EE was placing cutting stock on a pallet with the hoist & clamp: EE placed the pc. of stock on the pallet but misjudged where the pallet was, and dropped the pc on EE's finger, causing a fracture & laceration to EE's right hand ring finger.
SHELDON SLATE PRODUCTS QRY & MILL #2Metal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2001–2026
- Latest incident
- Apr 2026
Reportable incidents
6 on file2026 · 1 incident
2025 · 1 incident
Employee was sawing a pc of slate, EE was carrying a scrap pc to the rubbish bin when it broke & part of it landed in EE's L foot.
2023 · 1 incident
Employee was moving a piece of slate to the rubbish bin; a piece broke off and fell onto left foot, causing a fracture.
2019 · 1 incident
Employee was using a hoist when a rock fell off a pallet on top of left foot.
2015 · 1 incident
Employee was working in the yard - he walked around a pallet of slate, slipped on snow covered ice fell.
2001 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A QUARRY DUMP TRUCK FROM ONE END OF THE PIT TOT HE OTHER END TO DUMP A LOAD OF SLATE WASTE. HE TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND AND BACKED UP TO DUMP THE LOAD. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE BANK AND LANDED ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE. EE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, ANOTHER EE SAW THE TRUCK AND GOT OUR EXCAVATOR OPERATOR TO ASSIST.