Employee was helping string a conveyor belt. When pulling slack out of the roll with a rope, the knot secruring it came loose, causing them to fall onto a steel beam. Employee has a small fracture to the ninth rib.
DEFIANCE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2002–2020
- Latest incident
- Jan 2020
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 8,540 | 11 | 3 | 1288.1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,058 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,446 | 2 | 0 | 449.8 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,350 | 2 | 0 | 315.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,872 | 3 | 0 | 1602.6 |
| 2023 Q3 | 6,080 | 5 | 0 | 822.4 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,837 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 4,445 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
7 on file2020 · 1 incident
2015 · 1 incident
Employee was walking around a skid steer and tripped over the corner of the bucket, causing him to fall to the ground. Employee requested to be seen by physician for leg pain. Employee was seen by a doctor for pain to his upper left leg. Physician determined there was no broken bone and restricted employee to limited walking. Employee was released to full duty on 5/4.
2007 · 1 incident
While refueling an air track drill, a spark ignited some diesel fuel. Flames caught EE's left hand.
2006 · 2 incidents
Climbing a ladder, slipped and fell, striking a 2x4 piece of wood. Stitches
Pulling screens, rope broke, he fell against a hand rail.
2004 · 1 incident
EE STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING HOSE FOR REPUMP TRUCK & CARRYING BUCKETS OF STEMMING.
2002 · 1 incident
MINER ALLEGES HE SUSTAINED WORK-RELATED INJURY (CLEARING A ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER...THREW ROCK WEIGHING 85/100 LBS.) POSSIBLE HERNIA. MINER DIDNOT REPORT INCIDENT FOR 5 OR 8 DAYS TO MANAGEMEN T PERSONNEL AND WAS TREATED BY HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN (UNAUTHORIZED TREATMENT). MINER SIGNED OFF ON REPORTING PROCEDURE AT ORIENTATION RECEIVED UPON HIRE.