Downingtown Quarry — Accidents
Total: 67 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19/2026 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Miner exited work truck to begin drilling. Slipped and fell on ice/snow following snowfall. |
| 07/07/2025 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 10d restricted | Employee was moving a section of 12"" hose with the telehandler. They attempted to extend the boom out to place it down while on an uneven surface. The outriggers were not extended and the vehicle rol... |
| 03/11/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was repositioning PPE when a small piece of metal went into right eye. After flushing eye, employee received medical treatment for a scratch to cornea. |
| 02/29/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 52d restricted | Employee was erecting steel and placed hand in pinch point causing a laceration to the tip of the left ring finger without damage to the fingernail requiring stitches. |
| 02/15/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 340d lost | Employee's right little finger was caught between digging bar and back plate resulting in a laceration requiring stitches and a fracture to the finger. |
| 11/16/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 21d restricted | Employees hand was pinched between a metal plate and the magnet on C6 Conveyor. |
| 05/24/2023 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 4d restricted | Felt a pop in knee while exiting rear of straight truck |
| 05/22/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was tying rebar mat on the ground and tripped. Employee got laceration to right arm from falling on end of rebar. |
| 10/12/2022 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 41d restricted | Employee was operating a Haul Truck when the truck bounced, causing injury to employee's back. |
| 08/20/2022 | ELECTRICAL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 115d lost | Tested voltage using wrong equipment creating an arc which burned employee. |
| 10/29/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | While cleaning material around the access hatch on C1 Conveyor the employee lifted the hatch and twisted their back. Employee felt pain in their back but did not report it to management until 11/1/202... |
| 09/17/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 36d restricted | Employee injured their left pinky finger while placing an outrigger support plate back on the crane. |
| 01/29/2021 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee using a pedestal grinder in shop when EE's right thumb contacted the grinding wheel. Employee was treated at hospital and released. |
| 06/04/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 10d restricted | Employee was cleaning between Screen 6 & 7 when employee attempted to move a metal plate on the ground. Employee felt a pop in their groin. Employee was taken to clinic for evaluation. |
| 06/02/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 74d restricted | Employee attempted to remove a stuck safety chain on a crane block. The workers finger got caught in the block and resulted in a injury to EE's left hand. |
| 04/27/2020 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 160d lost, 123d restricted | Employee was welding on a metal strip which was caught in a feed chute of a crusher. The metal was cut free and sprung out hitting the employee and knocking the employee backwards. |
| 08/14/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 280d restricted | While pushing a piece of plywood employee felt pop in right shoulder. |
| 04/25/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 26d restricted | While placing lifting strap on pipe employee experienced a strain to lower back. |
| 01/23/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 60d restricted | Miner was working on bearing housing when they felt a pop in the lower back. |
| 08/01/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee received a slight bruise to EE's right leg while moving a metal plate on top of a crusher. |
| 03/08/2018 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 31d lost, 62d restricted | A hydraulic hose on the employee's service truck outrigger got caught. The employee reached in to free the hose. EE began to retract the outrigger to gain slack in the hose and did not realize that a... |
| 02/21/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 9d restricted | While adjusting crusher setting employee tripped over cable strung between crusher assembly and loader. Employee fell onto walkway causing contusion on left knee. |
| 11/08/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 26d restricted | Employee was attempting to rotate the rotor inside the primary crusher. EE said had heard a pop in back. It got stiff. |
| 11/07/2017 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was rushing out of the lunchroom to avoid clocking in late and struck head on the corner of the door, causing a laceration and bump. |
| 10/05/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was climbing up a berm to check water flow and a rock shifted causing employee to lose footing and fell forward with hand extended causing a laceration between pinky and ring finger. Required... |
| 01/12/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 353d lost, 104d restricted | EE was assisting on the repair of a broken water pipe under the secondary tower. After they were finished EE was walking under the tower and got foot caught in hoses causing EE to trip and fall resul... |
