Quincy WA Mine — Accidents

Total: 33 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/23/2025 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Injured person was working on the hydraulic system of a D8 Bulldozer in the morning. Had to access the system below the floorboards of the equipment, and was working in an awkward position. Later in t...
08/16/2023 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was performing maintenance and kneeled on the ground to perform work. When they stood, they felt a pop in their right knee. Employee had initial pain, but it went away. During the night after...
06/28/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 250d lost worker was performing a 2000 hr service on a dozer. When the worker was removing the reservoir bolts for the hydraulic ripper assembly the workers Knee slid in a small amount of grease. When the knee...
06/08/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted A large rock rolled away from the stacker discharge pile. The screening plant operator passed the discharge pile and struck the rock with the front right tire. The seat bottomed out and the employee s...
01/13/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 217d restricted Employee was fueling a bulldozer and whilst dismounting slipped off the tracks and hit the ground. EE's head hit the bowl of an adjacent piece of equipment.
12/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The Quarry operator was assigned to help the screening plant operator to clean up spillage in and around the screening plant. He was shoveling dirt into the bucket of the front end loader then he expe...
11/02/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee is a scraper operator. For mining purpose, and respecting equipment design, scrapers are pushed out of the pit by dozers. Employee is complaining of neck pain due to this activity. Accident w...
10/20/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee is quarry employee that operate most of the time a scrapper Employee informed his Doctor - While driving a scraper constant motion of neck and body due to rough roads neck area started to get...
04/21/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was replacing the fan belt on the radial stacker of the screening plan. During the operation, he caught his right pant leg on a muffler clomp. He lost his balance and twisted his right knee w...
01/20/2014 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 24d restricted Employee was operating a scraper in the mine. The scraper was being pushed by a bulldozer. The bulldozer encountered a large rock and lost contact with the scraper. The bulldozer then slid off of t...
01/20/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was operating a bulldozer in the mine and pushing a scraper. The bulldozer encountered a large rock and lost contact with the scraper. The bulldozer then slid off of the rock, and shift forwa...
10/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was working on moving the screening plant from one section of the mine to another. He was lowering the auxiliary belt and pulled the pins. He was maneuvering the pins and pulling one while...
04/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Miner was draining the wastewater from a truck/tanker. He was opening a ball valve when his right hand was caught between the frame of the tanker and the handle. This resulted in a fracture of his m...
10/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee shoveling spillage under screening plant,as he bent down his hard hat fell off. Employee bent down picking hard hat up, stood up without putting hard hat back on,hitting head on cross beam,...
09/11/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None A change in hearing sensitivity in 2012 has been evaluated by MSHA inspector as a reportable hearing lost during his 12/17/2014 inspection. However, according to our company Doctor, the lost is not r...
01/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was tightening a bolt on a apron cylinder on a Cat 631 Scraper. This is a 5' cylinder. As the employee was pulling the wrench towards himself the 'bite' of the wrench slipped on the bolt, c...
07/21/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee Operating 631E Scraper approaching basalt stripping pad going uphill. Scraper hit a bump with one of the tires rocking machine causing employee to move sideways hitting head on door glass cr...
07/18/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was operating 631E Scraper to load basalt rock. Person operating Dozer was pushing scraper when a large basalt rock caught under the 631S Scrapers bowl causing a jolt to machine injuring emp...
12/20/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Scraper operator had filled bowl with basalt and started to pull away, as he was moving forward, the scraper slid on snow. Scraper operator slowed down and stopped abruptly as dozer operator approache...
10/19/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee in 631E Scraper hauling crude from pit to 113 stockpile on level packed haul road that was recently watered.Employee applied retarder causing scraper to slide, causing trailer to come around...
08/17/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee in 631E scraper was hauling crude from mining pit to crude pile in rotation with other scrapers, which were being pushed with a D-9N dozer. Accident occurred when employee had turned in seat...
11/03/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE was Driving on Rough Terrain, Hauling Crude using a S2 - Caterpillar Scraper. The Scraper hit a bump and the Seat lost Air Pressure, causing EE to Jar his Back, resulting in a strain to the Back.
10/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 10/26/09 Employee opening jammed utility tool box. Box popped open forcibly causing his right arm/shoulder to fully extend, causing stabbing pain in top of shoulder. Employee did not want to go to doc...
11/07/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was driving scraper up to topsoil pile and hit several ruts that he didn't notice. This jarred the scraper and strained employee's back. Employee was put on Light Duty for 5 duty and then r...
02/04/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 20d restricted Accident report written2/5/08, employee believed injury was minor, did not go to Dr. Report kept on file if he wanted to see Dr. 4/1/08 He went to Dr., injury not getting better. Loading Scrapers w/Ov...
09/27/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was replacing seals-bearings on Equalizer bar of Cat Dozer D9R. Space is limited; he crawled underneath the dozer using a hammer to beat out the seals. While trying to remove seals he hit his...
01/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CONDITIONS WERE ICY AND MUDDY, EE WAS GETTING OUT OF BULLDOZER TO SPEAK WITH LEAD FOREMAN REGARDING MECHANICAL PROBLEM. AS HE WAS GETTING OUT HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST BULLDOZER KNOCKING THE WIND OU...
12/18/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None LAST COMPANY PHYSICAL- DR. RECOMMENDED THAT EE GET HEARING AIDS.
11/26/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MOVING RADIAL STACKER TO DIFFERENT LOCATION REQUIRES WHEELS MUST BE ROTATED. A CHAIN IS ATTACHED TO LIFT STACKER ON ONE SIDE SO WHEEL CAN BE ROTATED. AS THE STACKER WAS BEING LOWERED, EMPLOYEE HAD HOL...
02/26/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN ARM & SHOULDER & NUMBNESS WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN HAND, WRIST & FINGERS. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL IN MID APRIL. EE THOUGHT THE INJURY/ILLNESS WAS REL...
09/18/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS OPERATING SCRAPER, STRIPPING BASALT IN WEST PIT, OTHER EE WAS OPERATING PUSH CAT. AS EE IN SCRAPER WAS DROPPING BOWL, OTHER EE BUMPED INTO HIM HARD FROM BEHIND, CAUSING SCRAPER TO GO OVER A LAR...
10/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE REMOVING AN OPEN CONTAINER OF WELDING ROD FROM THE BED OF A SERVICE TRUCK, CUT LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER ON THE SHARP OPENING OF THE CONTAINER.
10/04/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STARTED THE DIESEL ENGINE ON WATER TANKER, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE THROTTLE STUCK AND WAS OVER-REVVING THE ENGINE. TO SLOW THE ENGINE, I REACHED TO PULL BACK ON THE FOOT THROTTLE, AND CUT ONE FIN...