A rock wedged in feeder, employee was using a sledge hammer to break the rock. The hammerhead came off handle mid swing and their right hand ring finger slammed down and hit the rock and steel causing fracture to finger.
Napoleon QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 2001–2024
- Latest incident
- Aug 2024
Reportable incidents
15 on file2024 · 1 incident
2022 · 1 incident
Employee stepped out of stockpile truck, slipped on ladder hitting left leg (shin area) on truck bed.
2021 · 1 incident
Employee bumped left elbow on door as they were entering stockpile truck. Within 10 minutes they noticed large swelling on elbow.
2020 · 2 incidents
Employee was attempting to roll rock and adjacent rock dislodged and pinched right 4th finger.
Employee stepped out of stockpile truck. Employee thought they stepped on rock and lost their balance. Employee fell on left arm to break fall. Then felt short of breath. Went to hospital ER to get checked.
2018 · 1 incident
Employee was holding slug wrench while tightening crusher bolts. Another employee hit wrench. IE lost control of IE's grip on wrench and smashed left hand between wrench and crusher.
2017 · 2 incidents
Employee was using pry bar to loosen screens. Pry bar slipped & hit on the head. Cut required 6 staples.
Employee was using left hand to hold plow bolt head while turning nut with impact wrench. Bolt spun in left hand causing deep cut requiring 19 stitches.
2012 · 1 incident
Employee reached gloved hand around fan motor shroud when he was replacing hood prop.Fan blade cut tip of rt index finger. He was taken to ER where finger was stitched.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee was helping load shot. Carrying buckets of stone to use as stemming. He felt pull to groin area. Thought he was going to be Ok but could not get out of bed next morning.
2009 · 2 incidents
While running Hydraulic stone splitter, when blade of hydraulic stone splitter was engaged (depressed) the stone sprung back and smashed left pinky finger on left hand and smashed nail, resulting in removal of finger nail with 5 stitches.
While changing conveyor roller, employee #1 dropped roller, striking employee #2 in back of head and neck causing laceration requiring stitches.
2008 · 1 incident
Miner went to turn flat rock on conveyor and got Right Hand (glove only) wedged under rock, when miner went to pull hand free, he bruised/ strained wrist bone on that hand. Conditions were dry that day.
2006 · 1 incident
Soil conditions were damp/wet which contributed to employee slipping and falling. Employee struck his back, sustaining a soft tissue bruise.
2001 · 1 incident
EE WAS CLIMBING UP STEPS TO 980C LOADER. HE WAS CARRYING GREASE GUN AND 3 TUBES OF GREASE. ON 2ND STEP UP HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACK LANDING ON HIS DERRIERE. THE NEXT DAY HE HAD OCCATIO NAL BACK PAIN AND THE 2ND DAY (SAT) HE WAS UNABLE TO WALK COMFORTABLY.