Chilton Quarry — Accidents

Total: 420 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None A stone became wedged between the belt and the back plate. As the employee tried to get it out, another stone fell off the belt and landed on his left hand. Lacerations-left fingers-required sutures *...
11/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was lifting large stones so that they could be cut and started having pain in his lower back. He did not report injury until 11-27-06. acute lumbar strain. off work.
11/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted Employees hand got caught between two stones as he was moving one of them.
10/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 3d restricted Employee dropped a stone on his foot while loading the Texas machine (a small saw).
10/18/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was loading the saw when a lift truck drove by and kicked up a piece of stone, which flew and hit him in the chin. Chin laceration - sutures. Restricted duty.
10/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee has moving a filing cabinet and as he tried to slide it with his left arm he felt a pop and had severe pain in his lower back. Lower back strain.
10/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was lifting a stone off the conveyor and smashed his hand with another stone. *Restricted Duty. Tuft fracture & hemotoma left long finger.*
09/27/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was pachaging on 9/27/06 and complained of shoulder pain. He said it had been hurting since 9/25/06. *Muscular injury left scapular. *Restricted duty.
09/21/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was chiseling a stone when his hammer missed. The chisel and his finger got pinched between the chisel and stone. Distal left 4th finger crush injury, restricted duty.
09/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee had his finger under a stone and a co-worker moved the stone when he was not ready. Skin tear, left index finger, restricted duty.
08/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee was adjusting a stone on a pallet when the stone beneath it broke. The top stone then fell and smashed his finger. *Finger fracture and restricted duty.
08/24/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee felt a twinge of discomfort in his back at work on 8/24/06. On 8/28/06 he had severe back pain and left work. His back had also hurt over the weekend while doing housework. Employee was unsur...
08/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was rotating the skid plates on his bucket when the skid plate fell, landing on the top of his left foot.
08/08/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 100d restricted Employee was driving the loader and his legs became numb.
07/27/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was hammering & chiseling and began to feel pain in his right forearm. *Employee did not report injury until 7/31/06. Restricted Duty - overuse syndrome - right forearm*
07/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted Employee was pushing & pulling stone through the splitter and he began to feel pain in the back of his left shoulder.
07/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 40d restricted Employee said his back was sore when he came to work. Later he was working on a saw hose and wrenched his back. He then started having back spasms.
06/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was off loading the texas machine another employee put a stone on the return conveyor, which landed on top of another stone causing a chip to break off & hit E in the face. Chin laceration re...
06/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was pushing a large stone on the feed table into the splitter head and felt pain on the left side of his abdominal area. Abdominal wall muscle strain. Restricted duty.
05/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 69d restricted Employee was lifting stone onto a pallet and the stone broke in half, falling onto his left leg. * Left thigh hematoma & left knee effusion. * Restricted duty.
04/19/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Employee's right wrist has been hurting for the last month so he went to the doctor. Tendonitus of the right wrist. Restricted duty.
04/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 1d lost, 36d restricted EE was positioning a stone on the bottom teeth of the splitter. The scrap tray popped up and pinched his left pinkie finger between the tray and the stone. *Partial amputation of left small fingertip...
03/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP STONE TO PUT ON PALLET. STONE SLIPPED & STRUCK EE'S THUMB. POSSIBLE FRACTURE. SPLINT.
03/25/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was sawing a stone and felt something fly under his glasses and into his eye.
03/22/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was driving a bobcat and hit a bump, which shook him around causing him to pull a muscle in his neck.
03/06/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE WALKWAY BY THE TRAILER AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE. HE FELL ONTO HIS BACK AND LANDED ON HIS LUNCHBOX. L. RIB #10 CONTUSION, L. LOW LUMBAR STRAIN/SPRAIN. RESTRICTED DUTY & PR...
02/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WRAPPING A FINISHED PALLET WHEN A STONE FELL OFF AND STRUCK HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. RESTRICTED DUTY.
02/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was walking back to his work area out in the quarry and slipped and fell on a patch of ice. Sacral contusion and restricted duty.
02/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE pulled a stone off the conveyor and onto the table. He then felt a sharp pain in the middle of his lower back. Lowback strain Restricted duty.
01/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Employee was moving a stone on the infeed roller and the stone shifted and pinched his finger between two large stones
01/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 15d restricted EE was flipping a stone and his middle finger got pinched between the stone and the steel mesh. Right middle finger fractured. EE is off work.
01/05/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING HIS CHISEL & THE HAMMER SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS WRIST. TENOSYNOVITIS ON RIGHT DISTAL FOREARM. RESTRICTED DUTY.
01/05/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER STARTED HURTING FROM PULLING DOWN ON THE SAW TO SAW STONES.
01/04/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CHISELING A STONE AND A PIECE FLEW UNDERNEATH HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. *PRESCRIBED MEDICATION.
01/04/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STONE ON A SAW. THE BLADE DID NOT RETRACT HIGH ENOUGH & HE BUMPED HIS ARM AGAINST THE BLADE.
12/28/2005 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE TURNED OFF THE AIR ON THE COMPRESSOR AND THE CAP FLEW OFF FROM THE REMAINING PRESSURE AND HIT HIM NEAR THE EYE. RIGHT EYEBROW LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.
12/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A STONE WITH ICE ON IT AND THE STONE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE STOMACH. - BRUISED RECTUS MUSCLE - RESTRICTED DUTY.
12/15/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was driving a forklift and felt strain in his upper back - back strain - restricted duty.
12/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chizeling stone and a piece of stone flew and went under his safety glasses and hit him in the eye-right eye contusion-prescribed medication.
12/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PALLET AND IT FELL OUT OF HIS HANDS AND ONTO HIS LEG. TREATMENT: CONTINUOUS MEDICATION & DRESSING AT CLINIC. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 12-5-05 AND DID NOT SEEK MEDI...
11/28/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The jerking from driving a loader caused pain in employee's back. Back strain - restricted duty.
10/27/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was cutting stone on the splitter. He turned the feed rollers backwards to clear the stone, but it did not roll. He grabbed the back of the stone with his left hand and when it began to roll...
10/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 5d restricted Employee was picking up a stone and hurt right leg and lower back-lumbar strain. Employee did not seek treatment until 10-27-05
10/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 13d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STONE AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. MUSCLE STRAIN - RESTRICTED DUTY.
10/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING STONE AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN STONE AND PALLET. LACERATION OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING SPLINT.
09/23/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER & CHISEL ON STONE. A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE & EMBEDDED IN HIS NECK.
09/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 110d restricted EE WAS TAKING A PIECE OF STONE OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND THE STONE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT WRIST. EE DIDN'T REPORT INJURY-SAID IT WAS A CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS INJURY RESTRICTED DUTY
09/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS LIFTING STONE TO PUT ON PALLET. MILD LOWER BACK PAIN. RESTRICTED DUTY.
08/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was aligning pully on large saw. He placed his finger between two weldments. He felt something sharp then jerked his finger out. Cut middle finger requiring sutures.
08/24/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walked behind another employee who was hammering a stone. The hammer hit the employee in the mouth.