Battleground Rock Quarry — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/11/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was disconnecting a 4"" water line from the water truck when the water line flew back and made contact with the employee's mouth, cutting EE's lip and chipping a tooth.
08/06/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling electrical wire in an awkward position when EE pulled a muscle in EE's left shoulder.
07/28/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was climbing up steps of a rented loader, missed the top step, and fell to the ground injuring left hip, left knee, and left elbow.
07/25/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee sat in the passenger seat of the supervisor's truck while a CB was being installed. It was at this time the employee experienced a possible personal medical event and fell out of the truc...
02/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was fabricating a rock chute on ground. He had rolled chute over to access other side. Chute then rolled back on his right foot breaking his first 3 toes just behind the steel toe guard in hi...
07/07/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Miner was cleaning under jaw crusher when a small rock fell and struck him on his right hand and thumb.
06/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TWO BEARING CAPS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CRUSHER/JAW. THEY WERE PLACED ON A PALLET. THE MINER WAS ASSIGNED TO CLEAN THE CAPS IN PREPARATION TO PUT IN NEW BEARINGS AND GREASE. AS HE WAS TURNING ONE O...
06/08/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HELPING MECHANICS WORK ON JAW CRUSHER WHILE MACHINE WAS INOPERABLE. EE WAS USING A PRY BAR ON A LARGE BEARING WHILE THE MECHANICS WERE TRYING TO REMOVE THE SAME BEARING. THE BEARING CAP MOVED...
04/23/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TYING OFF A LADDER THAT HAD BEEN PLACED INSIDE A PUG MILL HOPPER. WHILE TYING OFF THE LADDER, EE PRESSED HIS RIGHT SIDE AGAINST THE HOPPER WALLS. WHEN HE DID THIS, HE FELT A ""POPPING"" IN HI...
04/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a large stone from the haul road from the pit area which was too large to lift, by moving rolling it out of the roadway and sprang wrist on left hand.
04/28/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM REPAIRS ON WATER PUMP AT PUMP HOUSE WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON A LOOSE BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT.
03/11/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO RE-POSITION A MASK PIN IN DRILL AND USING HIS OWN BODY WEIGHT TO PRY THIS PIN BACK INTO PLACE WHEN RIB FRACTURED.
08/30/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE'S INJURY WAS RE-DIAGNOSED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT REPORT AS TRAUMATIC CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE WAS REFERRED TO A PHYSICIAN IN PINSON, ALABAMA FOR A NEW TYPE OF CHIROPRATI C TREAT...