Mining Incidents

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273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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November 11, 2025 HI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kauai Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was helping a mechanic repair a piece of equipment. While holding the nut on one side of a bolt, the mechanic tightened the bolt from the opposite end. The employee did not maintain a secure grip on the bolt, resulting in the bolt slicing the side of their right middle finger.

January 22, 2024 HI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kauai Aggregates · Struck against stationary object

While doing maintenance on an Excavator and trying to unscrew a bolt, employee's left arm caught onto a piece of metal causing a 6-8 cm laceration to the left distal forearm.

July 30, 2021 HI · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kauai Aggregates · Fall from machine

Employee was assisting a team of 5 with moving of conveyor belts to a different area within our property. Employee climbed onto conveyor belt #2 to guide the operator with conveyor #1. While moving, Conveyor #1 got caught on a rock and swung back hitting conveyor #2, causing Employee to fall.

December 13, 2016 HI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Kauai Aggregates · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

We were notified by hearing testing technician that one of our miners had hearing loss in both ears necessitating a baseline revision.

July 8, 2015 HI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kauai Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee jumped off of a feeder hopper into the rocks and twisted and bruised his knee. No bones were broke and nothing was tore in the knee, just bad bruising.

August 28, 2013 HI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kauai Aggregates · Fall from machine

A conveyor belt had been set on the ground by lifting equipment, the employee went onto the belt of the conveyor to unhook the lifting chains, the lifting equipment subsequently bumped the conveyor while the employee was till on the conveyor belt, and the employee fell onto the ground.

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