Star Quarries — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/10/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None OPERATOR WAS LOCATED NEAR EE'S MACHINE WANDERING AROUND WITH NO RECOLECTION OF EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRED. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED TO ASK THE OPERATOR QUESTIONS THAT EE COULD NOT RECALL PERIODS OF TIME O...
10/31/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Injured driving site pick up truck down access road approaching intersecting farm road. Upon entering intersection, injured vehicle struck by crossing farm tractor.
10/18/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was removing the digging dog assembly from a dragline with the assistance of the dragline oiler. Both were lifting the assembly by hand to relocate. Mechanic lost EE's grip, dropping EE's end...
10/18/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 67d restricted Dragline oiler assisting mechanic with removal of digging dog assembly. Both were lifting assembly by hand to relocate. Mechanic's grip slipped and dropped EE's end. Oiler's finger got caught in geari...
06/07/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Injured worker was counseling a truck driver located in the ""tailgating"" area. A second truck began to back into the area, injured began to walk backwards to clear the area. Injured did not look beh...
03/10/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner performing routine cleaning onboard dragline. While moving, lost footing and fell onto EE's back. Fell onto same level, steel deck.
02/16/2023 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Quarry Manager operating bulldozer, clearing for muck placement. Contacted old 10' pipe laying in the weeds. Pipe contained beehive. Bees swarmed bulldozer and operator.
07/29/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 93d restricted Employee lost footing when exiting the excavator. Stress of body weight being applied to left arm holding onto hand rail, caused left bicep tendon to rupture.
04/13/2022 FIRE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 8d restricted Employee was cutting a dragline drag cable for removal and replacement using oxygen/acetylene torch. Oxygen supply line ruptured at connector on the base of the torch. Flash fire occurred and burnt em...
04/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE cut left knee while resocketing the drag cable on dragline 08-1804 on the drag drum.
11/20/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost While pressure washing crusher box at Wash plant EE accidentally ran the pressure washer across right foot and the pressure punctured behind the steel toe of boot and left an approximately 1/2 cut on...
07/11/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost On 7/11/17 EE reports that at approximately 10:30am EE fell to right knee and hit a rock while carrying a grease barrel to the dragline.