Employee was operating a DeWalt 4 1/2"" grinder when it hit something and bounced back and caught EE's left index finger. ER report states ""X-ray did not show any evidence of bone injury. EE did sustain a partial tendon laceration.""
SOUTH COUNTY SAND & GRAVELMetal/Nonmetal
SOUTH COUNTY SAND & GRAVEL · Surface
Controlled by Roland J Fiore
Peace Dale, Washington County, RI · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3700076
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2006–2023
- Latest incident
- Aug 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2023 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2011 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was cleaning the tailgate area of his dump trailer when his second and third finger of his right hand got caught resulting in two fractured fingers.
2010 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The tailgate of the truck did not latch. Driver lifted the tailgate by hand when it slipped and caught his finger. This resulted in an open fracture of the fourth finger on his left hand.
2007 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was hoeing out a chute on the crusher and hurt his back.
2006 · 2 incidents
Struck against a moving object
Employee suffered a back strain while running our 980G loader.
Contact with hot objects or substances
While the employee was powerwashing our front end loader, the nozzle got stuck inside his boot causing a burn to his left foot.