Columbus Limestone Quarry — Accidents

Total: 33 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking from his loader to his personal vehicle when he slipped on some ice & snow and twisted his right ankle. No treatment was given at the time. On 1-28-11 employee said he was still h...
11/10/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was stepping out of the motor control building when he stepped down onto the catwalk. He lost balance and rolled his right ankle. Area was well lit; catwalk was clean with no obstructions.
02/13/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was working in a manlift basket when he descended to the ground and was walking away from the manlift, when he slipped in the ice and fell on his back. Injured his right wrist.
06/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing the worn ball joints on Cat truck #26.3010 (775D). He was using a ball joint separator and 5 pound sledge hammer. When he was driving the separator in, it came loose (the separa...
01/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was lifting, tugging & pulling on 6"" water lines, trying to connect them with dresser sleeves. He strained his lower back, ruptured a disc.
12/15/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was walking down the steps. As he was stepping down, he partially missed a step and rolled his right knee/ankle.
11/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was lifting a 5 gal bucket of oil, filling a vertical turbine motor. He said he felt a warm sensation in the groin area. The dr said that it is a muscle pull.
06/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was cutting out the hammer bolts to out Primary Impacter crusher (with oxy-acetylene torch). He was driving the bolts out with a b&O hammer or small sledge. He swung the hammer and felt a pul...
04/26/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost ee was driving a komatsu haul truck, hit a hole in the road and he was holding onto the grap bar and his weight on his left wrist caused a sprain.
10/18/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Driving a haul truck on the pit floor which is uneven, rocked the haul truck sideways and injured the driver's back (it started to hurt).
07/18/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was wiping down the inside of his loader. When he was cleaning aroung the air vents in the overhead A/C unit, his right hand came in contatct with the A/C fan. He was cut on his middle and ri...
03/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While removing the back plate on f-5 conveyor, the 3/4"" plate was unbolted. EE was working with another ee and together they pulled the plate from the bolts. the plate fell back and pinched left litt...
02/02/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON THE TRUCK WHEN HIS RT. FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND HIS LEG STRUCK THE STEP CUTTING HIS RT. LEG.
12/20/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost HE WAS STRIPPING MATERIAL FROM HIGHWALL AND IT HAD CONTAINED A POCKET THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE. THE MATERIAL SLID OFF AND UPSET THE TRACK-HOE AND SHOVED IT ABOUT 100 FT. VICTIM WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT A...
11/09/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ZIP TIES ON ANOTHER EE'S HARD HAT TO HELP SECURE HIS CUTTING GOGGLES. HE PUT ONE OF THE ZIP TIES ON AND USED A STANLEY POCKET KNIFE TO CUT OFF THE EXCESS ZIP TIE WHEN THE KNIFE CA...
07/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING F-8 CONVEYOR. EE STOPPED TO CHANGE THE CARTRIDGE, PLACED GREASE GUN ON CONVEYOR, OPENED NEW TUBE OF GREASE. WITH GREASE TAB IN HAND HE REACHED FOR FALLING GREASE GUN. AS HAND CLO...
02/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted 5' ELECTRIC HEATER WAS BEING MOVED THRU A LOW HEAD CLEARANCE AREA, NOT GIVING ENOUGH ROOM FOR PROPER LIFTING PROCEDURES.
10/10/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS USING A LONG HANDLED SCREWDRIVER TO PRY OUT A SEAL IN THE BOTTOM OF VSI CRUSHER. SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO HIT SIDE OF CRUSHER WALL WITH HIS RIGHT THUMB. THIS CAUSED THE EE S TH UMBNAIL...
05/02/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 293d lost EE WAS CHANGING TRANSMISSION FILTER ON TRUCK. FILTER CARTRIDGE WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT. EE WAS PULL-ING ON FILTER WITH WRENCH AND HURT HIS BACK. E.R. ROOM STATED HE HAD INFLAMMED, PULLED/TWISTED MUSCLES I...
