Calera Quarry — Accidents

Total: 54 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/07/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None As employee was exiting the wash plant they jumped over a drainage ditch and felt a pop in their left knee. On February 16th employee was diagnosed with an ACL tear and is currently on restricted duty...
08/14/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were using a come-a-long to move a water tank over a few inches to sit in place properly. EE walked up on the job to give assistance. The chain that was around the structure's leg broke, st...
05/14/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding liners into a discharge chute when they felt something hit their face. Later in the day they realized a piece of debris was in their eye. They sought medical attention the next da...
08/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing maintenance to the toggle system on the jaw crusher when a foreign body entered EE's eye causing irritation. EE sought medical attention on August 29th, prescribed eye drops an...
07/15/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was stripping the outer jacket off of motor wire to install in a pump when the Hawkbill knife EE was using slipped out of the insulation and ran across the top of EE's leg resulting in a lace...
09/21/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee injured hand while dislodging oversized rocks from a chute. EE went to the ER, received 5 sutures and is currently working on restricted duty.
08/03/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 89d restricted Employee was loading customer trucks with a John Deere 350 excavator. As they were exiting the machine they lost footing, injuring their right ankle.
07/07/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was repairing a tarp arm on a customer's truck when the rod bracket broke and struck EE between the rib cage and abdomen. EE sought medical attention and is currently on restricted duty.
11/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee's finger was injured when it was caught between the tailgate and bed of a pickup truck. EE is currently working restricted duty.
05/15/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee was entering an ingredient bin to perform maintenance when the ladder shifted causing employee to fall to the ground. Employee sought medical attention and was diagnosed with a fractured ank...
08/13/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee stepped on a rock and twisted ankle while walking to the crusher. Employee did not seek medical attention until December 10, 2020 and was released to full duty. Employee went back to the doc...
07/29/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee injured finger while attempting to close a rail car door, receiving one suture. EE is currently on restricted duty.
06/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 331d lost, 25d restricted Employee was attempting to close the door on a rail car when the employee felt something pull in back. Employee sought medical attention and is currently on restricted duty.
07/15/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inserting springs on a screen when the screen shifted and the springs compressed, resulting in a laceration and fracture to finger. EE sought medical attention, received six stitches and...
06/01/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost On July 16, 2020 employee reported that EE experienced a shoulder injury in June of 2017 and EE wanted to seek medical attention (employee did not report injury in 2017). On August 24, 2020 MRI resul...
03/14/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While assisting in the removal of the bottom deck of a screen tower, a pry bar slipped and caused a laceration on the employee's thigh. EE received sutures and was released to full duty.
06/15/2015 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee was performing maintenance on a crusher when he reported to his supervisor that he felt dizzy. He sought medical attention and was diagnosed with strep throat and heat exhaustion.
03/21/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE's were replacing broken links on the Dozer. EE was using a sledgehammer to drive the pin into the link. EE swung,immediately felt like he had been hit by a rock in the scrotum. EE observed blood,fe...
12/20/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 72d lost, 115d restricted Employee jumped from a Grove crane as it overturned. Employee was attempting to move water pipes and a pump. The injured employee sustained torn ligaments in his hip and 3 broken ribs. Investigation i...
07/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was repairing a coolant leak on a RTV Kubota when he cut his hand on the 9"" plastic coolant fan. He sought medical attention on 7/16, required sutures and was placed on restricted duty.
05/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was dismounting a locomotive when he felt a sharp pain in his right hip and tingling in his right foot. He sought medical attention on May 6, 2013. He was given a Medrol dose pack prescripti...
09/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Employee slipped while exiting fuel truck causing a strain to his right knee. He sought medical attention on 9/14 and was placed on restricted duty. This incident is being reported within 10 days of...
05/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing maintenance on the primary feeder when the feeder mechanism shifted, pinching his right pinky finger, requiring stitches. This incident is being reported May 13, 2011 which is...
11/03/2010 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 12d lost EE was sitting at her desk performing her duties as a scale clerk when she notified her supervisor that she wasn't feeling well and there was pain in her chest. He called 911 and an ambulance transp...
04/24/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee received a laceration, requiring staples and stitches, to the back of his right thigh when his right leg stepped through a grating. He was in the process of washing rock off of a walkway and...
02/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted An Ensley Central employee was fitting two sections of pipe together. The employee straddled one of the pipes to put weight on it to get the flanges to align. The pipe bucked and threw the employee...
04/12/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Ensley Central Service employee 01-03226 was drilling holes in steel floor at switch house at Calera Quarry 01-00050; drill caught and twisted left and right wrists. Employee was applying a large amo...
