Gore Quarry safety activity

Quarry maintenance technician was using a 4 lb. sledge hammer to make an adjustment on a "take-up" pulley. EE swung and missed, striking self near the left foot / ankle area. Employee was diagnosed with a contusion of the left foot and instructed to wear a boot until EE's one week follow-up appointment.

Employee was cleaning around a tail pulley at the fine grind plant when a small rock fell from overhead and struck their safety helmet. The employee requested to see our occupational doctor two days later after a lingering mild headache. Employee was diagnosed with a mild concussion and placed on restricted duty of "avoid kneeling, squatting, jumping, running, climbing".

Employee was attempting to enter the Genie lift man basket when EE received an injury to EE's right third finger. Employee clipped EE's fall protection harness onto the basket and then gripped the basket railing and entered the basket. As employee's weight entered the basket, the basket slightly suspended, and EE's finger was pinned between the basket and platform railing.

Employee was attempting to separate the bearing race from a bearing on Silo 9 when they received an injury to their right hand. The bearing race was impacted by the hammer and splintered. A piece of the race became lodge in employee's hand.

An employee was attempting to place a plate in the pioneer shaker table when EE received a laceration to EE's right hand. EE was utilizing a sledgehammer when the hammer slipped and caused EE's right knuckle to abrade on the pioneer shaker plate.

On Monday, 01/12/2026, Souter Mechanic, was attempting to weld on machinery and received a slag burn to the inside of their ear. Mechanic had the welding torch positioned below them, and when welding the metal popped and a splash went into their left ear.

As EE was reassembling the silo pipes, EE attempted to use an impact tool and wrench combination to tighten a bolt. The impact torqued the wrench, and EE's little finger was pinned between the wrench and the pipe.

EE had opened the haul truck hood with a crowbar, and then EE was attempting to use the bar to prop the hood open while EE was filling the truck with antifreeze. In the process, EE shifted position and the crowbar came loose and crushed EE's hand between the hood and the engine bay.

Employee was on the lower platform of the control house, assisting in freeing a rock obstruction from the mouth of the jaw crusher. Employee had opened the top of the crusher cage so that the operator could manually free the obstruction. After obstructions were freed, the rock entered the jaw and the vibration caused the guard to fall and impact employee's left hand.