Chilton Quarry — Accidents

Total: 420 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 6d restricted Employee was leaning over table to pick up a box of stone when she felt pain in her lower back. Lumbar strain.
08/17/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was stacking stones from conveyor belt on to pallet. Felt pain in his groin area - muscle strain - restricted duty. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 8/18/05.
08/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was putting stones into saw-overtime started feeling pain in his left shoulder. repetetive use injury-restricted duty Employee didn't report injury until 8-23-05.
08/10/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. NOTICED THE SEAT IN HIS LOADER WAS NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED. LUMBAR STRAIN EE DID NO SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 8/12/05
08/08/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was grinding & a piece of metal got in his eye. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 8/10/05.
07/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding stone with another employee on the forklift. The stone fell & hit employee. Abrasion & left shoulder strain.
07/28/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was using chop saw - felt pain in his right arm. Overuse injury - right arm.
07/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STONE & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK - LUMBAR STRAIN.
07/25/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a hammer and chisel to open a stone chisel broke & a piece of metal went into his arm. foreign body in arm.
07/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking stones out of a pile. There was a board with a nail in the pile. The nail poked the employee in the arm. Superficial puncture right wrist.
07/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee hit stone with elbow. Elbow contusion.
07/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was picking up stone & felt pain in back - back strain.
07/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was labeling boxes when he felt pain in his back - low back strain. Employee had previous back injury.
07/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE TRIED TO DISLODGE A STONE THAT WAS STOCK AT THE END OF DISCHARGE BELT AND CONVEYOR. CRUSH INJURY OF LEFT INDEX FINGER
06/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was maneuvering a large stone. The stone broke and fell on employee's hand. Right 5th finger laceration.
06/17/2005 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 45d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING BY HYDROSPLITTER. A STONE BROKE & FELL OFF CONVEYOR BELT ONTO HIS LT. FOOT. LEFT FOOT WAS FRACTURED.
06/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING STONES ON CONVEYOR BELT & A STONE FELL & HIT HIS HAND. LEFT THUMB FRACTURE.
06/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 21d restricted EMPLOYEE LIFTED ROCK TO STACK ON PALLET. WHEN HE TURNED, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. LEFT KNEE PAIN
06/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was lifting & pushing stone on conveyor belt when he felt pain in his lower back-lumbar strain *Employee did not seek medical attention until 6/28/05.
05/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 6d restricted Employee was lifting stones from the floor when he felt pain in the area of a previous hernia repair. Strain on surgical site.
05/09/2005 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 60d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A STONE ON A TABLE SAW. THE STONE TWISTED AND EMPLOYEE HAND CONTINUED INTO SAW BLADE. NEAR SEVERANCE OF EMPLOYEES 5TH DIGIT ON LEFT HAND.
05/02/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost, 15d restricted EMPLOYEE GRADUALLY BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HER RIGHT WRIST WHILE PERFORMING HER DUTIES, AS A DISPLAY BOARD MAKER. SHE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 05/03/05
04/18/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 9d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER & CHISEL TO CHISEL A STONE. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE CHISEL & EMBEDDED ITSELF DEEPLY INTO HIS LT. FOREARM.
03/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was changing the blade on his saw. His hand slipped off the wrench and hit the guard on the saw. Contusion to the right hand.
03/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE was removing a stone from the conveyer belt and placing it on a pallet when he felt a pain in the groin area. Epididymitis.
02/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee felt a pain in right lower back, while lifting a stone from the ground and placing it on a pallet.
02/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was lifting stone off floor when he felt pain in his back. He reported it but did not seek medical attention until 9/15/05.
02/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING/SAWING STONES. EE REPORTED THE PAIN TO SUPERVISOR ON 2/14/05.
01/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 32d restricted Employee slipped and fell on ice in the quarry while performing his regular duties of splitting stones. Diagnosis: broken r foot.
01/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 10d restricted Employee began experiencing pain in his chestwall and back. while performing his regular duties. diagnosis: lumbar strain/sprain and inguinal hernia.
12/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was putting stones onto the conveyor. His wrist hit a stone.
12/08/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was using a pry bar to tip a stone over. the stone fell back onto the employee's finger fractured left middle finger.
11/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING STONES ON CONVEYOR BELT. EE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE, LOWER BACK, EPIDIDYMITIS.
10/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING STONES FROM THE SAW TABLE. TWO STONES FELL ON HIS HANDS. CONTUSIONS MAINLY TO THE RIGHT HAND; SOME CONTUSIONS TO THE LEFT.
10/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING STONE ON CONVEYOR BELT. FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 STONES. FRACTURED RIGHT PINKY FINGER.
09/29/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was cutting a stone on the table saw. The stone slipped from his grasp & his hand continued into the blade. Laceration to left hand.
09/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost while lifting a large stone with another ee the injured employee, stumbled and the stone fell on his right leg causing a puncture wound.
09/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 27d restricted EMPLOYEE FLIPPED A STONE OVER AND IT FELL ON HIS FINGER, CRUSHING IT BETWEEN SAW TABLE AND STONE. CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
09/09/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost, 8d restricted Employee experienced pain in wrist and elbow after using hammer and chisel to break stones. Diagnosis: carpal tunnel syndrome.
09/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee lifting stone, twisted the wrong way and strained his back. Injury happened on 9-1-04, he sought treatment on 9-28-04. employee did not report injury until 9-30-04
09/09/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost, 8d restricted EMPLOYEE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN, NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN HER ARM AFTER CHISELING STONE WITH A HAMER AND CHISEL. DIAGNOSIS: CARPAL TUNNEL.
09/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was carrying a large stone that slipped from his grasp and landed on his ankle causing an abrasion and contusion.
09/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 6d restricted Employee was removing a stone from the conveyer. Another stone dropped onto the conveyer and onto his hand. Contusion to right hand.
08/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost The employee pushed a stone on to the conveyer rollers. A chain guard was knocked off and landed on his foot.
08/05/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STONE ON THE TABLE SAW. STONE MOVED & EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SAW. HE RECEIVED A 3CM LACERATION TO HIS RT. RING FINGER THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
07/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee began to experience pain, in her lower back while performing her regular job duties. diagnosis: displacement of disc-surgery performed.
07/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STONES FROM PALLET & PLACING THEM ON SAW TABLE TO BE CUT. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
07/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING LARGE STONES INTO THE HYDRA-SPLITTER TO BE CUT. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. DIANOSIS: RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN.
06/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A LARGE STONE ONTO SAW TO CUT. EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. DIAGNOSIS: LUMBAR STRAIN.
06/28/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 34d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT SLOTTING STATION. HE WENT BEHIND THE MACHINE TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO FELLOW EE'S. SLOTTING MACHINE CYCLED TO THE BACK & PINCHED EE BETWEEN THE MACHINE & A CONVEYOR. EE WAS ADMI...