01/21/2003 MACHINERY NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS GIVING SIGNALS TO THE PERSON RUNNING THE BOOM TRUCK. HE SIGNALED FOR HIM TO HOIST DOWN AND INSTEAD THE OPERATOR BOOMED DOWN. THE BOOM STRUCK A BANK OF OXYGEN AND HANDRAIL. THE HANDRAIL WHEN STR...
01/13/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted WALKING OUT OF THE 7' CRUSHER OIL SHANTY CARRYING 5 GAL OF FUEL GOING DOWN A SMALL RAMP OF MATERIAL, LOST FOOTING & TWISTED LEFT ANKLE & KNEE. WEATHER CONDITIONS: COLD IN THE 20'S, SUNNY SKY, NO SNOW...
12/17/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE & CO-WORKER WERE WORKING OUT OF THE MANLIFT BASKET. WHILE EMPLOYEE HELD A BEAM THE CO-WORKER WELDED IT IN PLACE. A SPARK FLEW FROM THE WELDING INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARIN G PRESC...
11/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted EE WAS OPERATING THE BOOM TRUCK. EE BENT DOWN TO CHAIN A SKIRT BOARD. RIGHT KNEE POPPED WHEN HE STOOD BACK UP.
09/27/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted RAIN HAD CAUSED HAUL ROAD DETERIORATION. THE RAIN ALSO CAUSED POOLING OF WATER IN THE LOADING AREA. THE HAUL TRUCKS HAVE DRAIN HOLES IN THEIR BEDS, SPEWING ADDITIONAL WATER ON THE ROAD. EE SAI D HIS N...
07/23/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted PULLING UP TO THE LOADER IN THE PIT TO GET LOADED & DID NOT SEE THE LARGE ROCK & RAN OVER IT WITH BACK TIRES OF THE HAUL TRUCK WHICH JARRED THE HAUL TRUCK & THE OPERATOR.
10/26/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AS EE WAS CUTTING, THE WIND HAD BLOWN HOT SLAG ONTO THE BACK OF HIS LEG, RESULTING IN BURN ON HIS CALF. HIGH WINDS AND BODY POSITION IN RELATION TO WIND DIRECTION.
10/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LEVEL CONCRETE LIFTING A 70LB. SPOOL OF WELDING WIRE UP TO CHEST HEIGHT(5FT). HE WOULD HAVE SET THE SPOOL DOWN ON A FLAT SURFACE, BUT THE SPOOL SLIPPED AND HE LOST HIS GRIP. T...
06/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE AND OTHER WERE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BUTTERFLY TO THE 2 CHUTE. EE WAS ON ONE SIDE AND OTHER WAS ON THE OTHER EAST WHEN THEY BOTH PUSHED TOGETHER THE BUTTERFLY MOVED QUICKLY AND EE S LEFT THU MB WAS...
05/31/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF A FLOOR MOUNTED ELECTRIC PANEL, WHEN THEN DRILL STARTED THROUGH THE STEEL THE BIT CAUGHT CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE DRILL MOTOR, HE JERKED AND S TRUCK H...
05/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS INSTALLING A TROUGHING ROWER ON THE TAKEOUT CONVEYOR, WORKING WITH ANOTHER PERSON. EACH PERSON WAS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR. EE PUSHED ON THE ROWER TRYING TO FORCE IT INTO PLACE. WHEN HE...
04/28/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TWO EMPLOYEES WERE GETTING READY TO COME DOWN INTHE MANLIFT FOR A BREAK. ONE WAS HOLDING ON TO THE HANDRAIL WITH BOTH HANDS. WHEN THE OTHER WENTTO MOVE THE MANLIFT TO THE RIGHT, HE WENT TO THE LEFT IN...
12/08/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING THE V BELTS OFF OF A CRUSHER WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. THE BLADE SLIPPED AFTER CUTTING THE BELT AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
06/29/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WALKING UP STEP ON CON #9 SLIPPED AND FELL ON LANDING. LANDING ON RIGHT HAND.