SWENSON GRAY QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 187 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/24/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS CHAINING A GRANITE BLOCK INT HE QUARRY WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND HIS ARM DRAGGED ALONG THE STONE.
05/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 24d restricted EE WAS LIFTING A RAILING TO REPOSITION IT INTO ANOTHER HOLE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS SHOULDER.
04/10/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF GRANITE AND FELT PRESURE.
01/14/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 98d lost, 32d restricted EE WAS JUMPING DOWN FROM THE TRACKS ON THE CRANE. FELT SOMETHING WRONG IN IS KNEE WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND.
11/01/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE A STUCK METAL WEDGE FROM THE GRANITE USING A SLEDGEHAMMER. HIS FINGER GOT IN THE WAY.
10/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP SMALL PIECES OF GRANITE TO GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY WHEN ONE SLIPPED DOWN THE FRONT OF HIS HAND.
09/13/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP HIS NOVA DRILL WITH THE BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST THE LEG OF THE DRILL.
07/22/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 222d lost EE HAD BEEN USING A HAMMER TO FINISH THE CURBING AND WAS PUSHING THE CURBING ON ROLLERS. HE STARTED TO HAVE PAIN IN JUNE 2002, AND TRIED TO WORK AND THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER. ON 7/22/02 HE MADE AN...
04/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WOODEN TIMBER FROM THE TOP OF THE PILE OF CURB AND THE PIECE OF CURB MOVED A BIT AND SLID OFF ONTO HIS FOOT.
03/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE DRILL. HAD PUT THE AIR LINE DOWN OVER THE RAILING. HE HIT THE BY PASS VALVE ON THE HOSE AND THEN THE HOSE HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
01/18/2002 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 51d lost, 20d restricted WHILE MOVING THE CRANE TO ANOTHER LOCATION, THERE WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. EE ELECTED TO GET OUT OF THE CRANE WHILE STILL MOVING.
12/04/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost RUNNING A BURNER ON A GRANITE BENCH AND THE BENCH SLID DOWN 20' TAKING EQUIPMENT & EE.
11/08/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 52d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING, PUSHING AGAINST THE DRILL WITH HIS LEG (REPETITIVE WORK).
11/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SHOVELING GRANITE FROM UNDERNEATH SPLITTER WHEN HE STARTED HAVING UPPER RIGHT SHOULDER & BACK PAIN.
10/25/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS PUSHING CURB ON THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS. TO STOP THE PIECE OF CURB HE PUT A SMALL PIECE OF GRANITE INTO THE ROLLER AND THE CURB THEN HIT HIS FINGER.
09/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 16d restricted EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF CURBING WHEN IT TIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FINGER.
09/12/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 8d restricted EE WAS RUNNING PLATFORM DRILL & USING SLEDGE HAMMER-REPETITIVE MOTION ACTIVITIES.
09/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS TURNING OVER A PIECE OF CURB ON THE BANKERS WHEN IT TIPPED AND HE WENT TO GRAB IT AND IT CUT HIS HAND WHEN IT SLID DOWN.
07/23/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 72d lost, 13d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDERS OUT OF THE QUARRY WHEN HE FELT A TIGHTENING IN THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT KNEE.
06/23/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 8d restricted EE WAS JUMPING OUT OF A PICK-UP TRUCK BED WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT AND HE LANDED ON THE GROUND ON ONE FOOT AND THEN TWISTED HIS BODY.
06/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS PUSHING THE GRANITE CURBING PIECES ON THE ROLLERS.
05/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 5d restricted EE WAS WORKING ON THE CURB LINE AROUND 5-1-01 (PUSHI8NG 7 PULLING GRANITE ON ROLLERS AND STANDING PIECES UPRIGHT). NOTICED A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH-AND IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE LATELY.
02/09/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost A PIECE OF GRANITE BROKE OFF THE BANKERS AND SCRAPED DOWN HIS LEG.
01/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 8d restricted EE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF GRANITE TO PUT INTOTHE GROUT PILE AND FELT SOMETHING FUNNY IN HIS BACK.
01/04/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 318d lost EE WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE DIAMOND SAW BUILDING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW AND FELL.
12/21/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS TURNING PIECES OF CURB ON THE BANKERS WHEN ONE FELL OVER TOO CLOSE TO THE NEXT PIECE AND HIS FINGER WAS SCRAPED.
12/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS CHAINING A BLOCK WHEN THE WIND TOOK THE CHAIN HOOK AND HIT HIS HAND UP AGAINST THE BLOCK.
11/20/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 15d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF STONE, FELL ON A PATCH OF ICE & THE STONE CUT HIS HAND WHEN HE FELL.
11/20/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF CURB ON THE BANKERS AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
11/15/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost A PIECE OF CURB BROKE: FELL OFF THE BAMKER EE JUMPED FELL BACKWARDS & HIT HIS SIDE ON A PIECE OF STONE
10/18/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGEHAMMER ONTO A WEDGE. THE HAND HOLDING THE WEDGE MOVED AND WAS CUT BY THE END OF A PIECE OF GRANITE.
10/11/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted EE WAS HITTING A WEDGE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER AND THE HAMMER MISSED THE WEDGE & HIT HIS THUMB
10/03/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS KNOCKING BITS OFF THE DRILL STEEL WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE HAMMER AND HIT HIS LEG.
07/25/2000 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 19d restricted CUTTING CURB BY HAND, PIECE OF GRANITE BROKE OFFAND HIT HIM IN THE KNUCKLE.
03/01/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost SHOVELING GROUT ON 03/01/00 AND RUNNING BLOW PIPE. FELT PAIN GOING DOWN RIGHT ARM, LEG AND LOWER BACK.
02/28/2000 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE HAD UNHITCHED CHAIN FROM BOX, BEND DOWNTO PICK UP THE RADIO HE DROPPED, THE WIND CAUGHTAND WHEN HE STOOD UP THE HOOK HIT HIM ON HIS HARDHAT.
01/19/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE QUARRY YARD TO THE SUPPLY TRAILER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP IN HIS PICK UP TRUCK, DIDN'T SEE HIM WALKING, ANDBACKED INTO HIM.