Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was lifting a stone and felt discomfort in lower back.
Hayton QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
Halquist Stone Company, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Tom Halquist; Bill Halquist
Hayton, WI, Calumet County, WI · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703455
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2007–2017
- Latest incident
- Jun 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2017 · 1 incident
2007 · 1 incident
Struck against stationary object
Employee was ""opening"" a stone slab in the quarry with a hand chisel and hammer. When he held the chisel with his left hand and swung the hammer with his right, the chisel passed through the opening and his thumb struck the edge of the larger piece of stone still standing.