Chattanooga Quarry — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/26/2023 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost Employee was cutting and welding in a loader bucket and the employee got too hot and suffered a heat related illness.
02/27/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's hand slipped off wrench while removing screen bolt.
02/25/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Injured employee climbed into the back of his service truck to get a ladder. Getting out of the back up of the truck he misplaced his footing, causing him to lose his grip causing him to fall and land...
07/18/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The injured employee was cleaning up spilled material on the concrete slope and pit of the conveyor area. The employee was injured when the shovel he was using accidentally struck him in the chin whil...
04/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 310d lost A contract electrical Co. was performing work in the finishing plt. MCC building that required them to pull new wire into the building.As part of this task one of the contract electricains had to acce...
03/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Injured EE was closing door on grader and had right hand in door jam on hinged side. EE pulled the door closed with left hand and mashed his right index finger.
07/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted TRE injured employee was holding a chain for the mechanic using a punch and hammer to drive out pins in chain link. A piece of metal broke off the chain pin and went into employee left forearm.
02/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 76d restricted At the time of the injury, the employee was removing a pump discharge hose from the tooth on an excavator bucket when the boom of the excavator accidentally moved striking the employee's right foot. T...
12/08/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A TORCH HOSE THAT HAD BECOME TANGLED WITH WELDING LEADS AND GOT OFF BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A SPRAINED WRIST.
07/16/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING OUT THE CONTAINMENT AREA AND THE PUMP CAME LOOSE FROM THE STAND. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE PUMP & HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PUMP AND CONCRETE FLOOR. IT RESULTED...
03/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE ASSISTING LOADING SHOT AT VULCAN CHATTANOOGA, EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. IT WAS INITIALLY ASSUMED TO BE INDIGESTION AND APPROPRIATE MEDICATION TAKEN. THE PAIN WORSENED DURING THE NIGHT AND...
08/12/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE #6 CONVEYOR FEEDER BELT FOR THE #3 CRUSHER. CLAMPS WERE ON THE BELT & HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THEM, & THE HAMMER SLIPPED & HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
01/22/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted THE EMPLOYEE HAD COLLECTED A SAMPLE FROM THE HEAD PULLEY AND WAS DESCENDING THE CATWALK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG ON THE CATWALK RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
07/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted THE EMPLOY WAS FINISHING WASHING SCALES, SINCE WATER VALVE IS HARD TO TURN OFF, HE TRIED TO TURN OFF WITH FOOT. LOST BALANCE, FELL WHILE TRYING TO CATCH FALL, FRACTURED LEFT ARM.
05/16/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 181d lost THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE #1 BELT LINE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL CAUSING THE INJURY.
01/16/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS BEHIND SHOP DOING CLEAN UP WORK AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL. TRYING TO BREAK FALL, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT WRIST.
09/13/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 2d restricted EE WAS LACINE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN ARM SLIPPED AND HIT ELBOW (RIGHT) ON ROLLER OR COME ALONG.
01/05/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted THE EE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO PUT IDLER SPRING ON DOZER AND SPRING SLIPPED FROM TENSION AND RELEASED AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE AND UPPER LIP.