BATTLETOWN QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 31 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/16/2026 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was attempting to cut a zip tie with a razor knife. Knife was in right hand and EE was holding zip tie with left. The knife slipped and lacerated the EE's left palm.
07/29/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Mechanic was using a pry bar to straighten a bearing on a dog bone on a CAT 777 when the pry bar slipped and the dog bone fell cutting EE's finger.
05/22/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Barge loader was moving a piece of cable. Pulled back while pulling to move cable.
03/24/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was ascending an access ladder to the right-hand side of a 992K Cat loader to check engine fluid levels. Their left hand slipped on the wet hand hold on the ladder, they used their right arm...
08/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 206d lost Employee was in process of removing a speed reducer from the head pulley of a conveyor due to it failing. After removing the bolts from the moment coupling, the employees were unbolting the reducer fr...
08/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was putting materials (motor Sheaves) on a wooden pallet when material rolled on to right ring finger mashing and cutting it.
07/11/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee was in haul truck receiving a full load of waste material from loader when a large rock rolled to the right side of the inside of the bed causing the truck rocked back and forth
04/29/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was operating a D9 dozer pushing off the overburden dump. When backing up, the dozer ran over a large rock which caused the back of the dozer to rise and then fall over the large rock.
09/21/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding grizzly rack for structural repairs and received welding flash to right eye.
06/10/2020 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working routine work and it was a very windy day. Dust/dirt particles blew behind EE's safety glasses into EE's eye.
12/18/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was walking and tripped on frozen ground from tire travel tracks. Employee failed to have proper awareness of surroundings
10/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Employee was attempting to climb up ladder to haul truck at start of shift.
10/08/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee using grinder broke thumb. Should have used vice to hold metal prior to grinding.
08/20/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee not following procedure climbed 6' ladder that was not level, employee was not wearing PPE gloves, the ladder tipped and employee cut finger.
07/05/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting hammer lift assembly without help. Equipment too heavy for one person. Employee stated was angry with co-worker so didn't follow procedure. The hammer assembly slipped hit right b...
07/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got finger caught between screen and guard.
05/20/2019 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 80d restricted Employee was trying to dislodge a rock from the primary crusher with a 30lb jack hammer when a piece of rock struck EE in left wrist and arm knocking EE backwards.
04/27/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost EE noticed winch cable had slack and was hanging down the side of dock. EE grabbed a pole to try to grab cable and move it to proper side of gavel. The winch cable was activated causing the cable to j...
11/12/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking near river bank feeling with foot to determine edge of bank. Once employee felt employee located it employee knelt down to feel with hand the ground gave way and employee fell abo...
09/21/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Began work and was fueling up the excavator. When fueling was complete stepped off the excavator onto a step, slipped and fell to the ground on EE's right elbow.
12/29/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None It was stated that the accident happened on 12/29/2015 but not reported until 1/8/2016. Was hooking water hose to fill up the water truck and tripped over wooden blocks and lost his balance. Says he...
06/02/2015 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing out from under the crusher platform using a water hose and spray nozzle to clean out build-up that had accumulated over the last week. While doing so the water hose burst causing...
10/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was engaged in loading barge when dropped a rope into river. He became very angry with himself, hit building with hand which resulted in broken bone in hand.
10/15/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was climbing into 777D truck, when he slipped, grabbed onto the handrails and strained his left shoulder.
02/05/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 27d restricted employee was attempting to free frozen material from a chute with a sledge hammer and a prybar. The employee mis-hit the prybar and struck the index finger of his left hand against a piece of angle ir...
10/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted Removing coupling from from barges. Cable had a twist in it and when employee grabbed it twisted his right arm.
02/02/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 344d lost EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS TO HIS JOB SITE, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL.
11/07/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE STATES RODS FELL AND CAUGHT ROD CLAMPS, FOOT PEDAL RELEASE, CAUSING PEDAL TO GO BACK IN UPWARD POSITION WITH EXTREME FORCE.
10/30/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OVERSEEING CORE DRILLING OPERATION. HE ATTEMPTED TO ALERT DRILLER BY STEPPING ONTO PLATFORM, PLATFORM WAS MUDDY & HE SLIPPED. HE SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS RT. RING FINGER AGAINST A DRILL LIF TER, CU...
02/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted EE WAS LIFTING FLOOR GRATE IN RECLAIRE TUNNEL, STEPPED BACKWARD AND TWISTED BACK.
10/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WORKS LOADING BARGES. HE WAS POSITIONING MIMSELF TO THROW A ROPE TO ANOTHER BARGE, WHEN THE ROPE CAUGHT ON A CLEAT OF THE BARGE. THE RESULT WAS A SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.