Buda Quarry — Accidents
Total: 45 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12/2026 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee suffered minute hand fracture (diagnosed via x-ray at urgent care) on Feb 12, 2026, ~10AM CST when loose bearing fell on left hand while working on IBC4 pulley at batch plant. No meds prescri... |
| 09/24/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee was in the crusher clearing a rock jam when a rock rolled onto the employee's hand, injuring a finger |
| 09/28/2019 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was holding a carriage bolt head to keep it in place while an impact was being used to remove the nut. The bolt pushed out and spun in EE's hand, lacerating the right index finger and requir... |
| 11/14/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While cutting a conveyor belt for a splice, the knife slipped and struck the employee in the leg, causing a laceration requiring stitches |
| 09/14/2018 | OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee was using a weed eater to trim weeds and got some poison ivy on ear and neck, causing a severe reaction |
| 11/28/2017 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was swinging a pick to clean material buildup from the top of a crusher and struck employee's hand on a protruding bolt causing a laceration. |
| 10/10/2017 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was walking to shop when they struck a piece of iron sticking out of a rack, knocking off their safety glasses and injuring their eye. |
| 05/02/2017 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was stung by a bee while descending stairs at the primary crusher and had an allergic reaction requiring medical attention beyond first aid. |
| 04/10/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee was climbing down from loader and fell off ladder landing on ground. Bruise to wrist and shoulder requiring restricted duty status |
| 03/21/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 260d lost | Employee was standing in the Wobbler Feeder clearing a rock jam when the rocks shifted and a large boulder fell on the employee's foot, collapsing the steel toe and causing an open fracture of the big... |
| 07/14/2015 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 19d restricted | Loading from muck pile with front end loader when a boulder rolled off and landed in the bucket causing the loader rear to leave the ground. When the boulder fell off the bucket, the rear of the loade... |
| 03/24/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 10d lost, 13d restricted | On the date of accident, employee lifted rock breaker extension and felt pain in abdomen. Was not reportable since employee worked with no restrictions until hernia surgery on 05/16/2014. Reportable L... |
| 08/16/2013 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee received a laceration to his right forearm when he hit a crusher anvil with a 10 lb sledge hammer and a piece of metal broke off and struck him. |
| 12/26/2012 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Changing flights on apron feeder. Injured employee was putting a nut on a bolt when other employee hit the trigger on the impact gun that was on the bolt, spinning the nut cutting employee's right thu... |
| 12/23/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 128d restricted | Employee tripped and fell fracturing his left wrist. |
| 11/06/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 70d restricted | While crawling out from a screen deck, employee dropped one foot to scaffold board. The board broke and employee fell, injuring right middle finger, and slid down chute to the conveyor belt. |
| 07/08/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Dropped a piece of plate on finger while fabricating parts for plant. Laceration of right little finger requiring 4 stitches. |
| 06/12/2010 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was cutting a pin with a torch when slag blew out and went into left ear |
| 05/26/2010 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Co-worker accidently struck employee's hand with a hammer while removing a bucket pin. |
| 08/03/2009 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 228d restricted | Employee had a personal injury due to a fall at home on July 4th. After working the shift on 08/03/2009, he went to his personal doctor for a check-up but while there claimed his back and left shoulde... |
| 08/20/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 4d lost, 259d restricted | Maintenance employee was helping to install a differential in a loader. He was using an air jack which he placed on top of a RR tie for easy access. Employee's hand was resting on the ground next to t... |
| 05/27/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | Employee lost balance and fell from back loader platform. |
| 03/20/2007 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was driving haul truck when he felt something crawling (insect) under his left pant leg along his calf. The employee swatted his leg and it went away. The next day he had some swelling and co... |
| 12/16/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee did not report injury until 12/22/2006. He was then taken to the doctor for an initial evaluation. Employee was replacing idlers on conveyour belt and it caused tendinitis to his right hand... |
| 11/01/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee slipped while dis-mounting dozer. The employee caught himself with one arm; thus straining his back. Refused medical treatment at first. Employee then went to the doctor for observation (No... |
| 09/01/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 30d restricted | There were no guards in place to protect the employee. The guards were previously removed some time in the past and were not replaced. Employee heard a noise coming from the fan area and stuck his h... |
| 05/03/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was replacing skirt board rubber on conveyor tail pulley; knife slipped and he cut his thumb. |
| 05/02/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 21d restricted | While shoveling, he twisted to the side and felt sharp pain in lower back. |
| 11/25/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Employee stepped off steps, slipped on gravel, hurt (L) knee. |
| 07/25/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 34d restricted | OPERATORS FOOT CAUGHT ON DESK WHEN GETTING UP, WHILE FALLING, TWISTED KNEE. |
| 10/27/2003 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 11d lost, 80d restricted | EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE GREASING ON BREARING AT PRIMARY APRON FEEDER WHEN SHIRT SLEEVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND RETURN SIDE OF FEEDER PLATE PULLING EE LEFT FOREARM THROUGH THE ROLLER AN D RETUR... |
| 06/05/2003 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 135d lost | EE WAS OPERATING A SKID LOADER AND RAN OVER A ROUGH AREA, JARRING HIS BACK. |
| 05/07/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | EE STEPPED ON ROCK AS HE WAS GETTING OFF DOZER. TURNED ANKLE AND LEG, TWISTING BACK. |
| 02/26/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON CONCRETE SLAB. |
| 02/17/2003 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | EE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK IN CONVEYOR PULLEY, WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE FINGER ON CONVEYOR FRAME. |
| 01/06/2003 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING FINGER. |
| 10/25/2002 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT, UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING LEG. |
| 03/24/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 42d restricted | EE WAS LOADING STEEL ANGLE IRON AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK & LEG. |
| 01/18/2002 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | INSTALLING 12"" STEEL PIPE WITH CRANE. PIPE SHIFTED, CATCHING HIS FINGER. |
| 01/08/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | STEPPED DOWN OFF HAUL TRUCK & TWISTED KNEE ON UNEVEN GROUND. (SAID IT WAS NOT HURTING AND DID NOT WANT TO SEE A DR. ON 1-28, KNEE WAS HURTING, SO HE WENT TO DR. RECEIVED MEDICATION.) |
| 08/09/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 16d lost | OPERATOR CAME DOWN LOADER IMPROPERLY, CAUGHT HEEL ON LADDER AND FELL TO GROUND, TWISTING KNEE. |
| 08/09/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS CLEANING CATWALK AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND METAL FRAME. |
| 06/28/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A 5 GALLON STEEL BUCKET OF 3/4"" BOLTS. NUTS A WASHERS INTO TOOL CART WITHOUT ASSISTANCE OR ANY MACHINERY. |
| 05/24/2000 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS ENTERING MACHINE WHEN WIND BLEW DOOR CLOSE ON LEFT RING FINGER. |
| 01/05/2000 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 7d lost | ROTARY HEAD IN THE DRILL MAST WAS NOT SECURE PRIOR TO WORKING ON THE BROKEN CHAIN. WHEN EE STARTED RAISING THE BROKEN CHAIN WITH A MANUAL COME ALONG, THE ROTARY HEAD SHIFTED AND DROPPED. HE WA S STRAP... |