Amrize Fredonia Quarry — Accidents
Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/30/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 27d lost, 52d restricted | After making repairs to the radial stacker, the employee sat on the tire and hopped down, approximately 6-8"" from the tire to the ground. The employee felt pain in their left knee and was treated as... |
| 01/02/2024 | ELECTRICAL | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 13d restricted | Crew was called in for a trouble call and while checking secondary voltage on a Pad mount transformer an arc flash occurred. Employee received burns to the face and was transported to the hospital in... |
| 10/18/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Mechanic was repairing dust control air cylinder on rig 56, left hand slipped against filter box causing minor contusion/abrasion. |
| 08/23/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Employee was not using proper lifting techniques or body alignment while shoveling spillage out from under S12 take up. |
| 04/28/2016 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Employee had been lifting and working in an awkward posture leading up to the incident. EE began to squat down and suddenly developed severe lower back pain. Employee states that it took quite some ti... |
| 03/10/2016 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A Caterpillar D7 was used to push stripping material over the edge of the spoil pile during rainy, wet conditions and at night. The dozer operator stated that ee got too close to the edge and come to... |
| 11/16/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 157d lost | Employee was working at the Secondary Plant on Station #2. They were sliding screens out. He was trying to lift himself up on to the end of the 2nd deck so he could help get the screens out. When p... |
| 05/04/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 292d lost | WHILE LIFTING THE PUMP/FILTER UNIT FROM ONE PORTABLE FUEL TANK TO ANOTHER THE EMPLOYEE FELT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO HIS WORK DRIVING A TRUCK AROUND 0830 THAT DAY THE... |
| 07/02/2014 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | (Note: the shift starts 6:00 pm through 6:00 am the following day). While removing a rock jammed between the skirt boards, the rock came loose and the bar moved unexpectedly pinching the employee's fi... |
| 10/07/2011 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cleaning around the plant with a walk-behind bobcat. He had made several passes around a concrete pillar. The employee back into the pillar pinching the palm of his hand between the steer... |
| 08/06/2009 | ELECTRICAL | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 11d lost, 1d restricted | Employee was welding on grizzly bar in feeder, when another employee engaged in horseplay by spraying water on him with a garden hose from above. The employee stopped welding and began walking around.... |
| 11/21/2008 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was putting side rubber on P-3 belt line. He was using a pry bar and the bar slipped hitting him in the lip. He was taken to a clinic where he received three stitches and returned to full du... |
| 01/13/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was trying to dislodge tramp metal from the Big Ball Mill feeder by rotating the drive sheave on the gearbox. When he rotated it forward it finally stopped and would not go further. When he... |
| 01/30/2003 | POWERED HAULAGE | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | None | EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE MUD OFF THE CONVEYOR TAKE UP PULLEY BY USING A 4 FOOT STEEL BAR. THE BAR WAS CAUGHT BY THE PULLEY PINCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND EDGE OF THE CAT... |
| 07/16/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | FORK CAME OFF OF THE FORK LIFT AND EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE FORK TO PUT BACK ON THE FORKLIFT. |
| 07/07/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP A 6' ALUMINUM LADDER AND WAS NOT TIED OFF, LADDER SLID DOWN TO GROUND. DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-13-02. |
| 11/19/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF THE HAUL TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND HE FELL BACKWARDS TOTHE GROUND. IT HAD BEEN RAINING. |
| 04/13/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 90d restricted | EE WAS WALKING WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN A NYLON SLING THAT WAS LYING ON THE GROUND. WHEN HE STARTED TO FALL, HE TRIED CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS, AND FRACTURING HIS RIGHT WRIST. |
| 11/21/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EE STATED HE JAMMED HIS NECK WHEN DESCENDING FIXED LADDER LID SHUT HITTING HIS HARD HAT |
| 04/17/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | THE EE WAS WALKING UP AN ELEVATED CATWALK WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL. HE HIT HIS NOSE ON THE WALKWAYCUTTING HIS NOSE. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND |
| 04/06/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A CONTAINER OF WASTE AND INJURED HIS BACK. |
| 03/20/2000 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 54d lost | THE INJUREDPERSON WAS TALKING TO THE CRANE OPERATOR, WHILE STANDING ON THE RIGHT REAR OUTRIGGER. THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS SIGNALED TO MAKE A PICK AND SWUNG INTO POSITION. WHEN HE SWUNG ON AROU ND THE EM... |