SWENSON GRAY QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 187 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/08/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a hand tool to trim granite, piece of steel went into leg.
01/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Pinched finger between two pieces of curbing on conveyors.
10/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was lifting a piece of granite from the floor, stood, twisted to throw it into the grout box and felt something in his lower back.
06/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted Employee was pushing a piece of curb on the rollers when the end broke on a seam and hit his left upper leg.
04/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 4d restricted Employee was pushing granite curb on the conveyor when a piece broke and it tipped back, pinching his fingers
11/18/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 157d restricted Employee was working on the double head diamond saw. A piece of curb tipped off the banker onto the back of his leg.
10/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee was changing the direction of the diamond wire saw, which was stuck in the stone. He was pulling on it w/a rope, which separated and employee fell backwards.
08/10/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 8d restricted Employee was lifting curb with a bar - that had tipped over during the finishing process. (NOTE: LOST TIME BEGAN 8/27/09)
07/31/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was cutting curb using a steel hand chisel. A piece of steel broke off and went into his left knee.
07/01/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 45d lost Employee was driving a truck or a loader all day - steering all day.
03/26/2009 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 106d lost Employee was reaching for something and his hand was caught in part of the machinery.
09/26/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was drilling granite. The bit broke and the drill moved and the remaining piece of drillbit went into his foot, just behind the steel toe cap.
09/06/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 16d restricted A block was being lifted from the quarry. The chain tightened and a small piece of stone (corner) broke off and flew over and hit his arm.
06/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 5d restricted Employee was lifting a piece of curbing from the curb line and felt a ""twinge"". (Employee worked full time through 7/11/08 and was operated on 7/14/08).
06/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Employee was pushing curb on the roller/conveyor line, when one piece tipped over and fell on his finger.
05/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Employee was leaning his hip against a piece of curb he was cutting, when it broke and he was pushed backwards and felt pain in his lower back/right leg.
04/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding the bullset when the granite broke and he moved his hand back, alongside the top edge of the granite curb. REQUIRED STITCHES.
08/24/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 23d restricted Employee was cutting curb using a hand set. A piece of metal from the hand set flew off when he hit the granite. It lodged in his stomach area.
08/22/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a hand ""bull set"" and another employee was hitting it w/a sledge hammer. A piece of granite broke off the curbing and a chip hit the top of his right hand.
08/13/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost Between 8/13/07 and 8/20/07, employee was doing a task (burning slabs) where he had to be a little ""bent over"" all day. Back symptoms got progressively worse. (NOTE: worked until 8/31/07 - lost...
07/27/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted Employee was using two wrenches - pulling each one - and felt something ""let go"" in his left chest/shoulder area.
07/23/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 4d restricted Employee was walking in the Curb Shed towards his saw when he stepped on a piece of granite on the floor.
05/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 21d restricted Employee was standing on drilling platform, moving his drill - his foot slipped and he ""caught"" himself with his right hand.
11/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was unchaining a block when his hand slipped off the chain and hit the edge of the granite piece.
11/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was moving a small piece of granite from one conveyor to another. He set the stone down on his finger when reaching the second conveyor line.
10/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a granite block w/wedges when a small piece of stone broke off and grazed his finger.
06/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Employee was using a long steel bar to clear the channel in the quarry - where the burner was having a hard time burning away the granite.
04/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 17d restricted Employee was chaining a quarry block, the chains were tightened when lifting and his fingers were caught between the chain and the block.
04/01/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 24d lost, 41d restricted Employee says first symptoms began early Spring (thus 4/1/06 date). Repetitive use of jackhammer resulting in carpal tunnel symptoms. Reported the discomfort to supervisor on 8/21/06 - when it had e...
12/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Employee was positioning the Nova Drill - tried to push it to pivot the last 2 legs into place when he slipped and twisted his back.
11/28/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Employee was climbing the ladder into the back of the Euclid dump truck to unhook a chain on a grout box, slipped and his shoulder hit the grout box.
11/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost Employee had unhooked the chain from the burner cabinet after moving it and was closing the door on the cabinet when the chain swung out and hit his hardhat.
11/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking up a small piece of granite when his hand slipped and landed underneath the stone on the quarry floor.
08/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was putting a wooden timber on a piece of curb, in order to put more on top of the timber, when he lost his hold on the timber and it came down on his thumb.
07/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was pulling a piece of granite curb on the rollers when it fell onto its side. Employee jumped back and ""wrenched"" his hand (strained left wrist). (NOTE: Employee returned to work next d...
02/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 13d restricted EE was repositioning 12' steel drill rod in quarry channel. Felt tightening in his shoulder.
02/02/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was burning curb and felt his back getting tighter the longer he worked. Felt a tightness in his back.
02/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was picking up pieces of granite and felt something in his back (muscle spasm).
11/15/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted EE WAS WALKING THE THE QUARRY, SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL
09/16/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING OFF THE GRANITE SLAB BEFORE SPLITTING IT. THE BROOM HANDLE BROKE AND SLID ALONG HIS HAND/THUMB.
09/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 191d lost Employee was lifting a hydraulic cylinder to replace it and felt something in his back.
08/24/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was cutting curb when a small piece of granite flew behind his glasses into his eye.
08/05/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was burning the curbing and came to the end of the row. He ""threw"" the hose over the end and felt a pull in his back.
07/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING THE SPACE IN THE QUARRY TO SET DOWN THE GROUT BOX WHEN IT HIT HIM IN THE ARM AND NECK.
04/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 11d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CHAINING A PIECE OF GRANITE, THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO REPOSITION IT AND FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
04/20/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 5d restricted EE WAS USING THE BURNER ON A PIECE OF CURBING. THE REGULATOR FOR THE FUEL OIL CAME LOOSE, EE ATTEMPTED TO FIT IT, AND THE TORCH SLIPPED ACROSS HIS HAND.
03/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 14d restricted EE WAS MOVING THE METAL COVER ONTO THE SPLITTER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
12/15/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING, FELL ON THE ICE. FELL ONTO HIS BACK.
12/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MOVING EQUIPMENT IN THE QUARRY. THE STEEL WAND FROM THE PROPANE HEATER FELL FROM THE LEDGE WHERE HE HAD STORED IT AND HIT HIM ABOVE HIS MOUTH.
08/06/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS PULLING A DRILL ROD FROM THE GRANITE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIS ARM WENT UP AGAINST THE LEG OF THE DRILLING MACHINE.