Brierfield Quarry — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/09/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None IE clocked out went to EE's car and changed out of work boots and put on slides, went to the back of EE's car, stepped off asphalt into muddy area and fell. Broke 2 bones in EE's ankle.
12/28/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was reaching to grab a rain jacket in the bed of his pickup. He felt a sharp pain when he grabbed it and pulled his hand back, and his finger started to swell. EE went to the Doctor and they said h...
06/19/2015 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 54d restricted EE holding one side of a suspended roll for conveyor belt, that was being held by an overhead crane with a bar running through the middle. Another EE was prying nails out and the bar in the middle fai...
06/14/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to cut a zip tie, safety lock on knife broke, causing it to fold.
10/10/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing tape from motor leads in the motor junction box, knife slipped and cut right thumb.
11/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was attempting to clear boulders from a clogged chute and suffered a back strain.
05/05/2010 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Drill operator was fatally injured by the drill rig he was operating. The likely scenario is that the drill rig began to roll forward while he was at the back of the rig operating the controls for the...
01/09/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped on 1/9/2010, employee refused medical treatment at the time.On 1/14/2010 the employee reported pain in rib cage and was sent to the doctor. Employee was found to have a cracked rib an...
10/08/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator woke up morning after shift that started 7th of October 2009, with neck pain (strain), went to medical facility morning after his shift and was issued pain relievers and muscle relaxants. Re...
03/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking down ramp to the pump, employee slipped on rocks and tumbled down hill. He put his hand out to catch his fall and sprained it.
03/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adding a suction hose on a pump. While clamping up to pump, the clamp fastener lever caught his right hand. Employee did not go to the doctor until 3/24/08.
01/07/2008 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting trailer onto back of truck and dropped trailer on foot causing a fracture.
08/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While attempting to lift a 60 lb screen and move it out of the way, employee felt sharp pain in lower back.
05/21/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 9d restricted Co-worker backed a Cat 773 rock truck into the cab of another Cat 773 rock truck. MSHA was contacted the night of the accident and an investigation followed.
02/16/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking from crusher house to jaw crusher and walked into a metal plate on boom truck.
12/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted While moving a plate in a loader bucket, the plate hung up behind the bolts that hold the bucket edge on. Injured reached to hold his left arm on top of bucket and right arm and hand on plate. When...
02/05/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO VALUE FOUND None EE REACHED DOWN AND BEHIND WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO FILL THE HEATER BLOWER FAN BECAUSE HE FELT IT WASN'T BLOWING VERY HARD. HE FAILED TO LOOK AT THE BLOWER FAN BEFOR PUTTING HIS HAND IN THIS ARE