Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was wedging stone apart.
Cold Spring Granite CompanyMining Incidents in 2011
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Cold Spring Granite Company operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2011
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2011
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
All incidents in 2011
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Tire chains were coming off loader tires. Employee was prying with bar to slide chains back on, bar slipped and he fell backwards, spraining/straining his right ankle. Unable to return to work. Filled out First Report of Injury on 1/17/2011.
Fall from machine
Employee was pressure washing loader, climbed down off machine's ladder, lost balance on ice, slipped and fell on hip, causing left hip contusion. Did not return to work the following day but went to doctor, was released to return to work light duty, full release effective 3-8-11. One day lost time, three days light duty.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was loading a shipping container with granite blocks, squeezing his way around in tight places. When blocking up the side of the block, he twisted and pulled something in his lower back, right side. He sought chiropractic treatment and returned to work. No lost time.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was lifting 8' long steel I-Beam, putting it in stake pocket hole on saw cart. When pushing end upright, he felt a pop in his lower back.