A bucket tooth feel off the Komatsu 500 loader and was wedged in the jaw crusher. Three crew members were working to free the tooth by timming the tooth with a cutting torch when the tooth shot out of the jaw striking the employee on the head
Wood & Son - K&M Quarries Metal/Non-Metal
Wood & Son - K&M Quarries
· Surface
Controlled by
Mike (Kenneth) Wood
Tumwater,
Thurston County,
WA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502667
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2008
- Latest incident
- Jan 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
124
citations
34
significant & substantial
$33,911
proposed penalties
$29,350
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q3 | 1,402 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,682 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,112 | 8 | 1 | 3787.9 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,933 | 2 | 0 | 681.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,371 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2008 · 1 incident
January 31, 2008
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Jones Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2003 · 1 incident
February 18, 2003
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jones Quarry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKER WAS TAKING PLATES OFF INSIDE CRUSHER & WAS ON KNEES IN SMALL SPACE. HE TRIED TO TURN & HIS KNEE GOT STUCK & POPPED.
2001 · 1 incident
February 26, 2001
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jones Quarry Inc · Struck by falling object
CHANGING SCREENS AND DROPPED SCREEN RAIL ON FINGER.
2000 · 1 incident
January 11, 2000
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jones Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEE HAD ARRIVED AT QUARRY. SHORTLY BEFORE ACCIDENT AND WAS TO HELP UN LOAD CONVEYORS AND LEGS FROM FLATBED AND WAS TO HELP SET UP ON FOLLOWING DAY. INJURED WAS WAS GRABBING A BLOCK FROM FALTBED WHILE THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS REMOVING THE HOLD-DOWN STRAP WHEN CONVEYOR LEG FELL FROM TRAILER AND STRUCK HIS ANKLE.