All MSHA-reportable accidents at P&K Stone, LLC operations in 2025. Fatalities appear first.
It rained and the mining pit needed to be dewatered. EE was at the mine site alone. It was reported that EE's spouse, was in the truck on the mine site while EE went into the pit. EE moved the telehandler into the pit, parked it on the bottom of the pit parallel on the ramp. EE exited the tele. While standing outside of the tele facing east, the tele fell over onto EE, crushing EE.
Climbing into the 490 excavator. EE placed foot on step, grabbed handle with right hand and then grabbed left handle with left hand. As EE added weight to foot to hoist self up EE's foot slipped and EE's left hand lost grip, leaving EE's right arm to catch all EE's weight.
EE Slipped of access latter of WA500 loader as EE was dismounting falling 4 1/2 feet to ground. EE sustained tear to ACL and fracture to fibula to right leg.
Employee was cutting a tube of grease with utility knife and cut the tip of left thumb.