Berkshire Quarry — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/20/2019 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee has demonstrated a change in their hearing sensitivity as outline by MSHA. The employee was tested on 2/20/19 and retested on 3/25/19. The tests indicate a moderate loss at some high frequenc...
02/22/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee tripped over a pallet and fell. Employee tore the Achilles tendon.
02/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost The employee was picking up a piece of stone when a sharp part of the stone punctured EE's finger where it meets the palm. The employee received first aid treatment and when EE returned to the task E...
02/06/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire started in the production plant near the wood stove. The damage that ocurred was to the roof, plumbing, multiple electric circuits, rail cranes and the building interior.
06/06/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost CHUNK OF GRANITE FELL OFF OF CONVEYOR ON TO EE'S FOOT.
02/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost PIECE OF GRANITE CURBING BROKE AND FELL ON LEFT FOOT. THE WORKBOOT STEEL TOE WAS PUSHED IN. THE BIG TOE WAS BROKEN.
07/31/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE MOVING A 500 POUND GRANITE BLOCK ALONG THE CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE CUT HIS HAND AND IT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.
05/16/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WHILE HAMMERING A CHISEL, HE HIT A GLANCING BLOW, CAUSING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE CHISEL HEAD TO GO INTO HIS LEFT HAND.
04/25/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 12d restricted WHILE LIFTING AND TURNING WITH A 75 POUND PIECE OF GRANITE BLOCK, HE PULLED A MUSCLE.
02/29/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost HE STRAINED HIP MUSCLES WHILE PUSHING GRANITE CURB ON CONVEYOR.