Dixie Lee Quarry — Accidents
Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/20/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 52d lost | Employee was accessing conveyor to clear rocks from the belt and slipped and landed on catwalk on EE's left shoulder and hip. EE was utilizing fall protection at the time of the incident. |
| 12/04/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee reported to supervisor on 1/4/2025 that employee allegedly hurt wrist on 12/4/2024, approximately one month prior, during a maintenance project while using a hammer. Employee sought medical t... |
| 11/14/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee reported that they were removing rocks from a catwalk in November and later alleged soreness in their left hamstring. Employee thought they would be fine, but approximately a month later, was... |
| 08/26/2024 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee pulled away from office in service truck and was struck in passenger door by customer truck. On 12/12/2024, employee sought medical attention where management became aware EE was given physic... |
| 03/21/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cutting a water hose toward the barbed end of the nozzle when the knife slipped and cut the top of EE's left hand between the thumb and index finger. |
| 01/04/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 71d lost, 24d restricted | Employee was in the process of reinstalling a roller frame on a dozer. As the employee was sliding the frame back on the dozer a bogie slid and fell onto the employee's left hand. |
| 07/27/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 38d lost, 91d restricted | Dozer became stuck in wet material. After employee hooked cable to dozer ee turned and stepped away to go back to operator's cab ee felt a pop and sharp pain to the front side of right knee. |
| 01/04/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 18d lost, 291d restricted | Employee was climbing up ladder on 773 Haul Truck and felt a pop in right knee. Employee asked to seek medical treatment on 02/07/18 and was diagnosed with a strain. |
| 12/19/2016 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 18d lost | 3rd Part Contractor working on roof and fell. Contractor has applied for ID, but has not received it yet |
| 03/07/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 194d restricted | Tire contractor was raising tailgate on service truck when Vulcan employee attempted to assist and right thumb was caught in tailgate hinge |
| 01/15/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 106d restricted | Injured employee was climbing up the steps of the crane ladder when his lower leg popped. |
| 02/28/2011 | INUNDATION | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | A precautionary immediate report was made because of the potential for the inundation of water into the pit. A creek adjacent to the pit overflowed during a significant rain event resulting in water o... |
| 08/06/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 62d lost, 15d restricted | Injured employee stepped out of service truck and injured employee was struck by the passenger side door causing a contusion to the right knee. |
| 07/17/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 43d restricted | Injured employee had the deck washed off and was removing a 990 shank and tooth loader from the platform when he lost his grip and dropped shank and tooth loader on his right foot. Resulted in a contu... |
| 09/21/2006 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | None | The employee was sitting on the service truck with another employee discussing service issues on the plant. The injured employee started having symptoms of a heart attack. The co-worker transported hi... |
| 07/08/2005 | OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 5d restricted | Employee was laying out cast boosters and began to feel a skin irritation. As day progressed, hands swelled and fingers began to blister. |
| 06/19/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 217d lost | CRANE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF MOVING CRANE OR INCLINE JUMPED FROM CRANE ONTO ROCKS. |
| 05/23/2002 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 83d restricted | WAS DRILLING HOLES IN CONVEYOR SECTION WHEN DRILLBIT GOT BOUND IN HOLE, CAUSING DRILL MOTOR TO TWIST OUT OF HAND. DRILL HIT BACK OF HAND. |
| 05/17/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 57d restricted | WAS INSTALLING SHUT OFF VALVE IN SPRAY BAR, WAS STEPPING FROM CONVEYER ONTO CATWALK, WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON PULL CORD, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. |
| 03/26/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 26d restricted | LIFTING AND CARRYING REBAR ALL DAY CAUSED BACK STRAIN. |
| 03/25/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | EE WAS WALKING DOWN CATWALK WHEN HE TOUCHED THE HANDRAIL WITH HIS LT. HAND. THE HANDRAIL HAD JUST BEEN WELDED AND WAS HOT. THIS BURNED HIS LT. HAND. |
| 02/27/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 43d restricted | EE WAS ERECTING STEEL FOR FEEDER SUPPORT. HE WAS TRYING TO SET A KNEE BRACE UNDER AN I-BEAM BY HAND. HE TRIED TO HOLD IT WITH HIS SHOULDER AND BOLT IT UP AT THE SAME TIME. BY PUSHING ON THE KNEE BRACE... |
| 10/30/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 45d lost, 30d restricted | STEPPED OFF CEMENT FOUNDATION ONTO STEEL LAYING ON GROUND. THE STEEL SHIFTED. HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT AND LEFT HAND. |
| 10/15/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | SLIPPED ON STAKES LAYING ON GROUND, FELL AND PENCIL ROD WENT INTO LEFT THIGH, MINOR LACERATION. |