Dillsboro Quarry — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/06/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling wire through conduit and injured right shoulder and bicep. The injury on May 6, and employee reported it but did not get it checked until May 15, and they sent them for Xrays and...
04/18/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loading the presplit and accord, cut the accord to tie, hand slipped, cut left shin.
02/15/2018 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 59d lost Employee became dizzy on the job, transported to the hospital.
03/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had just cleaned out from under tailgate of stockpile truck. Employee started to step up on a concrete platform and placed his right hand on tailgate gate latch. It closed pinching right hand...
07/31/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning up the tunnel area when a rock fell off the belt. He was using a garden hoe and the rock hit the hoe handle which struck him under the lip/mouth.
09/08/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 28d restricted Employee was trying to give a report to the operator of a D8 dozer when he was struck by the dozer on the left lower side of the blade. Fracture to both legs.
05/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost EE was greasing bobcat bucket pins. He released the couplings holding the bucket & bucket fell on left ankle.
01/30/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER ON THE CRUSHER RUN BIN AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
08/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM CRUSHER; PICKING UP A ROCK AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.
02/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE HAD BEEN SHOVELING USING A HAND TOOL.