Birdsboro Quarry — Accidents

Total: 66 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/24/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee backed into cement block pillar causing concussion.
09/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee injured lower back when lifting belt onto surge tunnel.
06/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp was lifting re-railer under railroad car and sprained back.
06/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Emp was climbing off of access ladder to ground, jumped to ground fracturing left ankle.
02/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was replacing glass in trackhoe when he slipped and fell fracturing right arm.
02/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee twisted right knee while stepping down slowly off of train.
12/30/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee struck foot with sledge hammer, fracturing right pinky toe.
05/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE went out to the quarry to lay out a shot. He slipped on rocks & fell, hurting left knee. Then, while walking into the office, EE walked into a well pipe that was sticking out of the ground & hurt...
11/05/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee working on crusher using torch. Climbing down off crusher, torch passed over hand.
08/04/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 8d restricted Employee was closing hood on backhoe, slipped and fell backwards landed on front tire.
05/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 42d restricted CLIMBING LADDER TO CRUSHER, SLIPPED, FELL, PUT HAND OUT TO BRACE FALL.
11/25/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost HELPING TO CHANGE BACKHOE BUCKET PUTTING SPACER WASHERS IN WHERE PIN GOES, HE TOLD THE OPERATOR TO HIT THE PIN IN FURTHER. THE PIN WENT IN EASY AND PINCHED HIS FINGER.
03/07/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost CLIMBING UP INTO CAB SLIPPED ON STEP ICEY.
10/14/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost HAUL TRUCK WAS LOADED ON TOP BENCH, COMING DOWN HAUL ROAD MADE TURN ON THE RAMP SLID ON MUD AND ROLLED OVER.
08/03/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None RUNNING TO SHUT OFF FEEDER BECAUSE BELT HAD SHUTOFF SLIPPED IN MUD.
03/01/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost SHOVELING OUT FROM UNDER SCREEN.