2011 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 194d lost CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WORKING ON DEMO SITE, WHILE PREPPING STRUCTURAL BEAM FOR TEAR DOWN THE BEAM UNEXPECTEDLY TWISTED HITTING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT. BEAM CRUSHED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT TOE AREA.
02/23/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted Employee using air lance felt a pain in lower back.
12/09/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was using two wrenches to break loose a pipe fitting. As he placed pressure/weight on the wrenches he heard and felt a ""pop"" in his right shoulder. Strain/sprain to right shoulder.
10/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee cleaning out plugged pipe with air lance decided to check plug by inserting his left arm inside the pipe. Material fell down from inside the pipe hitting the employee's left arm. Left arm b...
07/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS NOT USING HAND DOLLY FOR MOVING CYLINDERS. EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING CYLINDER TO TOP OF 9-PACK. HE TRIPPED ON EDGE OF LAST STEP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON LEFT KNEE - SUSTAINED CUT TO LEFT K...
06/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 197d lost, 63d restricted Employee stated injury occurred on Saturday, 6/5/10 but reported it on Tuesday, 6/8/2010 as Report only, no medical treatment requested. Company sent employee to clinic where employee stated he was i...
04/30/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 187d lost DEMO ACTIVITY: NON-MINING OPERATION: Employee was cutting off end cap on beam, which was on the ground. After the cut the employee moved forward to move his welding lead and the beam dropped the 7""...
01/11/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was welding at the top of polycom roll. Area was being heated with propane and diesel heaters to maintain the proper temp. of roll being welded per specifications. Goggles and welding hood #12 lens...
10/12/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Unattentiveness, not watching where walking, no keeping three-points of contact while descending stairs. While descending stairs employee was carrying items, looked away, missed the bottom step and fe...
08/25/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was cutting tape off piece of rope, the rope slipped causing employee to cut left thumb. Employee was not wearing appropriate issued PPE (gloves).
08/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee strained his lower back in the process of pulling up supersucker hose, for material clean-up on top of Finish Mill Separator.
07/16/2009 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 64d lost, 145d restricted LATE REPORT: Employee stated his ankle rolled over while walking towards the time clock on 7/16/09. The injury was not reported to his supervisor until 7/18/09.
07/01/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Employee was using a hammer drill. As it rotated, the drill handle caught 2 of his fingers and the drill rotated out of his hand. The following day he went for x-ray which revealed hairline fracture t...
06/30/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was in manlift when the bottom portion of the cage came in contact with the bolts on the outside of the Finish Mill. This caused the manbasket to jerk, causing the employee to hit his left s...
05/31/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted LATE REPORTING BY EMPLOYEE. NOTIFIED COMPANY ON 06/11/2009. Employee was picking up trash stood up and hit his head on cross beam.
05/29/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None No Injuries occured when the hydraulic line broke below Clinker Cooler Bedgrate causing oil to be picked up by the cooling fan air flow and taken into the chamber with hot clinker. The oil mixed with...
04/27/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Injury was reported on 8/21/07 with no work restrictions. Aggravation of the injury, according to the doctor, caused the need for left hip surgery. Employee underwent left hip surgery on 4/27/09. (...
04/02/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 187d restricted Late Report of Injury to Employer: Injury occurred on 4/2/09 but was not reported to management until 4/7/09. Employee states he was walking around the Coal Mill when his left ankle rolled over due...
02/13/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted LATE REPORT OF INJURY BY EMPLOYEE- REPORTED ON 2/16/09. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE BASE OF A STOP SIGN, WHICH WAS BENT, THE BASE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON...
02/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee late reported accident on 3/16/09. Employee stated that while she was pulling up dust collector bags she felt a pain in her left shoulder. She felt that it wasn't much so didn't report it....
01/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injury was a contusion below left knee, which occurred while employee closing sectional elevator door. Employee was returned to full duty date of injury. However area started to swell and discolor,...
11/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was hooking up a cable to D9 Dozer, the cable slipped hitting his left ring finger. He was not wearing proper PPE- gloves.
10/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 108d lost, 4d restricted While trying to remove a section of metal that was inside a reject bin, the middle shifted coming in contact with the employee's left ring finger.
09/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 1d restricted While employee was exiting the cab of the water truck he missed the hand grab on the cab, not keeping 3-points of contact, and fell to the ground. Employee sustained abrasion and hairline fracture to...
07/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Removal of pressurized door.
06/15/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee stepped over beam placing foot on rock causing ankle to roll
06/03/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Pry Bar
05/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in removal of a faulty diverter valve using bull rigging when the valve got in a bind. Other employees helped to free it from the bind. When the valve freed from the bind it swu...
05/06/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Lifting cumbersome choker cable to put onto storage wheel.
03/24/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was cleaning #13 rock belt when he slipped and sprained his R/ ankle.