Blum Quarry — Accidents
Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/20/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | Employee was shoveling material at the secondary screen when they felt pain on left forearm and noticed swelling. The initial injury occurred on 06/20/2025 but EE declined medical treatment. On 06/23/... |
| 02/05/2024 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Operator of a Caterpillar D6 Dozer was repositioning on a narrow strip and was looking behind them while travelling forward and ran the left track over a berm causing the dozer to fall off of a 15 foo... |
| 06/15/2016 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 60d lost | Ratliff Ready Mix was on site to pour a new pad for a screen. The truck was leaning slightly to one side. A chute started to swing toward an employee. EE did not see the chute moving in their directio... |
| 04/11/2008 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 8d lost | Employee was using a cutting wheel on a hand held grinder to cut a piece of metal. When cutting the metal, the grinder jumped forward resulting in contact with the employee's hand. The employee was we... |
| 11/08/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a belt. The pipe wrench slipped causing him to lose balance & footing. While attempting to regain footing he hit his head (the back of head) on a ladder. This... |
| 12/02/2002 | FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | None | WE HAD JUST REPAIRED THE LEGS ON A 50 PT CONVEYOR. REMOVED LOADER & COMEALONGS. WAS REMOVING WELD LEAD WHEN CONVEYOR COLLAPSED CRUSHING EE. |
| 05/07/2002 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | HOISTING BULK SAWED MATERIAL, A 40 LB PIECE SLUFFED OFF AND HIT HIS FOOT. WAS WEARING STEEL TOE BOOTS. HIT ABOVE ON CROWN OF FOOT. |
| 09/13/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | POURING CEMENT-EE PUSHING WHEELBARROW. TRIPPED ON WIRE MESH AND HIT HIS HEAD ON WHEELBARROW-RESULTING IN 6 STITCHES TO FOREHEAD NEAR LEFT EYE. |
| 08/14/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | EE STAGING ROCK TO BE SPLIT. GOT HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN ANOTHER ROCK. |
| 01/12/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 78d lost | REMOVING TIRES FROM CRUSHER. |