Braen Stone of Sparta — Accidents
Total: 27 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/01/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Outside nightwork, dry, cold conditions |
| 11/13/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | While performing maintenance work in normal work conditions around the plant the employee got a foreign object in employee's eye that employee was unable to flush out requiring a medical professional... |
| 11/11/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Working in the controlled environment of an enclosed garage when EE's hand slipped while installing a two-way radio into a company vehicle cutting hand between the thumb and pointer finger requiring s... |
| 10/26/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 17d restricted | Borehole tracking with rodded bore Trak; suffered cramping in right bicep and noticed spasms and lump on right bicep in the evening. |
| 04/01/2022 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | During daylight hours in dry conditions the employee was attempting to loosen a bearing on a tail pulley with a hammer when employee struck the middle finger of left hand. |
| 08/05/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Dry conditions, night time work utilizing tower lights. While removing pulley employee's wrist got cut on a sharp piece of metal of pulley. |
| 07/01/2020 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While operating a chop saw, the guard on the chop saw came down and pinched the employee's right thumb between the guard and the guard rest. Employee received nine sutures to close the wound |
| 06/17/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 12d lost | Dry condition, daylight time. Employee received burns from the boiling water inside the slurry pump while attempting to repair it. |
| 07/09/2019 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 8d lost, 39d restricted | Using sledge hammer on drill step, missed step with sledge hammer and hit left hand; swelled immediately. |
| 02/29/2016 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was helping to lay 10"" plastic pipe across the floor of the quarry when EE slipped and tore EE's bicep muscle on EE's right arm. |
| 11/12/2015 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Trip injury with first aid resulting in 1 week light duty |
| 10/20/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 52d lost, 12d restricted | Employee slipped while trying to clear a blocked chute above a conveyor. His feet became trapped between the end of the chute and the conveyor. He was taken to a local hospital for check-up and treatm... |
| 12/17/2001 | MACHINERY | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 19d restricted | WHILE TRYING TO UNPLUG A TUNNEL SCREW AT #2 STATION, EE'S HAND WAS IN SCREW. IT TURNED BACK WARDS FROM HAVING PRESSURE ON THE SCREW, PINCHEDHIS FINGER AND TOOK THE TIP OF HIS L. MIDDLE FINGER OFF. |
| 11/09/2001 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 5d lost, 10d restricted | EE WAS WORKING ON THE YARD RAMP IN THE GARAGE. HE WAS BURNING ON THE FRAME WORK OF THE WHEEL SECTION WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS BOOT CAUSING A BURN TO HIS ANKLE AND TOP OF THE FOOT (LEFT F... |
| 10/30/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE CLEANING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS, A DUST PARTICLE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. |
| 10/16/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 5d restricted | WHILE LOADING BAGS OF STONE ON THE BACK OF THE FLATBED TRAILER, EE FELT SOMETHING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, NEAR THE RIB CAGE, STRAIN OR PULL. |
| 07/06/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS WORKING AT #1A STATION FILLING BAGS OF PLAY SAND. WHEN HE PLACED THE BAG ON THE JAWS, HE CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER IN THE JAW. THIS CAUSED A CUT TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. HE WENT TO NEWTON MEMORIAL... |
| 04/16/2001 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS USING AN OVERHEAD HOIST TO LIFT THE REAR OF A FORKLIFT. HE WAS POSITIONING THE CHAIN AND HIS THUMB BECAME PINNED BETWEEN THE REAR OF THE FORKLIFT AND THE CHAIN WHEN THE LOAD WAS APPLIED TO THE... |
| 03/23/2001 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | WHILE WRAPPING A PALLET EZ40, THE WRAPPER NEEDEDTO BE RESET. HIS GLOVE TOUCHED THE PLASTIC SPOOL AND PULLED HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE PLASTIC TENSIONER. |
| 03/14/2001 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT SLIDE ON CHUTE WITH A PIPE, PIPE SLIPPED AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST CHUTE. |
| 03/09/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 59d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT #2 STATION GETTING BAGS READY TO BAG LIME. HE WAS THROWING THE BAGS FROM THE GROUND FLOOR TO THE PLATFORM. WHILE DOING THIS, HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK STRAIN OR PUL L. |
| 03/02/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE YARD TRUCK OUT BY THE WAREHOUSE, EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE AND SNOW. HE BRUISED HIS RIBS AND BACK. |
| 01/09/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 18d lost, 38d restricted | EE WAS GETTING OUT OF YARD TRUCK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK. |
| 11/29/2000 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSED METAL PARTICLES TO ENTERBEHIND SAFETY GLASSES. |
| 06/01/2000 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 16d lost | EE WAS WEARING PANTS INSIDE BOOTS THEREFORE ALLOWING HOT METAL TO GET INSIDE BOOT. |
| 04/10/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 12d lost, 10d restricted | EE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST THE AIR OPERATERED FEED GATE IN THE PELLETED TUNNEL WHEN HE HIT THE TOP OF THE VALVE CAUSING IT TO CLOSE & CATCH HIS FINGER IN IT. THIS TOOK THE TIP OF HIS FINGER OFF. DID NOT... |
| 03/18/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING PELLETED BULK TANK TO SEE IF IT WAS FULL, HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE FALLING INTO THE GUARD FOR THE CONVEYER BELT CAUSING A SMALL CONTUSION. |