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November 17, 2025 ID · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DeAtley Crushing Co · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was getting off the Crain and slipped. They fell, landing on their butt.

March 22, 2025 ID · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
DeAtley Crushing Co · Accident type, without injuries

Quality control Van caught fire on the weekend while no one was at job site.

February 13, 2025 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DeAtley Crushing Co · Fall from ladders

EE was on ladder fixing hydraulic lines on the Excavator and fell on the ground

October 31, 2024 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DeAtley Crushing Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Lowering a Stacker Conveyor while putting pin in to hold in place EE tried to hold up conveyor with EE's knee and slipped and pined EE's ankle under the frame then rolled EE's ankle. that resulting fracturing EE's ankle.

June 11, 2024 ID · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
DeAtley Crushing Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was trying to pry a rock out of jaw unit and smashed EE's finger with pry bar and the rock.

February 16, 2024 ID · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DeAtley Crushing Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was assisting in the removal of a boulder from a jaw crusher. While working, another smaller rock near the work was dislodged and fell, smashing the miner's finger between this rock and the boulder they were working to remove. The impact caused a laceration on the right middle finger, requiring stitches.

February 13, 2024 ID · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DeAtley Crushing Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was replacing V-belts (drive belts) for a Rolls crusher drive system. While performing this operation the miner's finger became stuck in between the drive sheave and the belt while rotating the sheave to put the belt in place. This lacerated the miner's right index finger. Miner's laceration was stitched at a local ER.

July 5, 2023 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DeAtley Crushing Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Setting a conveyor belt in place. The worker was placing blocking under the conveyor support when the load shifted downward, smashing the worker's Left thumb between the block and the conveyor leg. This cut the tip of the thumb and required stitches to close the wound.

July 5, 2023 ID · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DeAtley Crushing Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Worker was helping to load a welding skid on a trailer. When the skid was lifted the load started to swing. The worker reached out Right hand to stabilize the load. The little finger of the hand was pinched between the skid and a truck scale already loaded on the trailer. This smashed the finger between the two objects and broke the skin on the little finger. Required stitches.

June 19, 2023 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DeAtley Crushing Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Worker was changing a v belt when EE's RT little finger was pinched between the belt and the sheave. The worker did not immediately report the incident thinking there was no injury. A later visit to a DR. revealed the finger is fractured. Worker reported injury July 9th.

March 28, 2023 ID · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DeAtley Crushing Company · Fall from machine

Employees were cleaning the receiving lip of a screen box. There was wet clay material on the punch plate screens within the screen box. While standing on this screen the employee slipped on the wet clay, fell backwards, and hit their head, causing a gash in the scalp. The gash was accompanied by a raised bump and swelling. The laceration was closed with 2 staples.

September 30, 2022 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DeAtley Crushing Co · Fall from machine

The miner was preparing to set crane cables to lift a conveyor. The conveyor was lying flat on the bed of a trailer. The miner attempted to set the crane hooks by standing on the trailer tire. The miner lost grip/footing and turned to jump to the ground. When landing, miner's right foot was supinated, causing a tibia fracture.

January 11, 2022 ID · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DeAtley Crushing Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ee bent over to pick up a 50 pound bag of shot powder & felt lower back pain. The pain continued to gradually get worse over the next few days.

February 1, 2021 WA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
DeAtley Crushing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was trimming conveyor belt using a utility knife. The belt cut easier than EE expected, resulting in the knife travelling past the conveyor belt and making contact with the EE's leg. The contact resulted in a laceration requiring sutures.

November 19, 2020 ID · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
DeAtley Crushing Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

During Teardown of the loadout bunker one of the legs got hung up. They were using a pry bar to release the tension, the bar slid off the leg and it slid down on the pedestal. EE had put hand on the pedestal to move it as the bar slid off crushing EE's 4 fingers.

