Chilton Quarry — Accidents

Total: 420 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was pushing stone into splitter; stone hit a rock chip and stopped. Employee kept pushing on stone and felt pain in his shoulder. Restricted duty assigned.
03/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was placing a stone on a pallet when he felt pain in his back; Restricted duty assigned. ** Employee did not seek treatment until 3/11/08.
03/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was turning a stone off the top of another stone. He pinched his finger between the stone and rollers. Diagnosis: Fracture/Laceration. Restricted duty assigned.
02/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee climbed onto conveyor to remove a stone jamming the belt. When he was coming down off the conveyor belt, he slipped and landed on his left knee.Diagnosis:Knee contusion; restricted duty assig...
02/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee put his hand out to keep it from falling off the conveyor belt. The stone bent his hand back. Diagnosis: Left wrist sprain; Restrictions assigned.
02/20/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 83d restricted Employee was using Hilti Hammer drill; the drill got caught and spun around her hand. She struck her hand against a racking system. Diagnosis: Fractured left finger
02/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was lifting a stone and felt pain in his left shoulder.
02/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was handling piece of stone on splitter. A thin layer of stone came off the stone and fell on employee's thumb. Diagnosis:Contusion; Restricted duty assigned **Employee did not seek medical a...
02/01/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost, 51d restricted Employee has had pain in his right elbow since 5/2007 from repetitive motion; he has had no lost time or restricted duty. 2/1/08 he had surgery for tricep tendonitis.
01/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was lifting stone out of a crate when he felt sharp pain in his lower back. Diagnosis: Back Strain - Restricted duty assigned.
01/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hammer and chisel to chisel a stone; a splinter of metal from the hammer became embedded in the employee's left forearm; Diagnosis: Foreign body embeddment. Prescription given.
01/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was packaging stone and felt sharp pains in his right shoulder. Diagnosis: Right shoulder strain; Restricted duty assigned.
12/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unchaining tubs on semi-trailer. When he released the tightner on one of the chains, the bar snapped backwards and hit him in the nose. Diagnosis: Fractured nose
12/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was removing heavy pieces of stone from pallet and felt pain in lower back. The employee did not seek medical treatment until 12/18/07. Diagnosis: Low back pain; Restricted duty assigned.
12/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was turning over a large stone and felt pain in his right shoulder. Diagnosis: Shoulder strain. Restricted duty assigned.
12/13/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 28d restricted Trimming stone on end trimmer; instead of moving hand when making a cut, the employee held onto the stone causing the stone to rise up and pinch his finger. Diagnosis: Fracture; Crush right ring fing...
11/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted On 11/13/07 employee was stacking stones on pallet and felt a pain in his shoulder and pelvic area. He took aspirin and continued to work. He did not report it to his supervisor. On 11/14/07, employee...
11/09/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was opening a stone with the Splitter; a piece of the stone hit him in the elbow and jammed his right shoulder; Diagnosis: Right shoulder strain; right elbow laceration. Restricted duty assi...
10/22/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was using a manual grease gun to grease a splitter when he felt something pop in his thumb area. Area burned and felt tingly. Diagnosis: Flexor tendon strain; restricted duty assigned.
09/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee pulled stone on conveyor belt and felt pain in his back. Diagnosis: Lumbar strain; restricted duty assigned
08/14/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 99d restricted Stone was being pulled by discharge belt. Employee reached through opening to pull stone back as the splitter was continuing to cycle. The head came down and smashed his left hand between the stone an...
07/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was pulling a stone off conveyor belt when he felt pain in his right shoulder. Right shoulder strain: Restricted duty assigned
07/10/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 5d restricted Employee was chiseling a stone. A piece broke off the chisel and became embedded in his left elbow. Restricted duty.
07/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was lifting a stone onto conveyor belt. He felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder. Shoulder strain - restricted duty. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 7/11/07.
07/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was lifting a qb when he felt a pop in his left hand.
06/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was working TXS saw and was lifting stone to the conveyor. The employee went to load a 30 pound stone and felt a sharp pain in his back.
06/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was lifting a large stone. He felt a popping in his lower back followed by a burning feeling. Employee did not report injury or seek medical treatment until 6/25/07. Lower back strain - Restr...
06/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 35d restricted Stone fell off pop-up onto employee's finger open fracture to right pinky finger.
06/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was turning over a large stone on the splitter rollers when he felt something let loose followed by a sharp pain in the lower left side of his back.
05/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was packing stone-felt pain in left wrist. Wrist strain-light duty assigned. EE had previous injury 3 yrs ago.
05/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was turning stone over. His left hand became stuck under the stone. Left hand abrasion. Restricted duty. EE did not seek medical treatment until 5/2/07.
04/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was putting stone on pallet. Stone broke & fell on EE's foot. Foot contusion-light duty.
03/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee reported on 3/26/07 that he went to the dr on 3/23/07 because he had some pain in his groin area for the last couple weeks.
03/14/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 18d restricted Employee's saw blade got stuck in a stone. When the blade came free, it jerked the saw upward rapidly causing his arm to jerk. **Neuroproxia right upper arm **Off work
03/14/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE twisted his ankle on a stone by the dump truck when he was going to dump it. Left ankle sprain, restricted duty.
03/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 13d restricted Employee was cutting stone. A stone was uneven and wouldn't slide on the rollers so he lifted the stone to put it on the lift table and felt a sharp pain in the lower left side of his back. *Lumbar sp...
03/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 1d restricted Employee slipped on the steps to the platform of the splitter and twisted his ankle. *Right ankle sprain *Off Work
03/08/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Employee was trimming stone with a 3 pound hammer and hit his left finger with the hammer. *Left index finger crush/fracture/laceration. *Restricted Duty
02/20/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was cleaning the splitter under the lift table. Another employee dumped stock on the conveyor and the splitter operator turned around to watch the stock come up the belt and at the same time...
02/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was lifting a stone and felt pain in his lower back.
02/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was lifting a heavy stone. The stone was icy and his gloves were slippery because they were wet. The stone slipped out of his hands and when he tried to catch it, he felt a tug in his back. L...
01/30/2007 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 7d lost, 33d restricted Employee placed a stone under the head of the splitter, lowered the head and started the cut cycle. The wedges came down but he did not get his hand out of the way fast enough. The wedges hit the last...
01/30/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 2d restricted EE began to have back pains from driving the lift truck on rough terrain. Off work. Right thoracic back strain.
01/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 10d restricted Employee was lifting an icy stone and it fell and landed on his finger. Fracture right middle fingertip. Restricted duty.
01/16/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee cut a stone and noticed debris laying by the lower wedges. He reached with his left hand to clean it out and at that time the scrap guard bounced up and pinched his ring finger. *restricted d...
01/15/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was placing a stone in the splitter to make a cut and jammed his finger between the stone and the splitter teeth.
12/22/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was reaching under the head of the splitter with both hands to reposition a stone. His right hand was on top of the stone when the splitter head came down, pinching his right hand between the...
12/05/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 1d restricted Employee was putting pressure down on a stone. The stone slipped on the table causing his hand to move upward striking the blade of the saw.
12/01/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 10d restricted Employee was walking from one building to another and slipped on the snow and landed on his buttocks. *Was not determined to be work related (per Doctor) until 12-29-06. Lumbar disc displacement* *off...
11/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 102d restricted Employee tripped over a cord as he was walking back to his work station. He landed ont he floor and hurt his shoulder. Left shoulder injury-restricted duty.