Mining Incidents

SALISBURY PINK QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Salisbury, Rowan County, NC · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3100017
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
38
Years on record
2000–2019
Latest incident
Sep 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

38 on file

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was breaking rock with an eight pound sledge hammer and missed wedge causing hammer to come back and strike them in the face, forehead, causing a laceration.

2018 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was changing steel on drill when wrench spun back and hit EE's foot.

2017 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Picked plug drill strained back.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee alleges they have silicosis.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee inflating airbag to move wall and natural seam in rock shifted rock causing a tear in bag and air released through tear blowing dust/dirt in employees eyes.

2014 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was breaking rock and he slipped and cut his leg on granite

Struck by flying object

He was setting up wire saw when a wall was being pulled down and a pc came loose once wall fell and struck him in the elbow

2013 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped on mud and fell (same level) hurting his right upper thigh.

Struck by falling object

Employee was lining up an I-beam when it slipped and hit his finger.

2011 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Aggravation to feet from previous incident, 9/6/11 dr note to restrict to sit work, worked 9/7/11 sitting, Family dr appt 9/8-12/11. returned 9/13/11 and no sit work available. Out till dr releases.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was putting a wedge in hammar using a 2lb hammer, hit his left fore thumb area causing laceration.

2010 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using sledge hammer to drive wedges missed wedge and hit rock - hammer bounced off rock and hit him in nose. Was in a kneeling position.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee pulling on wire for wire saw & felt a pain in lower abdomen.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Silicosis

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was pulling on airline and a knife blade was hung up on line and punctured his forearm.

2008 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee injured right shoulder-sprain and has been through dr visits and found a rotor cup tear out for surgery on 11/17/08. moving items/with hand truck when weight shifted tilting hand truck and pulling on shoulder.

Fall from machine

Employee was operating 90 ton truck crane. When lifting a block to lower the main fall, brake locked and would not release load. Block swung out past riggers on crane causing load to shift crane and caused a rocking motion. Operator jumped out of crane onto granite. This crane was being operated from bottom of quarry pit.

2007 · 2 incidents

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE fell off ledge, 12' to next ledge, catching himself on his knees and hands.

Struck by flying object

Employee was grinding on derrick swing shaft with 2 other ee for repairs when a piece of metal flew up under his glasses.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Drilling & rock dust came up & into eye. Had safety glasses on.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WEDGE W/HAMMER & STEPPED INTO SWING, STEPPING TOO CLOSE & HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE WEDGE NEXT TO THE ONE HE WAS HITTING.

Struck by flying object

EE was hammering a wedge into a piece of granite when the wedge flew up and hit EE in upper lip.

2004 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

DOGGING A HOLE WITH PLUG & DRILL WHEN DRILL SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT CALF.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee step down off of piece of granite foot slip-causing rt. forearm to brush granite wall cutting his rt. forearm

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving ladder when it slipped, striking ee on rt forehead causing a laceration that took 5 stitches.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THE MACHINE WAS SHUT OFF. WHEN HE UNJAMMED THE TIP IT STARTED UP CAUSING HIS LEFT RING FINGER TO BE PINCHED.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HOOKED A NOVAMAC DRILL UP WITH CHAINS IMPROPERLY AND WHEN DRILL WAS LIFTED IT SWUNG AROUND STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND KNOCKING HIM TO HIS FEET.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING A JACKHAMMER. HE PROPPED HIS HAND ON GRANITE WALL & LEANED JACKHAMMER OVER & IT LANDED ON HIS HAND THAT WAS PROPPED ON WALL.

2002 · 7 incidents

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING OUT CHANNEL AND DUST AND DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. HURT ON 8/20/02; DIDN'T REPORT OR GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 8/28/02.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON LEDGE & TWISTED HIS RIGHT LEG & HIS KNEE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHER & ON HIS OWN DECIDED TO WASH OFF HIS GLOVES. HE HELD HIS HAND AT CLOSE RANGE TO VALVE & PULLED TRIGGER TOO HARD PUNCTURING HIS FINGER THROUGH HIS GLOVE.

Struck against stationary object

PICKING UP ROCK WITHOUT GLOVES & CUT FINGER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PICKING UP GRANITE PIECE AND CUT HIS HAND LEFT THUMB AREA.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE DRILLS GRANITE WITH A JACKHAMMER AND STEEL. HE WAS SETTING UP STEEL AND SETTING JH DOWN ON STEEL AND MISSED RETAINER. THE JH SLIPPED AND STEEL BENT AND HIT HIM ON FOREHEAD.

Fall from machine

HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A 992 LOADER AND STEPPED DOWN ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FRACTURED LEFT TOE USING A JACKHAMMER.

2000 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS BLOWING OUT A CHANNEL WITH AIR WHEN HOT ROCK WENT IN THE CHANNEL IGNITING LEFT OVER FUELIN THE CHANNEL COMING BACK ON HIM & BURNING HIS ARMS & FACE

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE PIECES OF ROCK THAT DAY AND BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A LARGER PIECE OF ROCK. WHEN HE PICK UP THE ROCK AND TURNED WITH IT, HE FELT HIS BACK POP. HE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS S INCE. NOTIFIED 1/24/00 AT 7:30 AM OF INJURY.