August 17, 2020 ID · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DeAtley Crushing Company · Fall from machine

the employee was sitting on the load out bunker belt preparing to hang the remote. when EE pushed the button and sending EE off the belt. employee fell (Flew) 18 feet to ground. broken wrist, nose and chipped 2 teeth.

June 12, 2020 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
DeAtley Crushing Co · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE became unresponsive while operating the 982 loader. Called 911 we went to hospital and was found to have had a brain aneurysm.

January 23, 2020 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
DeAtley Crushing Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE's wrist, hand and shoulder hurts. Does not know how it got that way. "been bothering EE for some time"

January 16, 2020 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DeAtley Crushing Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Rolled hand into V-Belt Pulley, Fractured Knuckle.

May 16, 2019 ID · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
DeAtley Crushing Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was going to strap rock that was stuck in cone, the plant man ran the cone cleanout backwards causing the rock to fracture. Part of the rock struck employee in the face.

April 22, 2019 ID · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
DeAtley Crushing Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Laborer kneeling & stemming blastholes set hand shovel down behind self, truck moved forward with spotter direction, approx 5mph. Passenger front tire caught shovel-end; shovel handle kicked up and knocked laborer to the ground, legs extended in tire path. Tire ran over legs. No fractures or lacerations were sustained. Employee was released from the hospital same day.

March 4, 2019 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FIRE
DeAtley Crushing Co · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was Standing with their back to a burn barrel to warm up and caught their coveralls and coat on fire. Resulting with 2nd and 3rd degree burns on their butt and upper legs.

November 14, 2018 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
DeAtley Crushing Co · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 11/14/18, Miner was digging a hole by hand on a jobsite. When ee stood up, ee felt a head rush that followed with a persisting headache. On 11/21/18 ee reported headache to the company, sought medical attention, and was subsequently diagnosed with a subdural hematoma. Treatment notes state condition should heal on its own with modified activity for 4 weeks.

October 24, 2017 WA · Metal/Non-Metal washer operator, sizing operator MACHINERY
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE acted against policy/training by leaning a ladder against running screen box to clean the screens. EE began to descend ladder when it began to slide. EE reached out with left hand to steady ladder, contacting flywheel of screen box, resulting in injury. EE returned to full duty on 10/30/17, retrained on proper way to clean screens, fall protection and lock out/tag out procedure.

April 26, 2017 ID · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
DeAtley Crushing Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was attempting to clean out Jaw conveyor tail pulley when another employee bumped the power, pulling employee's arm into the tail pulley.

March 29, 2016 NM · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was removing rock by hand from Jaw when a rock approx 18" in size shifted from above where left hand was placed pressing palm of hand onto sharp rock cutting/stab type wound in left palm. Took to hospital and received 23 stitches. EE was not wearing gloves at time of accident.

January 7, 2016 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Shoveling around support structure of primary screen cleaning off concrete slab of built up dirt & rocks. Using a shovel to push shovel material when felt a pop in groin area. Felt a burning section right away contacted supervisor. Went to hospital for ultra sound. Found to have unilateral inguinal hernia. Follow up with doctor on Jan 10th if surgery or treatment for options.

January 30, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Was snowing #6 head roll spinning out. Climbed onto unprotected elevated spot to heat head roll using a weed burner. The tip of the weed burner came into contact with head roll pulling employee into head roll catching sleeve between head roll and conveyor belt causing right shoulder to come in contact with receiving box shroud.

January 29, 2014 NM · Metal/Non-Metal car trimmer, car loader, bin puller, truck loader SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking on road bed material of 5/8" crushed rock, employee stepped on right foot wrong way and rolled right ankle. Went to Doctor on 31 Jan 2014 found to have fractured bone in right foot.

January 25, 2014 ID · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DeAtley Crushing Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Rock was to hot on the burner went back to take the pan off the burner and some of the rock started popping or exploding causing fragments of rock and very small fragments of metal from the pan to become airborne, one of the fragments of rusted metal went into right eye.

