Rocky Mountain Quartzite Quarry — Accidents

Total: 5 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE climbed up on to an excavator track and grabbed on to the door handle. The door was not latched, it swung open. As a result he fell to the ground landing on his right arm and shoulder, resulting in...
07/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Worker palletizing stone & dropped on his finger, fracturing finger. Required minor surgery to pin finger.
07/17/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost WORKER BANDING STONE ON PALLET, STONE SLIPPED OFF OF PALLET AND FELL ON FOOT. RIGHT FOOT FRACTURE.
05/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Worker was splitting large piece of stone when the top layer slid off of main piece & hit his arm. Right radius fracture - required surgery.
08/09/2000 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal MAN WAS DRIVING 922B LOADER DOWN A ROAD WITH A STEEP GRADE. FOR UNKNOWN REASON, LOST CONTROL AND THE LOADER TURNED OVER AND THE RAPS SAFETY CAB FAILED AND COLLAPSED CAUSING FATALITY.