Cumberland River Quarry — Accidents

Total: 33 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/28/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shoveling frozen material from under a conveyor belt. Employee went home and their back started hurting. Employee had a strained lower back muscle and was prescribed a steroid pack and...
02/20/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing snow and ice from a conveyor belt with a flat nosed shovel. While pushing the ice off the belt, the shovel caught on the belt and employee's body weight went forward. The woode...
12/19/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Visitor incident report. Visitor was walking when visitor tripped and hit head on the ground. Visitor was transported to the local hospital where visitor received stitches.
09/18/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a side wall bucket guard on a loader. The guard was stuck. EE used a 4lb hammer to dislodge it. When EE hit it a piece of metal chipped off and went into EE's leg. Removed in...
07/05/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dust got in the eye of the employee when they went to retrieve a wrench they dropped. The wrench fell onto a covered belt. Employee hit the cover and dust got into their face. No foreign bodies wer...
05/08/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Deckhand was moving a cable when a burr went through their leather glove and punctured left pinky. The burr had to be removed at the hospital. Antibiotic was prescribed and tetanus shot given. Retur...
09/13/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was up on Pc650 Excavator fueling it. EE missed a step with their foot and twisted leg and fell still on the excavator. Two workers had to help get EE off the excavator. EE injured left leg....
09/07/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 100d restricted Employee was picking up a 50 gal drum, used as a trash can, and dumping it into a dumpster. When EE went to lift the drum, EE hurt left arm. After medical evaluation EE had a torn left bicep tendon...
04/02/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a pin on a cylinder with a sledgehammer and grizzly bolt. Employee swung and missed the bolt used to drive the cylinder out and smashed right index finger requiring stitches.
07/30/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted Day Shift Quarry Manager was inspecting a self retracting life line when they experienced shoulder pain. After a period of diagnostic imaging, it was determined that they had a torn tendon in their s...
06/03/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None QC Tech noticed no rock coming off the belts at the Wash Plant. Went to investigate and noticed the plant operator trying to clean a chute that had backed up. The rod the operator was using to clean...
11/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping install a cutting edge on the motor grader. EE right hand index finger and ring finger was pinched between the cutting edge and the mold board. Stitches were required.
02/10/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pocket knife with EE's left hand to cut a piece of plastic. The knife slipped and cut EE's right index finger.
08/30/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was removing a rock from the walkway of loaded barge. Employee reached down with his left hand to slide the rock off when another rock that was resting on top of the rock he was trying to mo...
04/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 21d restricted Employee fell at work bruising his right knee on 4/14/14. On 5/29/14 employee went to the doctor to find that cellulites had set in his right leg. Employee was prescribed antibiotics to treat the il...
04/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting the tabs off of Polydeck screens. Employee went to move a ratchet form that was sitting on the stack of Polydeck panel. The knife slipped out of his right hand and cut his left...
02/23/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted It was partly cloudy. 50 degrees. Employee was wearing rubber boots.
11/18/2013 ELECTRICAL FATALITY Fatal Employee was working near an energized Soft Start Component. Started convulsing or having a seizure. Possible electrocution. Still unknown.
11/13/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was hooking up a trailer to his pickup. Miner felt no pain in his right arm while lowering the jack. Miner returned the trailer and unhooked the trailer. Miner felt no pain while unhooking th...
03/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was descending from the top of a metal conex, after securing the conex for transportation. Employee fell while descending, landing on the bed of the trailer.
01/18/2013 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee walking away from equipment when he felt a pop in his left ankle.
11/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted It was a cool sunny morning. Employee was walking up the stairs to operate plant when his knee popped.
08/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted sunny warm, mid 80's. Employee came in on day off to help replace eletric motor at plant.
07/29/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Deckhand was washing the M/V Super Stone when he stood up and hit his head on the A/C unit on the deck.
02/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Late afternoon, cloudy, misting rain.
08/26/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 145d restricted EE was walking from a loaded river barge to the stationary barge. EE slipped and fell on his left leg. EE sustained a broken fibula and tibia.
08/02/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee engaged a limit switch on a skid steer activating the bucket. The door of the skid steer was open and employee's finger was caught between the door and the bucket.
10/25/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Fell while cleaning a conveyer belt while using a hose to clean off the equipment. An employee had fed too much hose to claimant which threw him off balance. Claimant hit his head even though he had...
09/15/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing off a piece of equipment and fell about 3 feet. He caught himself with his right arm and sprained his right thumb.
08/16/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that as he was walking back to the plant, his ankle was sore and hard to walk on.
06/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 24d restricted Cleaning up around Jaw Crusher, where they use a fire hose to wash out from under the jaw. It cut a wash spot out and the employee stepped in the wash out spot about 4"" deep, in which the employee t...
10/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Taking a quick connect off grease barrel; had to pull down on it; felt back pop and told oiler who was on the other side of service truck
07/23/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Boom on loader freefell while operator hoisting loaded bucket to load haul truck; Operator jarred from impact of bucket hitting floor of pit.