Athens Quarry — Accidents

Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/23/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was working to remove broken studs out of a steel ring using a 4 foot pipe wrench. While performing the work, the pipe wrench handle broke striking the employee in the face around the right...
06/25/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted While attempting to clean the windshield of a front end loader, the employee slipped and fell to the ground.
05/06/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 285d lost Employee reported having discomfort in their back after operating a skid steer. Refused medical treatment. Later sought treatment with personal physician, then requested medical attention. Incident in...
07/06/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adjusting the set screw that controls the RPM's on the grinder in an attempt to lower RPM's. While the grinder was being adjusted the disk broke apart striking employee on left hand betwe...
10/22/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None At an area on the property but not at the location of the mining operations, an abandoned, burned car was discovered by the Plant Foreman and a Contractor. Upon further investigation of the vehicle, r...
08/28/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was dismounting from his 773 haul truck and stepped backwards away from his ladder and stepped on a 4"" x 4"" block. EE then lost his balance and contacted the maintenance shop wall with his hand a...
09/16/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was removing bolts from a wear plate segment on a loader bucket. One bolt dropped down out of its seat causing it to spin when the employee applied the impact wrench. The employee used his...
03/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was cleaning up under a transfer box when he slipped on some rocks causing him to fall forward into a support beam. This incident resulted in the employee suffering a cracked rib.
02/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While attempting to place crusher main shaft, employee's gloved hand was snagged by the slag left from cutting off the pad eye, pulling him slowly in the direction the crusher main shaft was turning c...
06/07/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 29d restricted Employee was operating rubber tired loader and drove through a pothole. This jarred his head in a side to side motion and poped his neck. Soon after he began to experience pain in his neck.
07/23/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in the moving of a crusher eccentric, when he mashed his finger between the eccentric and a frame, resulting in a laceration to his finger.
12/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EE WAS PUSHING NEW SCREENS UP THE SUPPORT RAILS TO THEIR PROPER POSITION ON THE SCREEN. THE RAILS ARE COVERED WITH RUBBER TO PREVENT THE METAL FROM WEARING OUT. GIVEN THE EE'S BODY POSITION A ND THE R...
11/12/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LOADER OPERATOR WAS GREASING HIS LOADER AT THE SHOP WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A BEE OR WASP IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS ABDOMEN. EE DEVELOPED A SUSPECTED ALLERGIC REACTION CAUSING SWELLING AND DISCOMFO RT, WHI...
05/13/2003 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS OFF OF THE CYLINDERS OF A CRUSHER MANTLE WITH AN OXY-ACETYLENE TORCH. HOT SLAG BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE ACETYLENE GAS HOSE AND CAUSED A FIRE THAT BURNED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGH...
12/13/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost WHILE DESENDING LADDER OF HAUL TRUCK, EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF RUNG, SPRAINING HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK REGULAR SHIFT UNTIL A FOLLOWUP APPOINTMENT WITH DOCTOR DISCOVERED TORN LIGAMEN...
12/10/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost WHILE REPLACING A BROKEN WIRE CABLE, EE SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS OF THE DROPBALL, HITTING HIS NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER ON A PAD. EE WAS WORKING ON RESTRICTED DUTIES UNTIL 12-30-02, WHEN HE WAS OR DERED BY...
01/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS HELPING MOVE A GEAR BOX, WHEN THE SHAFT HE WAS HOLDING BROKE, SNATCHING & SPRAINING HIS RIGHT HAND. AFTER REST DID NOT HELP THE HAND TO HEAL, SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 4/18/02 TO REATTAC H A LOO...
01/14/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EMPLOYEE WAS IMPROPERLY REMOVING A DRILL BIT ON A FACE HOLE. THE BIT WAS SITTIG ON THE GROUND AND HE REACHED UNDER THE TABLE TO LINE THE BIT UP WITH THE HAMMER AS IT CAME DOWN. HIS THUMB WAS T OP OF T...
08/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost EE HAD BEGUN CLIMBING A LADDER. HE HAD 2 SODAS IN HIS LEFT HAND AND WAS THEREFORE USING HIS LEFT ARM ON THE LADDER RUNG RATHER THAN HIS HAND. HE BEGAN WITH HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE 1ST RUNG AND RT . HAND...
06/28/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE WAS LOADING TRUCKS WITH A 980F WHEEL LOADER. THIS LOADER HAS FINGERTIP CONTROL AS TO SPEED AND BUCKET MANEUVERABILITY. EE NOTICED A STINGING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. AFTER SEVERAL H OURS TH...
06/26/2000 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING SCREENS IN #2 SCREEN. HE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK BETWEEN DECKS 1 & @. HE WAS TURNING TO GO IN A BETTER BOYD POSITION WHEN HE STRUCK A SHARP PORTION OF THE UPPER DECK FRAME . WITH HI...
04/17/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A ROCK FROM THE TAKE UP PULLEY. EE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND WITH LEFT HAND HOLDING THE PIPE THE TAKE UP PULLEY WEIGHT OPERATES IN. HE SIGNALED FOR THE BOLT TO BE B UMPED A...