Haul truck driver got out of truck to track a conveyor belt was using a hammer to hit return roller bracket got EE's hand sucked through return roller. Lost fingernail & scraped up hand was result.
Iron Mountain QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 2001–2025
- Latest incident
- Mar 2025
Reportable incidents
19 on file2025 · 1 incident
2019 · 1 incident
Assisting mechanic repairing haul truck. Loosening a bolt, slipped, and cut right index finger. Three stitches required.
2018 · 2 incidents
Employee was handling a 4x4 dunnage and got a wood splinter in the palm of right hand. Employee pulled out splinter, but may not have gotten the entire splinter out. A week later employee went to doctor with what appears to be an infection the area.
We had a hose failure outside the back of the cab of our DM45 drill that broke out corner of cab window and sent some small glass fragments into the right cheek area and left forearm of the drill operator.
2017 · 3 incidents
The individual was using a track drill on some boulders to make room for our new tunnel and while drilling was struck on the ankle/heel with a rock from drilling area.
Cone feed belt was jammed so EE removed the guard after locking out and EE dug the rocks out of the tail pulley. It freed the stuck belt up and it rolled backwards catching EE's pry bar and EE's right hand.
Individual was exiting cab of P&H crane and caught right foot in the process of climbing down and then fell to the ground.
2016 · 3 incidents
Individual was a mechanic that was trying to loosen a nut on piece of equipment and EE's forefinger got between hammer and wrench causing injury.
Individual was fueling up D8 Dozer and finished fueling and was climbing down from dozer with fuel hose in hand and slipped and fell.
Employee was driving GMC fuel truck down haul road when cab locking mechanism failed and cab tilted forward and hit the ground while moving and driver used brakes to stop truck. Driver was wearing seatbelt.
2015 · 2 incidents
Conditions were clear & cold w/below freezing temps @27 degrees. Subject reached overhead to pull slack out of come-a-long and his footing slipped and fell backwards with hard hat falling off. As come-a-long came unattached hitting subject in head.
Was working overhead with a grinder & welder. Debris from grinding on forehead and when individual stood up, it worked it's way into subject's eyes behind his safety glasses.
2014 · 1 incident
EE was installing new screens on screen #5 and reached out to grab a new screen and his feet slipped and his mid section landed against the spray bar.
2010 · 1 incident
Doing belt work cutting with a box knife.
2006 · 1 incident
2005 · 2 incidents
Employee was drilling short holes; centralizer latch popped out of place so driller kicked it back into place with the heel of his left foot, resulting in a torn Achilles tendon.
2004 · 1 incident
Thw worker was washing the truck scale after starting the power washer he climbed over to the side of the scale and fell to the ground.
2001 · 1 incident
USING A COMEALONG TO PUT IN A RETURN ROLLER. COMEALONG SLIPPED AND HIT EE IN THE NOSE.