Emigsville Quarry — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/20/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driving haul truck out of bottom level when the truck started to lose traction and slip backwards. The driver lost control and the truck rolled backwards, impacting the high wall. The bed of the tru...
04/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Strained shoulder while lifting cribbing blocks onto back of crane.
04/25/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Exiting cab of quarry truck. Stepped on stone and rolled ankle.
04/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Plant operator slipped and fell against a guard after changing a screen, he was wearing a harness. The Operator fractured a rib.
12/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee complained of pain in elbow and required medical treatment. Employee is unsure exactly what happened other than he thinks he hit his elbow a couple of times recently while cleaning up around...
05/17/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was perfoming housekeeping operations around a guard shoveling material and caught his finger on the guard causing a laceration to his ring finger on his left hand.
04/01/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a cut-off saw to cut a piece of channel conveyor support. The saw kicked back and hit employee in the chin resulting in a laceration. The cut needed approximately 20 stitches
10/04/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted An employee stepped on a rock while walking on a catwalk next to the primary crusher. He twisted his knee and dislocated his kneecap. He was taken to the doctor for treatment.
11/16/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The area of the incident was at the exit area of the surge tunnel, no unsafe conditions led to the accident
06/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was picking up timbers (used for a crane's outrigger cribbing) and loading them onto the back of a truck. His right hand slipped while putting one of the timbers down causing him to drop the...