Apex Quarry and Plant — Accidents

Total: 149 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/08/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Going up stairs, slipped & hit knee on stair.
04/26/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Raking scale from kiln 4 grate, a large piece fell on the rake, causing it to jump and strike the employee in the elbow.
04/15/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Inspecting stone handling conveyor belts - felt something in his left eye, which got under his contact lense.
04/10/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Using a jackhammer, the weight of the hammer contributed to back and neck soreness.
02/02/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Cleaning/ vacuuming Hydrated lime spillage, dust went up his pant legs, combined with sweat to produce irration/ burning.
01/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went into the Kiln #3 cooler pit to inspect the south belt tail pulley. There was standing water in the cooler from a broken water pipe, which mixed with lime spilled from the cooler belt to...
12/26/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was entering a kiln through the discharge end when he tripped and fell foreward, smashing his right ring finger with a sledge hammer he was carrying.
11/29/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Stepped on a rock & sprained his left ankle.
11/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was walking out of conference room from safety meeting when she tripped on a carpet, resulting in fracture of left olecranon process of ulna.
09/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Strained back picking rock from conveyor walkway.
09/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was dumping a hopper into a truck, the latch failed to catch when the hopper was lowered, so he attempted to latch by hand. On the second attempt to push the latch in he pinched his right pi...
09/02/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving hot scale at a kiln discharge end when he smashed his right little finger between the push bar and cooler leveler.
08/18/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was walking down a small slope between Kiln 1 and the truck loading area, when he stepped on a rock, causing him to twist his left ankle.
08/12/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Foreign material blew into employee's right eye while he was operating a Bobcat, moving dirt from a berm between primary screen tower and old hoisting system.
07/28/2006 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was unplugging sleeves in the #1 kiln cooler, felt weak & dizzy.
06/24/2006 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE felt back pain while untying boots at end of the shift.
03/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was entering office misstepped and fell. with her leg going between the steps and office building. She has a bruise and a welt on her left knee.
03/04/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was cleaning a blockage from a stone feeder in the tunnel under the 2"" stone pile. The blockage moved suddenly causing the employee to pinch his left fourth finger between the feeder and bar...
12/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was working with a fellow electrician on the oxygen analyzer for the #1 preheater. The employee lifted the analyzer to hand to the electrician he was working with and felt his back pop. He...
11/15/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING BRAKE ON A RAILCAR. HE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE RAILCAR AND LANDED ON SOME LOOSE ROCK, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
10/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WENT TO INSPECT THE OLD HOISTING SCREEN AREA CHUTES FOR HOLES. EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP THE STAIRS GOING TO THE BACK OF THE SCREEN AND SLIPPED ON A ROCK WHEN HE WAS COMING BACK DOWN THE STAIRS.
10/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRWAY NEAR KILN I AND SLIPPED ON SOME ROCKS. THE STAIRWAY AND PLATFORMS WERE COVERED WITH ROCK SPILLAGE. THE EMPLOYEE COULD HAVE CHOSEN A DIFFERENT ROUTE, BUT DID NOT.
09/12/2005 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 7d restricted (2 EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED.) WHILE RACKING IN A CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE 4,160 V SWITCH GEAR, AN ARC FLASH OCCURRED, BURNING THE EMPLOYEE. THIS EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE AND B...
09/12/2005 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost (2 EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED.) WHILE RACKING IN A CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE 4,160 V SWITCH GEAR, AN ARC FLASH OCCURRED, BURNING THE EMPLOYEE. THIS EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE.
09/07/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS MOVING BUCKETS OF GREASE BY THE NORTH LIME SCREEN. HE STEPPED ONTO SOME SCREEN PARTS THAT WERE IN HIS WAY AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. HE MADE HIS WAY DOWN THE STAIRS AND TWISTED IT AGAIN.
07/03/2005 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 196d restricted THE HYDRATOR WAS PLUGGED. EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING. OTHER EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN CLEANING OFF THE MAGNET ON HUMMER SCREEN WHEN HE STOOD UP CAUSING LIME TO STIR UP. WIND BLEW THE LIME PARTICLES TOWARD INJURE...
06/20/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE FIRE DECK. HE REACHED FOR THE HANDRAIL TO GO UP THE STAIRS AND BUMPED THE BACK OF HIS RT. HAND AGAINST THE HANDRAIL.
