Sunset Quarries — Accidents

Total: 26 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/11/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was trimming excess aluminum honey comb off of panels using 10lb Sawzall. Process involves a lot of bending, twisting which caused back strain. Injury was not reported until 8/21/25 when they...
04/22/2025 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee's annual audiometric test determined EE has a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in EE's left ear.
04/22/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee's annual hearing test determined they have a Standard Threshold Shift in their right ear.
04/22/2025 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee's annual audiometric test determined EE has a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in EE's left ear.
05/18/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hurrying to get out of the rain as heavy rain was coming down during severe thunderstorm. In haste, they got their left middle finger caught between door and door frame of forklift as doo...
01/20/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting up saw at quarry, walked around the end of saw tracks which were close to edge of granite block, EE tripped over the saw tracks and fell, hitting EE's head on sharp edge of stone....
11/18/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 110d lost, 8d restricted Employee was trying to level granite block for sawing, using hydraulic jack. Thinner roughback that wasn't braced tipped over, struck employee, knocking EE down onto the saw frame, and then to the con...
06/17/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee's annual audiometric test determined EE has an STS in EE's right ear.
05/20/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 98d restricted Employee operates loader over quarry terrain that is rough due to rains & heavy traffic, causing potholes & washouts. Employee has been jostled around in loader seat continuously for weeks, resulting...
04/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was setting drill bar of trimmer 200 on granite block when the inside feet on the bar slipped & twisted to the side. The outside right leg on bar set on employee's foot, just behind steel toe...
02/27/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was working in Texas on temporary project. EE was pulling a stuck wedge out of a broken block. When it came loose, the upward motion pulled towards another wedge and left thumb got pinched in...
02/06/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 65d lost, 164d restricted Employee was operating hydraulic wedger, wedger hung up in stone, section of stone fell over with wedges still stuck in stone, causing tool bar to swing into EE's right shoulder, knocking EE over to s...
04/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building wood A-frames for transporting granite slabs. While working with the wood, they got a wood splinter embedded in right ring finger. EE thought it was all removed, however continue...
03/16/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 43d restricted Injured was moving set of ""L-frames"" with overhead crane. The frames came together and hand got caught between.
02/21/2017 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Right thumb was caught between table and piece of iron while trimming to size.
02/15/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Improper lifting procedure to recover fallen handle held stone breaker. Pulled muscle in hip. 2-day lifting restrictions of 15 pounds.
03/18/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted Employee was walking to the water pump to shut it off when he slipped and fell down in the mud and water. Recent rains constituted muddy conditions in the quarry.
11/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was wedging stone apart.
12/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 87d lost, 117d restricted Accident was first reported to Safety Manager, on Jan. 4, 2010, at 8:45 am. One of the employee's job duties is Loader Operator which requires him to pull the wheel chocks used to secure the loader w...
09/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 27d restricted Employee was loading slabs on L frame when his glove slipped and the tip of his finger slid between slabs. Employee is on restricted light duty, no lost time.
04/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted Employee was unhooking a cable from a bundle of slabs when the 5/8"" cable grabbed his glove and twisted his shoulder / back causing a mid-back muscle sprain.
08/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was lifting objects weighing 30 to 40 lbs. while bracing a saw when he felt some discomfort in his lower back. He chose not to go to the doctor until 9-11-2006 where the doctor diagnosed him...
04/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lifting a stone-breaker while breaking stone; acute lower back strain.
03/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 312d restricted Employee had climbed an eight foot ladder to unhook a chain from an air compressor. About 15 to 20 minutes later he felt a pain in his lower back. It got better and he chose not to go to a doctor unti...
08/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS LOWERING A STONE-BREAKER TO ANOTHER LEVEL USING AN AIR HOSE TO DO SO. HE LEFT THE AIR ON WHILE LOWERING THE BREAKER. THE HOSE CAME LOOSE FROM THE BREAKER, STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE THUS CAUSING...
09/29/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING A GRANITE BLOCK WITH WEDGES AND WHEN THE BLOCK BROKE IT TILTED SLIGHTLY, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALNCE THUS LACERATING HIS RT FOREARM ON THE CORNER OF THE GRANITE BLOCK.