Mining Incidents

Rock Ridge QuarriesMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Leslie D Briggs
Drake, Yavapai County, AZ · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0202843
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2002–2015
Latest incident
Aug 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Splitting stone and left forearm

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped and injured right hand and right leg

2013 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was splitting stone when a piece of stone slipped and hit his right leg causing a sprain to his right knee.

Struck by flying object

felt irritation in left eye

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was splitting stone and had pain in his back.

2012 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKER WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STONE WHICH CAUSED PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

There was no specific accident related to the claim. Sore back complaints

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was moving a piece of stone and felt pain in his back. Incident was not reported until 7/17/2012.

2011 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Muscles in the lower back are sore from splitting stone

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STONE AND STRAINED HIS BACK

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was splitting stone. The big piece that he was working on broke and part of it hit his leg and bruised it. He did not report the injury until Monday, June 20th.

Struck by falling object

EE was moving a piece of stone, it broke and fell on his foot.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Working with stone and hurt back. (220091800025-Existing injury for the employee. He was able to work until 6/26/09. He has a tailbone injury that is going to require some off work time)

2008 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was splitting rock. The rock fell on his hand.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING STONE AND A PIECE OF METAL CUT HIS LEFT HAND.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was walking a piece of stone to a pallet, it broke and smashed his hand between the pieces of stone.

2007 · 3 incidents

Struck by flying object

Employee was splitting rock; something went under his safety glasses and scratched his right eye.

Struck by flying object

This was not a reportable injury at the time, first aid only and no lost time. Several weeks later the employee reported pain in his wrist. The doctor said that there was a sliver of something in his wrist and they remove it on September 19th. He was not at work September 19th or 20th. He was released for work on the 21st.

Struck by falling object

Employee was moving a piece of flagstone to a pallet. It slipped and fell against his ankle.

2006 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE SPLITTING ROCK

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING ROCK. THE CHISEL SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLITTING A PIECE OF STONE AND HIT HIS HAND WITH A HAMMER

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS NOT HOLDING ON TO THE STONE TIGHT ENOUGH AND IT SLIPPED.

2002 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PUTTING A BATTERING IN AN EXCAVATOR AND PULLED HIS BACK OUT.

Struck by falling object

AFTER SPLITTING A PIECE OF FLAGSTONE, WORKER WAS LIFTING THE STONE OUT OF THE WAY USING ONE HAND WHEN THE STONE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL ON HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SPLITTING FLAGSTONE, WORKER HIT HIS HAND WITH 3LB SLEDGE HAMMER.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF FLAGSTONE OUT OF HIS WAY WITH ONE HAND WHEN THE STONE SLIPPED OUTOF HIS HAND AND PINCHED THE TIP OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER OFF BETWEEN THE STONE AND HIS CUTTING WEDGE