Fall from piled material
While trying to put a piece of skirt rubber in, employee fell about 2 1/2 feet off side of plant
Sunset QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
Sunset Quarry LLC · Surface
Controlled by Frank Scarsella; Scott Corliss
Sumner, Pierce County, WA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503422
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2003–2007
- Latest incident
- Jan 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2007 · 1 incident
2005 · 2 incidents
Struck against a moving object
WHILE BACKING THE HAUL TRUCK UP THE RAMP TO DUMP PRODUCT OVER BERM FOR THE CRUSHER FEED, THE RIGHT REAR OF THE HAUL TRUCK DROPPED & THE BANK GAVE WAY; CAUSING THE HAUL TRUCK TO TIP OVER. THE TRUCK APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK THE BERM AT AN ANGLE.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE WALKING FAST AROUND THE END OF PLANT, EE'S LEFT ANKLE GAVE WAY. EE REPORTED THAT HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS ANKLE BEFORE, ALL THE WAY BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL.
2004 · 1 incident
Struck against stationary object
LOOSE MATERIAL ON WALKWAY SURFACE ON GROUND AROUND CRUSHING PLANT. EE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE, CAUSING RIGHT KNEE LATERAL-COLLATERAL LIGAMENT SPRAIN - RIGHT KNEE MENISCAL INJURY.
2003 · 1 incident
No Value Found
INJURED CLAIMED INJURY HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY JOB, BUT WAS NOT TREATED UNTIL TUESDAY. ON MONDAY 5-5-03 HE TOLD TRANSCO EE'S HE WAS HURT AT HOME.CLAIMS HE PULLED ON CONVEYER BELT AND HAD PAIN I N LOW BACK.