Mining Incidents

Cranston QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
CRANSTON, Providence County, RI · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3700002
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2020
Latest incident
Feb 2020
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2020 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was cutting bolts with an oxy/acetylene torch when some slag dripped onto a piece of tubular steel and splashed into EE's eye.

2018 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee experienced an reportable hearing shift from previous years hearing exam.

Struck by flying object

Employee was removing a bolt from a flanged valve and a small piece of metal became embedded in left hand.

2017 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee experienced significant change in hearing levels noted in the high frequencies left ear compared to the prior audiogram on May 20, 2016

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was working with the pump in the quarry and dislocated left shoulder.

2010 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee using cutting torch on torch ring of HP 400 crusher to relieve tension between locking bolt and mantle, a burst of flame came out of torch ring, causing 2nd & 3rd degree facial burns. Hospitalized overnight.

2006 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee finishing shift headed to time clock, tripped over fork truck extensions laying on pavement.

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee climbed ladder to reach scaffolding carrying another ladder reached scafold, lost footing and fell onto floor below.

2004 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was torch burning a twisted piece of pipe on a hand rail. 1-2 feet away from area cut pipe sprung back scraping head causing 2 3rd degree burns approx 2"" diameter.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND AND THUMB SPRANG BACK WHEN BLOCK CHAIN TIGHTENED.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

EE STATES HE HAS A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT ELBOW. THE ONLY EVENT HE CAN REMEMBER IS HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE TRUCK, LANDING ON HIS ELBOW ON 6-20-02.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

HEAVY CABLE WIRE SNAPPED UPWARD STRIKING EE OVERRIGHT EYEBROW.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GETTING INTO HIS PU TRK THE EE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE DOOR FRAME