Rainbow Quarries — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/29/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost Employee was inside the cowl of the Poclain, bleeding the hydraulic pump. He leaned over the PTO and his clothing was caught, immediately pulling employee in.
07/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 239d lost Employee was piling stone. He lifted heavy stone, and turned his body to pile on pallet. When he did so, he felt a pulling in his back
08/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was moving large stone from path of clamp truck when he felt pull and pain in lower right quadrant. He sat down for a few minutes because of the seriousness of the pain. Because the pain di...
04/27/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on first day of training. Sledge hammer slipped off chisel and smashed finger against rock.
09/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was turning stone on edge to split when foot slipped in wet depression causing employee to twist. He felt a pop and pain in his lower back.
10/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was moving large stone to split when the stone slipped, catching his ring finger on his left hand, between 2 stones.
10/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a large stone when he felt and heard a popping in his lower back.
08/01/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was splitting stone when another employee lost control of the stone he was splitting. The stone rolled down hill landing on first employee's foot cause the breaking of 3 toes.
06/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was turning a garden path stone to put on pallet when a fork lift behind him made a loud noise, startling the employee. He turned and when he did so, stone fell on his arm. He did not seek...
08/01/2002 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 30d restricted 3 EES WERE REPAIRING EUCLID TIRE WHEN THE LOCK RING GAVE OUT CAUSING THE TIRE TO JUMPE OFF THE GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO ALL 3 EES.
08/01/2002 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON TIRE, HEARD A BANG, NEXT THING HE REALIZED HE WAS LYING ON GROUND APPROX5 FT AWAY FROM TIRE.
08/01/2002 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS SITTING ON TIRE WHEN TIRE EXPLODED CAUSING EE TO CATAPULT APPROX. 5' FROM TIRE.
07/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 4d restricted EE WAS LIFTING STONE ONTO PALLET. FELT STABBING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
12/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP STONES TO PILE ON PALLET. WHEN HE BENT TO PICK UP STONE AND STARTED TO LIFT IT, HE FELT A POPPING AND PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
08/31/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING LARGE STONE. CORNER OF STONE BROKE AWAY. EMPLOYEE LOST HOLD & STONE CAME DOWN OF FOOT.
04/17/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE WAS SPLITTING STONE & BLACKED OUT. FELL & HIT HIS HEAD.