November 11, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mainline Rock & Ballast Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was trying to remove a drill steel from a 988H loader bucker which was wedged in the bucket. He hit it with a hammer and it sprung out hitting him in the ankle. The doctor did an x-ray 11-12-2013 and gave him time off until follow up appt. on 11/18/13. At that time, the Dr returned ee to light duty with anther follow up appt in 10 days.

December 11, 2012 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DeAtley Crushing Company · Fall from machine

Employee was closing the rolls when he walked outside of the designated catwalk and stepped on to a belt guard that was slick causing him to fall 12 feet to the ground. He broke his left leg and his nose when he hit the ground.

November 1, 2012 ID · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlas Sand & Rock Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Slipped on a muddy surface causing a fall. Employee landed on a piece of steel tubing, with the ribcage taking the brunt of the fall. Employee diagnosed with two broken ribs.

October 29, 2012 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mainline Rock & Ballast Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Doing maintenance on Thor Stacker conveyor, putting wear iron in receiving box using torch and welder. He slipped and fell because of rainy conditions and smashed and cut his middle and pointer fingers on his left hand.

October 25, 2012 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was tightening a loose bolt. The ratchet slipped off the bolt causing the miner's right finger to be smashed.

June 11, 2012 NM · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Fall from machine

Dust on the hood of the machine made for a slick surface and the EE slipped and fell approx. 4 feet hitting right side of his back/ribs on the guard to the central panel while landing on his feet causing severe pain in the rib area.

June 4, 2012 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was changing screen on load out wash screen. While doing so he was in middle deck torching "J" bolts from upper deck. A metal slag from "J" bolt fell onto employee's face by his eyebrow and worked under safety glasses. We flushed eye out & took him to medical clinic where they flushed eye out and gave medical prescription cream for eye.

November 14, 2011 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
DeAtley Crushing Company · Struck against a moving object

Haul truck operator backed of off stockpile approx. 25ft. landed upside down. operator was not wearing seatbelt. Berm was not in place where accident occurred. Miner has head and chest trauma.

September 13, 2011 ID · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant Fatality · ELECTRICAL
DeAtley Crushing Co · Contact with electrical current

Co-worker was in the process of shutting down the generators, to do maintenance to the power cables. At that time employee started to unguard the power cables on the switch van out of the vision of co-worker. He refused to have the power checked by two other co-workers. Moments later he was electrocuted.

May 17, 2011 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Part of crew was working on cone crusher & had an opening in the catwalk to access the underside. Loader operator not involved in the repair wanted to see work & came up to the cone & was not looking closely at his steps, and stepped/fell partially into the opening.

October 12, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

OPERATING WITH THE GUARD DOOR OPEN, GLOVE GOT CAUGHT AND PULLED RIGHT ARM IN. CAUSED AMPUTATION.

October 1, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Operating heavy equipment, very fast, busy day. Ride control was not working, repetitive movement caused pain in lower back.

April 19, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Loader operator did not see the pedestrian in his path. Pedestrian on phone was not aware that loader was approaching from behind. Loader ran over pedestrian.

February 15, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee climbed up on the sand feeder to adjust it and when he jumped down he jarred his left knee

February 3, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mainline Rock & Ballast Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was helping 2 other employees change a return roller on a stacker. He was lifting the belt and twisting while placing the roller. He was lifting approximately 20 pounds at the time. It affected his lower back which he has had issues before.

August 12, 2009 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was removing a lock nut on a jaw toggle spring. The bolt securing the tension on the spring broke and trapped his left hand between the air wrench and motor base.

April 21, 2009 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE was cleaning around the jaw 5th wheel hitch, based on piles at location, when for whatever reason went to the grizzley conveyor where he became wedged between a return roller & bottom side of belt. He has several broken ribs, broken collar bones, & intestinal, kidney, spleen & pancreas damage. As of this report he is in critical but stable condition.

March 24, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee was removing wood block by conveyor and another employee replace block at same time, smashing finger.

November 28, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing cutting edges on loader and the bolt slipped and cut finger.

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