1604 Quarry — Accidents

Total: 27 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/18/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted On 11/18/24, an employee was walking through the sand plant when employee slipped and hit left knee on the base of a support beam. Employee sought medical attention and was issued restrictions.
02/28/2024 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was reinstalling the AC belt on a pickup truck. In order to place the belt on, EE was using a wedge tool to guide the belt back on. EE was leaning on the core body/radiator and as EE went to move a...
02/17/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 1st EE & 2nd EE were welding/grinding single sand screw to mend it. 1st EE was under sand screw to weld when 2 EE began grinding causing sparks & debris to fly towards 1st EE. 1st EE removed self unti...
05/13/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 85d restricted EE was tasked with replacing troughing idler cans on a conveyor (C-12). They were using a metal prybar to lift the belt when they felt a pull in their back. This resulted in a lower back strain.
02/14/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Pit loader operator in a 992K loader, drove parallel to the muck pile. A large boulder slid down the pile and struck the right front loader tire. The tire blew out and during the movement the employee...
02/20/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 119d lost, 242d restricted EE was going to start replacing ball valves, as EE stepped down a set of stairs, EE's right foot slid forward causing the knee to overextend. EE fell to the ground. EE sustained a right knee sprain.
02/01/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 14d restricted EE was cleaning material off the concrete around belt #2 and when the task was completed EE slipped while walking to a different area.
08/25/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 207d restricted EE1 was holding a hammer against the keeper. EE2 repeatedly struck hammer EE1 was holding. The hammer EE2 was striking against hammer EE1 was holding; slipped and made contact with EE1 left pinky fi...
08/28/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted shoveling stemming into a hole - hurt low back
03/25/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 866d lost, 3d restricted Employee was using a 2 inch water hose to clean spillage from a cement slab. EE dropped the hose in full open position and when EE bent down to pick it up EE felt a pain in EE's right shoulder. EE s...
08/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was preparing a sling to lift a 16 inch pipe with a backhoe when the sling tension tightened before he was able to remove his hand, pinching his thumb. He sought medical attention and is cur...
08/12/2015 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was working as a groundsman, performing house keeping duties, under the primary crusher when he experienced symptoms of heat exhaustion. Another employee assisted him to the office to cool d...
12/03/2013 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None 2 of 3 utility owned power lines came loose from pole and fell to ground. The lines continued arcing for over 30 minutes, preventing the fire department from extinguishing the small brush fire. The Ut...
07/30/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While ascending the 990 loader, the employee slipped on a loose cover plate and fell to the same level twisting his ankle.
04/04/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted While standing in a Cat 990 series II counter weight storage box to replace the right rear ladder, the employee's right foot slipped causing a strain to the right knee. Went to Dr. on 04/08/2013. Rest...
12/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 72d restricted The employee tripped on an air hose and fell to the second step/platform 17 inches below. He fractured his left arm which requires surgery that is scheduled for 12-13-12.
10/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was pulling an air hose to the screen tower to work on the screen deck. There were two hoses coupled by a quick connect, the quick connect hit a section of the hand rail, it became uncoupl...
02/07/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pry bar to loosen a broken liner in the 130/150 universal impact crusher. When the liner was hit with a sledge hammer the bar slipped and cut him on his right side cheek. The em...
02/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EE was performing maintenance on 82 ton Linkbelt Crane. EE completed job on crane, was getting off truck and stepped onto 4' ladder he was using to access truck deck and slipped and fell to the ground...
09/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 88d lost, 66d restricted Two employees were in the process of moving a large bearing (approximately 100 pounds) from a work bench to the shop floor. Injured lost his grip and the bearing landed on the top of his foot. He was...
06/05/2006 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost, 3d restricted Loading sticks in the sun all day, 97-98 degree's outside, went to go to the truck and legs started to cramp up, then the entire body locked up, fell to the ground, sent to the hospital by ambulance -...
04/04/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Walking to the 2nd shot, feet got caught in the dried mud tracks, lost balance, fell; put right arm out to break the fall, landed with right wrist against ribs. Bruised ribs.
01/03/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was descending the stairs of the Cat 988G loader. He slipped on the third step causing him to fall into the steel louvered engine guard. The exposed edge of the guard cut his arm near the l...
10/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unhooking safety chain from a butterfly valve on a large diameter water line. When the chain was unhooked, the flowing water caused the valve handle to swing around hitting the employee in the chin.
04/19/2003 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN THE TRUCK SCALE AT THE 1604 BASE PLANT USING THE WATER HOSE FROM THE PLANTS WATER TRUCK WHEN THE EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING HIT HIS ARM, WHICH WAS A STRAY BULLET THAT CA ME FROM...
04/24/2002 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal EMPLOYEE PERFORMED WORK ON THE CAT 910 PARKING BRAKE AND WAS TESTING IT TO SEE IF THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD HOLD. HE WAS OPERATING THE CAT 910 ON OR NEAR AN INCLINE. THE MACHINE OVERTURNED. HE W AS FOUN...
09/08/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE ASSISTING ANOTHER MECHANIC, THE OTHER MECHANIC HIT THE EXPANDED METAL CAGE ON A SKID STEER LOADER IN AN ATTEMPT TO KNOCK OUT AN INDENTATION ON THE HARD HAT. THE HARD HAT PUSHED ON HIS SA FETY GL...