| 12/12/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | Employee was taking a conveyer pulley off a pallet. EE squatted and bent down to lift one end up and roll it off the pallet. As EE did EE twisted slightly causing EE to have pain in the lower left s... |
| 07/21/2016 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee was cleaning a spray nozzle on S-17 while standing on the catwalk alongside screen frame. Employee's foot slipped on the wet surface of the catwalk and wedged between the catwalk and screen... |
| 04/07/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While ee was priming the fuel pump at tank 1 EE put fuel into the priming tube of the pump. Started the pump and went up on the truck to see if it primed. It didn't act like it primed so EE went bac... |
| 09/21/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee was removing the drain plug on the transmission of a piece of mobile equipment. While performing this task the employee strained his left shoulder. |
| 07/13/2015 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | While employee was climbing the steps on a Caterpillar 777 Haul Truck the employee strained his lower back. |
| 04/28/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 47d restricted | Removing pipe flange from SP-5 rental pump, employee was holding flange so co-worker could get a bolt out when bolt came out flange fell to the ground pinching employee's left index finger between fal... |
| 11/10/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | Employee had picked up a drum of wire in order to place it on turn table. He lost his grip on it. When he tried to catch it, he felt a pull |
| 07/07/2014 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Occupational illness had a standard threshold shift in hearing evaluation of 26 decibels. |
| 05/14/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 18d lost, 28d restricted | While attempting to lift a cover plate to expose a broken hydraulic hose on a 980 Cat loader employee felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. He was treated for an abdomen strain & returned to restricted du... |
| 05/28/2011 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While the IW was inspecting a siphon line on a water pump an insect crawled up his shirt sleeve. The insect bit the IW on the shoulder. This incident was reported by the IW 3 days after it occurred.... |
| 04/20/2011 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The injured employee was removing a gear box from a stacking conveyor. As the IE was standing on the conveyor, the conveyor frame broke and the IE was struck in the right arm by a hand shovel that bec... |
| 04/20/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 75d lost, 14d restricted | IE was standing on a conveyor catwalk when the conveyor frame broke. Sudden drop of the conveyor caused the employee to fall. As employee was falling he grabbed the handrail and strained his shoulder... |
| 07/26/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 232d lost | Employee was assisting on blast crew as a driver & laborer. He was attempting to exit the rear of a straight van truck. He was using the rear door and door frame as hand holds & was reaching with foot... |
| 05/03/2010 | NONPOWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 5d lost, 15d restricted | EE was pushing a wheel barrel and was too close to an Ibeam. He bumped into it and hit his hand. |
| 03/01/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 16d lost, 7d restricted | Employee reported on 3-1-2010 he felt pain in right groin while assisting in lifting a steel plate..he did not request medical treament at the time of report. 12 days later he did seek medical treame... |
| 09/11/2009 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 40d lost | Employee is still complaining of pain in left thumb.....Went to the doctors again and this time put him on modified duty. |
| 08/07/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 30d lost | Trip over door jamb going into building. |
| 07/30/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was climbing down from conveyor head pulley chute and slipped off of a shaft for the flop gate. His leg scraped against the shaft as he fell and scraped his leg causing lacerations. |
| 01/19/2009 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Pain in the left thumb. Employee went to his own family doctor and then referred to the company's doctor. Doctor says it is trigger thumb from repeating motion by pulling on the handle to loader. |
| 11/10/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was getting off bobcat when his right foot got caught between the frame of the bobcat and frame of the bucket causing injured ee to fall striking his knee on the top of the bucket, which caus... |
| 08/21/2008 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Conveyor belt needed a small piece cut off of it. Employee had a utility knife, pulling it towards himself slipping off of belt & cutting himself. |
| 05/08/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 5d lost, 10d restricted | When working on a hose line under a haul truck, ee twisted his body while trying to reach a hose and pulled his lower back muscle. |
| 10/18/2007 | MACHINERY | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | EE was helping co-worker with welding a plate for shaker 2 & something went into employee's left eye causing pain. He then went to Occupational Health & they referred him to eye doctor. He has a scrat... |
| 05/10/2007 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 15d lost | EE was washing off a concrete pad with a high pressure water hose, when hose broke and struck EE in the leg, causing injury. |