Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Boadie L. Anderson Quarries, 504 W. Rosedale, ADA, OKLAHOMA 74820
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
While stacking granite, an employee became pinned between a slab and a block of granite, breaking two ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStone, marble, granite slabs
Mining operation
This is a mining-sector employer (NAICS 212311). For MSHA mine-safety and violation records for this operator, see miningincidents.org →
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