Employee was using an 8-10 lbs. hammer to assist with the removal of a tooth off a loader bucket. A piece of the tooth broke off, roughly 2-3 mm in size, and struck the employee on the back lower side of EE's right leg.
CR 239 QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2004–2025
- Latest incident
- Nov 2025
Reportable incidents
7 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
On October 31, 2024, at approximately 2:25 PM miners were positioning a new conveyor on site, two welds on the conveyor snapped and the conveyor folded contacting a miner as EE was in position to put the locking pins in place.
2016 · 1 incident
The worker was helping change a roller on the crusher when the roller slipped a tang on the roller caught worker's hand causing a laceration.
2005 · 3 incidents
Employee guiding wires on a control panel suspended from a boom truck. The control panel tilted knocking the employee to the ground straining his back and shoulder.
Employing was lowering light tower, cable had slack, slipped and cut end off of employee's thumb.
Employee stepped down from rock truck, slipped and jammed knee.
2004 · 1 incident
Employee helping carry oxygen/acetylene tank rack and when setting it down pinched finger between rack and rock.