Bessemer Quarry — Accidents

Total: 8 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/14/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing maintenance on a blending gate when the ratchet EE was using slipped and hit EE in the mouth, causing a laceration. EE received 8 sutures and was released to full duty.
04/04/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing maintenance on a tunnel feeder. As employee and another employee were leveling the front end of the feeder, the hook on the pull jack failed causing the feeder to fall a few i...
10/03/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 90d restricted Employee was lifting a screen wire when ee felt a pull in right shoulder. EE sought medical attention on 10/22/18 and was diagnosed with a muscle strain. EE returned to the doctor on 11/12/18 and wa...
05/06/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing old teeth and installing new teeth onto the bucket of the PC750 excavator. While trying to remove one of the keepers on one of the old teeth, part of the keeper tool splintered...
02/05/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was removing material from a crusher using a jackhammer. Later in the day he felt soreness in his upper back muscles and shoulder blade.
08/01/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost While checking the pond pump, the polypipe broke and hit the employee's leg.
05/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE BLENDING GATES AT #1 SCREEN HE SMASHED HIS FINGER INBETWEEN THE GATE AND IT'S BACK STOP.
04/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS STEPPING FROM THE HOOD OF THE WATER TRUCK TO THE CATWALK TO GET INTO THE OPERATORS CAB. EE SLIPPED & FELL 8 FEET.