Columbus Quarry LLC — Accidents
Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 2
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08/2025 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 3d lost | Employee worked almost all of the shift, they reported during the day they were experiencing minimal urination stating heat seemed to be affecting them. Employee was taken to the office, given cool wa... |
| 12/12/2024 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 17d restricted | loosening a bolt on the WA600, sharp edge on bolt caused laceration on left hand palm. Was wearing gloves. |
| 12/03/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 140d lost | after changing screens on the 7x pit side screendeck top deck screens, the employee stood up and said their back was hurting. Diagnosed with lumbar muscle strain, working modified duty, return to dr 1... |
| 09/05/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee was changing return rollers on C11. Employee lifted the belt to install the return roller and felt a sharp pain in neck and back. |
| 04/25/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | employee was standing on bumper of pickup truck getting tool out of bed of truck. When EE started to get off the bumper EE's boot got hooked between the truck and bumper and EE sprained EE's right ank... |
| 07/12/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a small hammer to hammer a pin in place. It appears a piece of rock broke off and struck the left upper arm of the employee, causing a laceration. |
| 04/25/2022 | OTHER | FATALITY | Fatal | Complicated seizure disorder (not work related) |
| 10/28/2021 | OTHER | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 27d lost, 30d restricted | EE was rolling out a torch line from EE's service truck and turned to pull some more line and twisted EE's right knee while turning back toward the truck. |
| 05/20/2020 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | used hammer to break metal band on pallet of rollers. hammer hit right index finger. Laceration to finger/sutures required |
| 05/10/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Changing screen on mid wash screen deck, belly crawling, felt pull in upper left side of back |
| 03/04/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 26d lost, 173d restricted | Employee was checking display lights at scale house, slipped, fell and hit shoulder on rock. Fracture, top, left shoulder |
| 10/23/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using water hose to wash underneath crusher, while bending over he felt a pain in his back. |
| 07/09/2014 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Driller was tubing drill hole when wind blew dust into his eye. He was wearing safety glasses. He went to quarry office and flushed eye out. Still felt irritated so he went to doctor the next day. No... |
| 02/19/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Two employees were removing return roller on C1. When the roller cleared the hangar brackets it slipped out of their hands striking the right middle finger of one employee's hands against the concret... |
| 07/02/2013 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 25d restricted | Employee was changing drill bit on power drill while it was plugged in. Employee accidentally hit power button and drill came on twisting right index finger, small cut to right thumb. Not wearing gl... |
| 10/17/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 62d restricted | Employee was lifting side of conveyor belt to push support wood over top of roller to install belt buckles and pulled his back muscle |
| 06/13/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 31d restricted | Chging out stationary jaw dye trying to remove wedge from crusher. Metal blocks welded over bolt holes of wedge to prevent bolts from coming out of wedge holes. Porto power placed on back end of bol... |
| 06/24/2007 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The plant maint crew reported to complete repairs on screen. As 1 EE was cutting loose a guard with a torch, another EE was wetting down the urethane screen media with a water hose, which is proper pr... |
| 12/06/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was hooking up 1000 gallon fuel tank to land leveler. Smashed his 5th finger, left hand and cut his ring finger. |
| 10/26/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 21d lost, 46d restricted | Stemming a boulder from a loader, when the loader moved the boulder, the boulder fell onto the right leg, fell & twisted right leg/knee. |
| 07/08/2005 | EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | FLYROCK FROM STRIPPING SHOT ""35-05"" CROSSED SMITH ROAD DAMAGING THE ROOF OF YANCEY BROS.BUILDING AND ALSO DAMAGING VEHICLES AT YANCEY & TERMINIX. NO PERSONAL INJURIES OCCURED. BOTH BUSINESS ARE ON C... |
| 04/25/2001 | POWERED HAULAGE | FATALITY | Fatal | EE WAS IN BIN AS MATERIAL WAS BEING DISCHARGED. |