EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PALLET & STRETCHED HIS BACK MUSCLE.
Colorado Quarries IncMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 2000–2004
- Latest incident
- Apr 2004
Reportable incidents
17 on file2004 · 1 incident
2002 · 1 incident
MISSED STEP TO MILL SHACK, WENT TO CATCH HIMSELF & FELL ON METAL GRAIT & PUNCTURED RIGHT PALM.
2001 · 10 incidents
EE WAS CUTTING TREES. TREE UN FRINT IF A RAUK CAR & THE CHAINSAW HIT THE CAR SENDING THE CHAINSAW INTO LEFT THIGH AREA.
WAS BUILDING CRATES AND PUNCTURE LEFT THUMB WITH AN AIR GUN.
EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL ON A DOZER & IT HIT A HARD PIECE OF METAL CAUSING THE GRINDER TO JUMP CATCHING HIS LEFT WRIST.
EE WAS BREAKING ICE AND THE PICK SLIPPED AND WENT THROUGH HIS FINGER.
YE WAS PICKING BOULDERS AND A ROCK SLID DOWN THE PILE ONTO HIS HAND, SMASHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO KICK IN THE TAILGATE OF THE DELIVERY TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL, TWISTINGKNEE AND BUMPING HEAD.
EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO BEAT THE HOPPER AND IT SLIPPED SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND
CRUSHER OPERATOR HAD PIECE OF ROCK GET INTO HIS LEFT EYE WHEN THE WIND PICKED UP.
EE WAS WORKING ON A DOZER AND HAD A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GET INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS LIFTING A CRATE AND SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK. THIS HAPPENED ON THURSDAY. HE WORKED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, REPORTED IT TO US ON MONDAY.
2000 · 5 incidents
WAS HITTING ROCK WITH SLEDGEHAMMER - HAND SLIPPED OFF AND WAS SMASHED BETWEEN HAMMER AND SCREEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING A BOULDER IN THE CRUSHER AND A PIECE CAME OFF CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
HE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF BLACK OBSIDIAN AND IT SLIPPED CAUSING A GASH IN HIS FOREARM.
EE WAS STACKING BAGS ONTO A PALLET & STRAINED HIS WRIST
EE WAS DRIVING THE FORKLIFT TO WRAP PLTS OF ROCK AND THE HYDRAULIC HOSE BUSTED SPRAYING OIL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.