Bluestone Quarry & Mill — Accidents

Total: 25 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/27/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was doing housekeeping duties as assigned and was cutting down a small tree when they lost footing and slipped and fell into railing and hit their ribs on right side.
01/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The injured person was installing a bucket on a wheel loader. He was removing shipping bracket from the dog bone link. When bolt attaching the bracket bracket was loosened, the dog bone link fell and...
12/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The injured person was assisting with repairs on the crushing plant. He was helping to remove and carry a bearing for a shaker. The injury was not noticed at the time. He reported a sore back when he...
03/30/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 24d restricted The injured employee was cleaning next to a conveyor by shoveling material into a bucket and then dumping the bucket on to the belt. The belt was not running. As he dumped a bucketfull on to the bel...
10/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 2d restricted The injured employee was regularly cleaning vibratory screens in the crushing plant by pounding the screen cloth with a metal bar. He developed a blister on his right index finger. The blister got i...
10/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 3d restricted When lifting cases of drinking water the injured employee felt a minor irritation in his back. Initially he did not feel pain or discomfort. Pain in his lower back progressively got worse until on 1...
04/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was liftng a wear part from a VSI crusher. When he went to set it down he caught his right pointer finger between the part and another wear part that he was setting the part down...
08/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 19d restricted The injured employee was putting away his tools when he felt a pain in his lower back. Prior to this he had been replacing a conveyor idler on the crushing plant. The following morning, he was in mo...
07/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was moving rocks at a crushing plant. A rock rolled off where he was stacking them and impacted his right hand. Resulted in lacerations to his fingers, one of which required sut...
01/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While picking up an anvil employee stepped in hole in the platform, slipped and the anvil cut his nose.
07/15/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While setting a crusher liner in the jaw crusher, the laborer got in the crusher. The liner slipped, wedging his foot between the liner and a 2x4. He spained his ankle severly.
05/17/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 270d lost Steped off crusher and landed on rock that was on the walk way.
06/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 23d restricted The injured employee and another employee were vchanging wear parts on a vertical shaft impact rock crusher. After finishing this task he continued working as the plant operator. He experienced some d...
05/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was repairing the fuel system on an excavator. A fitting broke causing fuel to spill. While trying to contain the leak, diesel fuel splashed in his eyes. He flushed his eyes, visi...
01/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 2d restricted THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH UNLOADING 50 LB. BAGS OF ANFO INTO A STORAGE MAGAZINE. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THIS INJURY. HE DEVELOPED A SORE LOWER BACK AFTER COMPLETION O...
05/10/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS WORKING AS A MECHANIC ASSISTANT AROUND WELDING ACTIVITIES, DURING HIS WORK SHIFT ON 5/10/04. LATER THAT NIGHT HE SUFFERED FROM IRRITATED EYES, PRESUMABLY CAUSED BY WELDING FLASHES.
04/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL A GUARD ON A PIECE OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT, THE GUEARD SLIPPED AND CONTACTED HIS HAND.
03/15/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 57d restricted SWINGING 10 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER TO POUND LIFT CYL. PIN, EE STRAINED A MUSCLE ON HIS NECK/SHOULDER.
03/11/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While removing a track pin from an excavator, ee was hitting the pin with a sledge hammer. a metal chip flew off and cut ee s leg.
03/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A WHEEL CHOCK FROM THE TIRE OF A ROCK HAUL TRUCK. HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE BENDING OVER TO PULL THE CHOCK OUT. THE CHOCK WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE GRO UND.
11/12/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STRIPPING AND OFF QUARRY BENEGY WITH EXCAVATOR WHEN MUD FLEW INTO CAB, HITTING HIM DIRECTLY INTO EE S EYE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO EMPTY EXCAVATOR BUCKET.
04/18/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 15d restricted WHEN DISMOUNTING FROM LOADER AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT, THE LOWER STEP ON THE LOADER BROKE, CAUSING EE TO TWIST HIS KNEE. THE INJURY LATER BECAME AGRAVATED DIAGNOSED AS A TORN LIGAMENT IN THE LE FT KNEE...
04/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB ON VSI CRUSHER TO CLEAN MUDDY BUILDUP, OPERATOR'S HAND SLIPPED WHILE PULLING HIMSELF UP & CAUSED HIM TO SLIP BACKWARDS & STRAIN LEFT HIP MUSCLE & SCRAPE RIGHT KNEE.
02/13/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DURING INSTALLATION OF 6"" CHANNEL IRON STEEL MEMBERS, ONE SECTION SLIPPED OFF RESTRAINING CLAMP. WHEN IT FELL EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT, CAUSING ONE END TO CONTACT HIM ON THE CHIN THIS CAUSED A LACERA...
04/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE WAS HELPING TO LOAD A HYDRAULIC HAMMER BIT INTO A PICKUP TRUCK BED. THE EE'S LEFT RING FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE HAMMER BIT AND THE FLOOR OF THE PICKUP, INJURING HIS FINGER.