Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
FALL ON HEAD.
Cherokee Quarry: 17 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Hanson PLC
Broward County,
FL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800919
MSHA record for Cherokee Quarry (mine ID 0800919). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Oct 1988
Ownership history
- Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc 1979 to 1981
- Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc 1981 to 1988
- Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Cherokee Quarry sits in Broward County, Florida, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Broward County, Florida · Population 1,946,127
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$74,534
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file1988 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from machine
TOO MUCH TENSIO3 ON FEEDER FLOOR WITH CHERRY PICKER WHILE CUTTING FLOOR OUT PLATE SPRUNG OUT AND THREW PERSON IN AIR AND HURT ANKLE.
1985 · 6 incidents
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by flying object
WHILE WELDING S1ARKS FLEW IN LEFT EYE.
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against stationary object
HAND SLIPPED OFF WRENCH WHILE TIGHTENING UP BOLT AND TIP OF FINGER HIT ANGLE IRON.
June 4, 1985
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by flying object
BENT OVER TO PICK UP HOSE - HOSE CAME UNCOILED SNAPPED BACK, THREW EMPLOYEE AGAINST WALL.
March 20, 1985
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object
QUARRY DRIVER.
February 13, 1985
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object
DRIVING DOZER.
January 21, 1985
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND WERE CUT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN KELLY BAR AND KELLY DRIVE ON DRILL RIG.
1984 · 6 incidents
November 14, 1984
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WEIGHT OF CYLINDER.
October 27, 1984
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against stationary object
SCRAPED SHIN (LEFT LEG SHIN) ON DRAGLINE MACHINE
August 13, 1984
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from machine
BUMPED LOWER LEFT LEG ON BUMPER OF TRUCK
July 30, 1984
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by flying object
EMP WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT SIDE UNDER ARM BY A PIECE OF FREE FLYING METAL WHILE USING A SLUDGE HAMMER ON IMPACT CRUSHER
July 10, 1984
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
POWERED HAULAGE
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN SAMPLER BELT WHEN TRYING TO FREE FROM JAMMED POST
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BENT OVER TO CHECK TIRE ON COMPANY CAR BACK JAMMED IN THIS POSITION EMPLOYEE CAOULD NOT GET UP
1983 · 3 incidents
September 27, 1983
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CARRYING BOOM OVER TO DRAGLINE WITH CHERRY PICKER BOOM SWUNG AROUND AND CAUGHT SMALL FINGER BETWEEN BOOM AND ROLL BAR.
July 11, 1983
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPERATING LOADER,EMPL HIT POTHOLE AND EMPL HIT TOP OF LOADER AND JARRED NECK.
March 24, 1983
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TWISTED BACK. BENDING OVER/UNDER HOOD.