EMPLOYEE DRILLED INTO A MISFIRE, THAT HAD GONE UNDETECTED FROM THE DAY BEFORE. WHEN HE HAMMERED A WEDGE INTO THE STONE AN APPARENT SPARK IGNITED THE MISFIRE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED.
CEDAR ROSE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for CEDAR ROSE QUARRY (mine ID 3101986). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1988–1997
- Latest incident
- Jan 1997
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
16 on file (excluding fatalities above)1997 · 1 incident
JACKHAMMER GOT STUCK IN DRILL HOLE. EMP HURT HIMSELF LIFTING IT FREE. NOTE: AT THIS TIME EMP HAS NOT MISSED ANY TIME .
1994 · 1 incident
FOUR 3EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING QUARRY DRILL TO A NEW LOCATION THE DRILL WAS LOWERED INTO POSITION WITH CRANE EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED BY PULLING ON DRILL TO GET IT TO REST ON AN EXACT SPOT HE PULLED STOMACH MUSCLE
1993 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CRANE DIRECTOR HE SAW THAT THE CABLE HAD COME OFF A PULLEY IN ONE PLACE AND TRIED TO PULL CABLE BACK ON. HE DID PULL THE CABLE BACK ONTO THE PULLEY WHEEL BUT INT HE SAME LOCATION AS HIS RIGTH HAND ON THE CABLE. HE FRACTURED TWO FIGNERS.
QUARRY BURNER BACKFIRED & BLEW OFF HOSE AT TORCHHEAD.EMPL RAN TO CUT OFF AIR & TWISTED HIS ANKLE
1992 · 2 incidents
SQUARING UP BLOCK BY SPLITING IT IN TWO ONE SIDE FELL AND CUT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD AIR DRILL THE DUST SUCTION CUP & HOSE WERE NOT PUSHED DOWN ALL THE WAY HIS PANT LEG CAUGHT UP IN THE DRILL STEEL & SQUEEZED HIS KNEE AS IT WOUND AROUND DRILL STE EL
1991 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TO REMOVE COVER FROM A FAN. THE COVER WAS MADE OF SHEET METAL. HE BRUSHED HIS FINGER AGAINST EDGE OF METAL WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A PIN HOLDING THE COVER IN PLACE. HE G OT 3 SUTURES AT CABARRUS MEM. HOSPITAL TO CLOSE IT.
EMPL WAS USING HAND SHOVEL TO CLEAN UP LEDGE & PICKED UP TOO LARGE LOAD & HURT BACK.
1990 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING AND WEDGING ROCK TO BREAK OFF A PIECE AND WHEN IT BROKE HE LETIT FALL ON HIS FOOT. SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN A POSITION WHERE THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN. EMPLOYEE HAS SOME MILD CONTU SIONS OF L. FOOT. EMPLOYEE MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK (MONDAY 3/12/90). HE IS NOW BACK AT WORK.
1989 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PIT HOOKING SCRAP STONE TO THE CRANE TO BE LIFTED OUT OF PIT. HIS ACTIONS CAUSED ANOTHER PIECE OF SCARPE STONE TO FALL CUTTING HIS ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WORKING NEAR A UNDETECTED MISFIRE.
HOOKING UP HOSE TO WATER PUMP, SLIPPED ON ROCK AND FELL AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PIT LOOKING CHAIN TO SCRAP BUCKET. A STONE IN THE BUCKET, MOVED AGAINST HIS HAND AND MASHED R. THUMB. EMPLOYEE WORKED ON TWO DAYS BEFORE GOING TO DOCTOR. (PROOF THAT IT WAS FRACTURE RECEIVED 4-26-89).
1988 · 3 incidents
CABLE JUMPED OFF WHEEL ON QUARRYY CRANE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL CABLE BACK ONTO THE WHEEL AND HURT HIS BACK EMPLOYEE TOLD FOREMAN ABOUT HIS BACK BUT DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME OR GO FOR TR EATMENT UNTIL 1-9-89
EMPLOYEE CLIMBING ON QUARRY BLOCK SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. FOREMAN MADE NOTE OF THIS BUT DID NOT TELL HOME OFFICE. AFTER 3 MONTHS OF OBSERVATION DR. HAS DECIDED TO OPERATE. UP UNTIL AUG 1 8TH THERE WAS NO LOST TIME.
QUARRY FOREMAN 1OT SOME MILD BURNS AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT QUARY BURNER. THE BURNER BACKFIRED
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