BLAIRSVILLE QUARRY — Accidents
Total: 8 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/21/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | Employee was washing out the sand screw when EE lost control of the hose. The hose struck EE in the left eye. |
| 06/05/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 34d lost, 127d restricted | The employee was walking through the scrap yard when EE tripped on a wire. EE extended arms to break the fall causing EE to land on their hands. EE reported it to the manager, but did not seek medical... |
| 06/25/2013 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Using a box cutter to cut down tubes, knife slipped & left leg |
| 04/19/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 28d lost | While carrying stemming (rocks) in a 5 gallon bucket he stumbled on a rough terrain, lost footing, pulled groin. |
| 05/27/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GUARD ON TAILPULLEY, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT HAND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GUARD. THE GUARD CUT HIS PALM ON HIS LT. HAND. |
| 09/10/2004 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 191d lost | Rock fell from quarry wall onto cab shield bent shield down on cab, broke windshield |
| 12/27/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE PIECE OF METAL CHUTE THAT WAS BEING REPLACED, THE METAL PIECE TILTED TO THE RIGHT PINNING EE'S RIGHT THUMB AGAINST A METAL BRACE. EE'S THUMB REQUIRED STITCHES. |
| 01/21/2000 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 45d lost | INJURED EE WAS TAKING CRANE TO SHOP. AS HE WAS GOING DOWN RAMP, THE CRANE CAME OUT OF GEAR. THE EE JUMPED FROM CRANE INJURING LEFT ANKLE AND RIGHT KNEE. |