Boxley Arvonia Quarry — Accidents

Total: 37 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/13/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Driller was in the process of drilling boreholes, dust hose collection was not operating properly. Upon inspection of the dust collection hose, driller saw an obstruction. EE removed the hose to clear...
09/09/2021 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Workers were finishing up crusher inspections in plant when a worker was stung one to two times in upper right shoulder by hornet. Other workers in the area observed the sting. Worker stated EE was...
02/17/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee hit hand with hammer while splitting slate shingles in roofing mill. EE went to Dr. for x-ray and found no broken bones. EE was prescribed an anti-inflammatory and returned to work the next d...
12/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted The EE was working in the shingle shack where they make slate roofing shingles. EE was operating the trimmer saw for cutting the slate shingles. EE was cleaning the cutting table from debris from slat...
11/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 100d restricted Employee was attempting to set a drill from vertical drilling to horizontal. The drill mast was laid back toward the power section at about a 45 degree angle. A pin was placed in the hydraulic positi...
04/25/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Our Employee arrived at Boxley to inspect the fire extinguishers. Upon the inspection next to the crusher. EE's foot caught on the edge of the bucket of the machine. EE fell and EE's chin hit one o...
10/25/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE had pulled a piece of rock to the edge of the mechanical conveyor and then turned back to grab tools without communicating with the saw operator. The saw operator activated the conveyor and the roc...
10/19/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 2d restricted Employee was splitting a rock in the holder. The rock split in two vertically, and the outside piece fell on their foot.
04/25/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 26d lost, 92d restricted Employee was lifting up a piece of slate with a chisel to put a shim under it. Employee was holding the shim incorrectly with EE's thumb on top, and EE's other fingers on the bottom. The rock slippe...
11/12/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was trimming slate chips using Trimmer #1. She had a chip in the trimmer when the blade got stuck on the left side of the machine in the rock. She tried pushing the rock in, and the blade l...
02/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Employee was shoveling debris under conveyor belt in Roofing mill. He picked up a load that was too heavy, and the shovel tipped to the right and the load fell out of the shovel. He felt immediate p...
01/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 9d restricted Employee was cleaning up conveyor belts in Roofing Mill. He pushed a rock slab aside and the rock fell over on to the employees hand.
10/04/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 56d lost, 25d restricted Employee was operating Euclid R40 and had to do some maintenance. He climbed down ladder, then as he was climbing back up ladder, he got to the top rung and his foot slipped. He grabbed himself with...
04/05/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was hammering a pin into the track on a bulldozer. The pin split and a piece broke off and penetrated his leather boot and entered his ankle.
08/30/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was putting oil in loader when he lost his grip on the hold bar of his loader. He was able to grab on to the loader without falling, but in the process he dislocated his right forefinger.
06/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking up a rock to split it. The rock split in two as he was lifting it, and it fell back on to the conveyor rollers. The rock then had a smaller piece break off and flew up and hit t...
08/10/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was on Secondary Crusher belt when a co-worker started up the plant without following procedures. A second co-worker noticed that the plant had been started up with the employee on the belt...
05/19/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 2d restricted Employee operating the splitter. He was moving it and the splitter hit an uneven area and dropped and rocked and shook employee around in his seat.
04/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 22d restricted Employee and coworker were removing a piece of cut rock from the saw table. Employee had his right hand on the rock and when a coworker moved the cut piece of rock, it slammed into his right hand pin...
03/25/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was moving a rock on a saw table to prepare it for cutting. He was using a hammer to move the rock, as was a co-worker. The rock moved and the employee came down with his hammer and hit his...
03/09/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was manually spinning the crushing drum at the Crushing Plant when his foot slipped and got hung between the crushing drum and wear plates. His right foot may be fractured, but is definitely...
11/17/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was splitting a rock on the ground with a hammer and hit his left hand.
11/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was pushing/lifting a heavy stone. Legs went out from under him. He did a split and felt severe pain.
10/29/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating the R40 haul truck when the right front tire struck a rock. The steering wheel spun around sharply and right hand got caught up in the steering wheel.
09/17/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a metal bar to dislodge a rock from the crusher and the bar came back and hit him in the right hand.
06/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was injured while placing a 2x4 on the ground to elevate a rock. The rock came off of the table. When it landed the 2x4 shot out from underneath and hit the employee's right ankle. Today 6/23...
01/16/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Pry bar wedged between track on excavator and ground, striking employee's foot. Left foot and toes
02/21/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT PINKIE FINGER BETWEEN SIDE OF METAL ON THE CRUSHER AND PRY BAR. HE CRUSHED THE NAIL ON PINKIE FINGER.
10/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost EE ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A PIECE OF SLATE WHICH FELL ON HIS HAND.
10/02/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A PIECE OF ROCK IT SLIPPED CUTTING HIM ON HIS WRIST.
06/26/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE ATTEMPTED TO GRAB A PIECE OF SLATE AS IT WAS FALLING HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK & SPLITTING TABLE
06/21/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING HANDRAIL FROM A PLATFROM WITH A CUTTING TORCH. THE HAND RAIL FELL ON HIS FOOT.
05/23/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE BRAOKE AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
05/17/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A ROCK IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND CUT HIM.
05/09/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS STANDING NEAR THE WASTE CONTAINER WHEN ANOTHER EE TOSSED A PIECE OF ROCK AND HIT HIM.
05/08/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS SPLITTING ROCK WITH AN AIRHAMMER WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FRACTURE AND CUT FINGER.
05/02/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS PUTTING ROCK INTO TRASH BIN IT CUT THREW GLOVE.