Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying
Industry Summary
Between 2014 and 2015, the Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying industry saw employment growth of only 2.9%. There are an average of 13 workers at each of the 580 establishments in the United States. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Stone Mining and Quarrying Industry.
OSHA investigators arrived in North Hollywood, CA on Thursday, August 8th 2013 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Arriaga Usa Inc Dba Stoneland. A Production helper had been injured when the employee had foot fractured by a granite slab
OSHA ID202658076
Accident Date2013-06-05
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 3:15 p.m., on June 5, 2013, Employee #1 of Arriaga USA Inc DBA Stoneland suffered fractures to his left foot when a granite slab broke in half and fell on his foot. Employee #1, was performing the duties of a helper, including assisting in moving slabs from one location to another inside of the shop. Employee #1 was restraining a granite slab with his hand at arm's length in order to prevent the slab from swinging as it was being held by a slab clamp attached to a forklift boom extension. Employee #2 was operating the forklift that was used to lift and transport the granite slab from a table to a rack in the shop. As the slab was about to be positioned on the rack, the slab broke in half and crushed Employee #1's left foot. Employee #1 was transported to Valley Presbyterian Hospital for treatment.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, September 16th 2010 by OSHA representitives in Ridgecrest, CA at Ulti Solutions Inc Dba Blake'S Wholesale Stone. A employee working as a Industrial truck was injured on the job when the bulldozer operator was burned when radiator cap comes off
OSHA ID202422325
Accident Date2010-09-15
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeOn September 15, 2010, Employee #1 was working as the operator of a bulldozer at a surface mining operation that mined and milled dimension stone. He had approx imately five years of experience. He arrived at work at 6:15 a.m. and conducted a preshift inspection of his Komatsu 375-1 bulldozer. As part of the inspection, he checked the coolant level in the radiator and added fluid. At approximately 1:00 p.m., he noticed a warning light for low antifreeze. He turned off the bull dozer and walked out onto the hood to see if a hose was loose near the radiator. Employee #1 stated that as he approached the front of the bulldozer, the radiat or cap came off and he was sprayed with hot fluid. He jumped down 9.5 feet to th e ground. Employee #1 sustained first-, second-, and third-degree burns to his l eft arm, back, left leg, and right knee. He was hospitalized. It is unclear whet her Employee #1 touched the cap before it came off, or why it came off if he did not touch it. There were no witnesses to the actual event, and the cause of the accident is unknown.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
0
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 87
500%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 2