06/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE WAREHOUSE YARD GETTING SOME NUMBER ID OFF OF THE CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE DOING THIS HE STEPPED WRONG OFF OF A RAILROAD TIE THAT WAS USED TO SEPARATE THE BELTS. THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIS...
06/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was sliding a 1"" screen cloth off the back of the maintenance 450 Ford flatbed truck. As he moved the screen, he smashed his middle finger, on his right hand, between the truck bed and the m...
05/18/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was raking scale in the kiln and felt a slight pain on his left side in the groin area. He did not report right away - he had a personal dr. appointment. The doctor said he had a hernia. He w...
03/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was opening doors on a railcar and saw an extension cord hanging down. He went to move the cord. When he was moving the cord he was looking up. Lime fell and covered the employee, lime got in...
03/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While loading rail cars the employee was climbing from the loading platform onto the top of the rail cars. He was opening the doors on top of the cars for loading. He twisted his back while performing...
03/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was lifting anfo bags for a blast. The anfo bags weigh 50 pounds each.
02/24/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE was removing an ash ring from inside kiln #3 using an air-hammer. The ash ring collapsed striking EE's right hand, both thighs, right knee & right hip. EE was inexperienced on this job and was not...
12/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 84d restricted Repairing GMC 5 ton dump truck he was installing drive to carrier bearing bracket when drive slipped and fell, striking his left knee. Original treatment was some physical therapy, no time lost and no...
11/21/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN EMPTY TRUCK RETURNING FROM THE DUMP AREA COLLIDED (SIDE /SIDE) WITH A LOADED TRUCK GOING TO THE DUMP AT A BEND IN THE ROAD. THE REAR OF THE EMPTY TRUCK HIT THE SIDE OF THE LOADED TRUCK.
11/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE BAG HOUSE CLEANING THE FLOOR WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN & STEPPED THROUGH A HOLE.
10/11/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted TURNED ANKLE DESCENDING STAIRS - RESULTED IN SPRAIN.
07/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Ee set up a come-a-long to pull out a slide gate, and applied slight tension to hold while he went to get help to finish. The gate suddenly popped out resulting in a flow of product and cloud of dust.
02/24/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE UNLOAD MATERIAL FROM A PALLET. THE OTHER EE ACCIDENTLALLY DROPPED A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE ON THE EE'S FOOT DUE TO SLIPPERY GLOVES HE WAS WEARING. THE GLOVES WERE SLIPP ERY DUE...
02/24/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was helping another ee unload material from a pallet. The ee accidentally dropped a piece of steel plate on the ee's foot due to slippery gloves he was wearing. The gloves were slippery due to prev...
05/02/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE GRINDING SAMPLES, A PIECE OF LIME FLEW UP, THEN CAUGHT IN EE'S LEFT EYE.
01/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted DEBRIS FELL INTO MECHANICS EYE WHILE WORKING ON UNDER-CARRIAGE.
06/11/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS GETTING OFF OF A SMALL HAUL TRUCK WHEN HESLIPPED ON THE STEP & FELL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK, INJURING HIS LEFT HIP TO HIS SHOULDER.
05/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost EMPLOYEE WAS GOING INTO THE RESTROOM STALL AND SLIPPED ON WATER.
04/04/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 12d restricted EE WAS CLEANING A TRANSFER CHUTE WHILE STANDING ON A PLATFORM. EE FELL FROM PLATFORM AND SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION./
11/06/2000 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost A REPAIR TECH FOR A CONTRACTOR WAS TROUBLESHOOTING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH A COMPRESSOR. W/O LOCKING OUT THE POWER SUPPLY, HE ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE PHASES OF POWER SUPPLY TO THE COMPRESSO R. TWO...
09/21/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost THE HAUL TRUCK WAS BACKING UP TO THE LOADER. THE BUCKET ON THE LOADER WASN'T RAISED HIGH ENOUGH AND THE HAUL TRUCK AND THE LOADER HIT. THE ABRUPT STOP JARRED THE HAUL TRUCK DRIVERS BACK. HE FE LT PAIN...
01/12/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost WHILE OPERATING EXCAVATOR W/ROCK BUCKET, A DUMP TRK OWNED BY H20 ENVIRONMENTAL WAS BACKING UO NEXT TO THE EXCAVATOR THE TAILGATE SWUNG OPEN ONTHE DUMP TRK PINNED EE'S LEG INSIDE THE CAB OF T HE EXCAVA...