Mining Incidents

Oakfield QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by EVS Master Holdco LLC
Oakfield, WI, Fond Du Lac County, WI · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4702856
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2000–2022
Latest incident
Apr 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was stacking stone on a pallet by hand when miner felt a pull in wrist. It got worse overnight so miner was sent to the clinic. Miner suffered a strain of left wrist and was placed on restricted duty.

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was operating a forklift. He went to step down from the forklift and felt a pull in his left calf.

2009 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operator was cutting stone using a guillitone cutter. When he cut the stone, his L hand was under the back of the stone. The stone fell backwards on his hand, causing a fracture to the middle finger of his L hand. No Lost time.

2006 · 3 incidents

Unclassified, insufficient data

Unknown. Employee did not report injury to supervisor.

Struck against a moving object

He twisted while operating a forklift and felt back pain.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

employee said he was pushing a stone and he hurt his back.

2005 · 4 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was stacking stones and got his finger caught between two stones.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was taking a stone off of the conveyor belt and was going to stack it on a pallet. It slipped out of his hands and when he tried to catch it, he caught his right pinky finger between two stones.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was stacking stone from conveyor onto pallet and then felt a pull in his lower back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was walking back for his lunch break and he twisted his ankle.

2004 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was picking up a stone and when he placed it onto a pallet the stone edge caught his left thumb. He has a laceration to his left thumb.

Struck by falling object

WAS STACKING STONES ONTO A PALLET AND ONE FELL ON HIS FINGER. DR DIAGNOSED A CRUSH INJURY. FINGER LACERATION & DISTAL FRACTURE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was catching stone, and when he finished moving a big stone... he felt a pain in his lower mid-back.

2003 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS CARRYING A STONE TO A PALLET. AND WHEN HE PUT IT DOWN THE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

Struck by flying object

EE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT RIGHT AWAY. HE TOLD OTHER ON FRIDAY 6-27-03 THAT A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM HIS CHISEL AND HIT HIS CHEST/STOMACH AREA.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS ON THE GROUND WORKING, WHEN A STONE WAS THROWN UP OR OFF OF THE LOADER TIRE. THE INJURY WAS TO HIS RIGHT LEG.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S LEFT WRIST/HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO STONES WHEN HE WAS MOVING THEM.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HIS BACK JUST STARTED HURTING.

2002 · 7 incidents

Struck against a moving object

HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK STARTED TO HURT. HE WAS DOING NOTHING DIFFERENT THAN EVERY DAY THINGS. HE WAS IN & OUT OF HIS LOADER HE SAID. IT JUST JARRED & STARTED TO HURT.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS MOVING STONE AND HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AREA.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE TOLD SUPERVISOR THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE AT WORK ON JUNE 12TH, 2002. (HE DIDN'T LET ANYONE KNOW, HOWEVER, UNTIL THE 14TH OF JUNE.)

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WORKED ALL DAY IN THE QUARRY & HIS BACK HURT.

Struck by falling object

HE WAS CUTTING STONE & A STONE FELL & CRUSHED HIS RIGHT HAND. WE AREN'T SURE WHEN HE'S COMING BACK TO WORK. HE HAD TO GO SEE AN ORTHOPEDIC SUGEON. I WILL FORWARD YOU A COPY WHEN HE CAN COME BA CK TO WORK.

Struck by flying object

WAS DRIVING THE FORKLIFT & A STONE FLEW UP & HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED STONE & HURT HIS BACK. HE TOLD US ON 2-8-02.

2000 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT TIP OF RIGHT PINKY FINGER OFF.

Unclassified, insufficient data

SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER--BROKEN.