Mining Incidents

Carderock QuarriesMetal/Nonmetal

Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1800404
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2013
Latest incident
Aug 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

While breaking stone, EE was hit in the left forearm by a foreign object, causing a laceration. No stitches were required nor time lost. However, on 9/30/13 a small metal shard was discovered at the healed wound site and removed. EE returned to work 10/14/13 at regular job at full capacity.

2006 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted his body while lifting a stone causing a rib fracture.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was hand loading building stone when his L thumb was caught between 2 stones when another miner inadvertinly dropped a stone. The finger was lacerated, requiring sutures, and is fractured, requiring splinting.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was hand-loading building stone, when his left thumb was pinched between 2 stones. His thumb is bruised and has a slight fracture. The Dr. splinted the thumb and instructed him not to use his left hand for one week.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE WAS SCALING THE LEDGE WHEN HE MOVED HIS ROPE WHICH DISLODGED LOOSE MATERIAL FROM ABOVE. THIS MATERIAL KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT OFF AND A SUBSEQUENT PIECE OF FALLING MATERIAL STRUCK HIS HEAD, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT NEEDED STITCHES. FAILURE TO PROPERLY CLEAN THE ROPE'S DRAG PATH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

I WAS HAND LOADING DIMENSION INTO THE BUCKET OF A FRON END LOADER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TWO STONES, LACERATING IT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER. I WAS BREAKING STONE WHEN A STONE HE HAD SPLIT FELL TOWARDS HIM. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT FROM STRIKING HIS LEG, HE TRIED TO GRAB OR DEFLECT IT. THE SHARP EDGE OF THE STONE CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND LACERATED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER STONE.