Mining Incidents

Central Stone CompanyMining Incidents in 2023

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Central Stone Company operations in 2023. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2023
1
Total incidents
10
Year
2023

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
  3. 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  4. 04MACHINERY1 incident

All incidents in 2023

Struck against a moving object

Employee received fatal injuries while operating haul truck which over-turned backwards off a stockpile.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee alleges was lifting some small packages and as EE turned to walk, EE tripped over a small box that was in the walkway and fell to the ground bruising EE's mid lower back.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee alleges they were lifting a piece of belt unto the back of a truck and they heard their left shoulder pop straining their shoulder.

Fall from ladders

Employee alleges EE was climbing up a ladder and the ladder twisted and EE lost EE's balance and fell to the ground.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges was moving cover bolts from a wiper motor and then EE grabbed the attach handle and fell causing a small fracture to EE's left pinky finger.

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

Employee alleges they were adjusting the teeth on a loader and their right hand got caught in between the fork and frame cutting the palm of their right hand. They received 5 stitches.

Struck by falling object

Employee alleges EE was removing a guard from a water pump the guard behind EE fell on EE's left foot. EE received a fracture to EE's foot.

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

Employee alleges EE was removing a belt from the primary crusher and EE smashed EE's left thumb. EE has to wear a splint while working.

Struck by flying object

Employee alleges they were grinding some material off of a table and a piece of metal blew into their left eye.

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

Employee alleges was closing the gate to the plant and left arm got caught in the gate cutting EE's left arm. EE received 23 stitches.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Central Stone Company's numeric MSHA operator ID.