Coleman Rock Quarry — Accidents
Total: 32 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/02/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 85d restricted | Employee was doing quality control work and tweaked EE's knee. |
| 10/25/2024 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was removing handrailing from deconstructed conveyor. Employee was cutting support bolts from the top of the handrail using a torch. When the second bolt was cut, the handrail had stored ener... |
| 10/25/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 36d restricted | Employee was removing a rock that was lodged and the saddle came back and jammed EE's finger. The injury wasn't recordable until they found a fracture and put EE in a rigid brace on 11/19/24. |
| 05/03/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 50d lost, 5d restricted | Employee was jumping up and down on the bumper trying to release the trailer from the hitch and sprained EE's ankle |
| 05/01/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 33d restricted | EE was on EE's knees pushing the new screens into the bottom deck and EE's knee popped. |
| 04/30/2024 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 19d lost | EE was working on c3 tail pulley guard with the contractors. EE squatted down to put rubber guarding on the frame. When EE stood halfway up, EE's knee popped and EE dropped back down. |
| 04/18/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | Employee was swinging a sledgehammer and felt a pop in shoulder |
| 02/28/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 14d lost | Employee stepped off trailer onto uneven ground. Just had surgery on 12/1/24 |
| 01/02/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 30d lost | Was putting railroad ties on a trailer to set part of the jaw crusher on, EE miss placed EE's foot and step off the trailer. With doing so EE hit the ground and a railroad tie landed on the center of... |
| 09/29/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee cut leg with a knife and received stitches. |
| 05/05/2022 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 56d lost | Employee was operating a haul truck when EE drove through the berm and over the wall. MSHA and ODOM were called and are investigating. |
| 07/09/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a pry bar to open gates at the primary scalping screen when the bar slipped and smashed the right middle finger between the pry bar and the screening unit. |
| 09/26/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee smashed finger in a roll away chute at the scalping screen. |
| 07/27/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Employee thinks EE hurt back while working on the C-17. EE did not seek treatment until 7/28/17. |
| 10/09/2013 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | Employee jumped from the platform of a screen unit to the catwalk, hurting his back. |
| 07/19/2007 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | Employee got something in his eye while a welder was grinding on the crusher jaw. He began losing time 7-23-07. |
| 09/01/2006 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was working with other employees to replace a tail guard on a conveyor. The forks fell off the skid steer loader causing the guard to shift and hit employee's left hand. His middle finger o... |
| 07/20/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 116d lost, 83d restricted | EE was lossening the 7' cone crusher. He wrapped cable around the bowl and had the loader operator pull on the cable. He put the cable over a 2-inch pin. The bin pent, letting the cable come loose a... |
| 06/22/2006 | OTHER | INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES | None | Customer, EE, had a heart attack and passed away while on mine property. |
| 06/17/2005 | OTHER | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Apparent suicide by drowning. Per call by A.W. - Employee was driving water truck, parked truck & walked down to fresh water pond. |
| 07/19/2004 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was working with another employee to tighten the jaw crusher when the toggle plate came out and struck him in the head. He was wearing his hard hat and the band inside the hat cut his forehe... |
| 03/10/2004 | MACHINERY | NO VALUE FOUND | None | EE WAS CUTTING CHANNEL IRON FOR THE QUARRY CON- STRUCTION PROJECT. WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE IRON,IT BOUNCED UP IN THE AREA AND CAME BACK DOWN ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS FRACTURED . EE WAS O... |
| 09/22/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE TO REMOVE THE V- BELT GUARD ON THE 5/8"" CHIP CONVEYOR. THE GUARD SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY BUT STITCHES WERE REQU IRED. |
| 09/18/2003 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EE TO INSTALL A NEW WATER LINE AT THE 7' CONE CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT THE PIPE WHEN THE KNIFE CLOSED ON HIS FINGERS. |
| 03/12/2003 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON THE BUCKET OF A CATERPILLAR 990 LOADER. WHEN HE STRUCK A TOOTH WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER A PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK HIS STOMACHSTITCHES REQUIRED* |
| 08/12/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 6d lost | EE WAS HELPING TO BREAK ROCK IN THE JAW WHEN A ROCK CHIP GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. |
| 07/02/2002 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | EE WAS USING A TORCH TO DRY SAMPLES. HE TURNED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS. |
| 04/11/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 14d restricted | EE WAS STEMMING BLAS HOLES. HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE USING A BRASS HOOK TO RESONOTUNE FROM A HOLE. |
| 10/13/2000 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 30d lost | EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE. WHEN DONE, WENT TO PICK UP THE ROTARY HEAD WHICH CAME DOWN ON HIS BACK. COWORKER CAME TO HIS RESCUE AND RELEASED HIM FROM HIS TRAPPED POSITION. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HO SPITAL WH... |
| 09/21/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 107d lost | EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF LOADER AFTER CHECKING FILTER. THE STEP BROKE AND EE LANDED ON LEFT LEG & STRAINED KNEE. |
| 03/08/2000 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 47d lost | INJURED WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES TO LOAD A JAW DYE INTO A UNILOADER BUCKET. THE JAW DYE FELL OFF THE BLOCK IT WAS SITTING ON. THE DYE STRUCK HIM IN THE MIDSECTION AND PINNED HIM TO THE GROUND... |
| 01/14/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 15d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS OPERAING FEEDER HOUSE. HE TURNED TO STEP OFF A PLATFORM AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL MAY 30 2000. |