02/03/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee, along with co-workers were changing screen wire on the bottom deck of a triple deck screen. At time of injury, employee was laying down on the floor underneath the screen's sheave guard tig...
11/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning rail car. Grabbed door lock with hand to unlock when door dropped down catching his finger.
07/29/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted After cleaning out rail car; employee was using a metal bar to close the rail car door. He said something let loose in his lower back. The door was defective and hard to close.
05/24/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Employee was closing a rail car door at the cleanout pit when the bar slipped and struck him across the face.
02/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None It was a clear day, but cold. The employee was lifting a 2 3/8 screen wire to replace the existing screen when he twisted his back. When the employee realized that he may have hurt his back, he went...
06/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was fueling loader, spout slipped out and fuel spilled on his left arm and upper body.
02/16/2006 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 114d lost, 25d restricted Employee was coupling railcars to locomotive. When he noticed at the last minute that the draw heads were not lining up, used his left foot to push the draw head on the railcar. His foot slipped and...
06/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Three employees were building a new feed tube for the 302 crusher. As they were attempting to flip the tube over the injured employee's finger slipped off the tube and his right index finger was sma...
02/18/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was crossing rail cars and did not use ladders. He stepped on draw head and jumped off on the ground.
10/19/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee sprain his right ankle as he dismounted loader and stepped on a 3"" rock. He was fueling and changing air filters on 992G loader. Employee chose to not see a doctor until 10/22/2004.
02/11/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted THREE EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING LOWER CHECK PLATES ON JAW CRUSHER. ONE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LINE UP HOLES FOR BOLTS. THE BAR SLIPPED & HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED. PRY BAR DID NOT HIT KNEE. EMPLOYEE TOOK IT...
07/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS INSTALLING LINER IN HEAD BOXES OF CONVEYOR. EE LIFTED LINER AROUND WAIST HIGH AND FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK. THE LINER WEIGHED APPROX. 75 LBS.
06/25/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AT THE PRIMARY HE HAD BEEN WASHING OUT. AS HE CAME DOWN TO JAW LEVEL OF OPERATOR'S HOUSE, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET STEP.
03/31/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted WHILE CHECKING #2 SCREEN TOWER, EE TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE WALKED DOWN THE STAIRS BETWEEN THE SCREENS.
08/31/2002 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TOGETHER CRUSHER, HE GOT HIS FINGER MASHED BETWEEN 1"" IMPACT WRENCH & THE TOP SHELL OF THE CRUSHER. HE WAS BACKING OFF JACK BOLTS.
04/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS TAKING PLANT SAMPLES AT CONVEYOR. BECAUSE OF THE WAY MATERIAL COMES OUT OF THE CHUTE, HE WAS HOLDING THE BUCKET TO KEEP IT FROM TIPPING OVER. HE PULLED HIS BACK WHILE DOING SO.
04/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS REMOVING TROUGH ROLLERS PREPARING FOR NATIONAL BELT TO CHANGE A CONVEYOR BELT. THE NATIONAL BELT EE'S WERE PLACING A LARGE TOOL BOX ONTHE CATWALK. WHEN ONE OF THE HOOKS WAS TAKEN LOO SE, THE TO...
01/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BELT SAMPLES FOR RAIL LOADOUT AND SPLITTING THEM DOWN AT QC LAB. A 5 GALLON BUCKET WITH ABOUT 35-40 LBS MATERIAL WAS LIFTED TO POUR IN SPLITTER WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN...
11/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DOING ALIGNMENT ON MOTOR. HE WAS TURNING COUPLING AND WATCHING INDICATURE. EE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD HIS FINGER IN COUPLING WHOLE. WHEN EE TURNED MOTOR HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE COUPLIN...
10/11/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 179d lost EE WAS TAKING A SHORT CUT BACK TO HER WORK AREA.SHE STARTED DOWN A HILL THAT HAD LOOSE GRAVEL & ROCKS IN THE PATH. HALF WAY DOWN SHE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH CAUSED HER TO TWIST HER LEFT ANKLE, WHICH A...
07/23/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING RETURN ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR TO LINE BELT. EMPLOYEE STRAINED SHOULDER AND ELBOW WHILE USING HAMMER TO KNOCK RETURN ROLLERS TO TRAIN CONVEYOR BELT. LEFT HAND SLIPPED ON LOO SE MATE...
07/20/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ADJUSTING THE NEW FEEDER BELT AFTER INSTALLATION WHEN THE WELD ON THE NUT ON THE ADJUSTMENT BOLT BROKE. THE RATCHET SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN RATCHET HANDLE AND FRAME.
06/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CAUGHT THUMB OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PALLET OF SCREEN WIRE CLOTH AND TRUCK BED WHEN OFF LOADING