Estero Quarry — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee stepped too close to a area where a employee was throwing pieces of a metal liner to the ground. The piece bounced on the floor 2 to 3 feet and landed on his foot above the steel toe. A spott...
10/02/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted EE was attempting to loosen a bolt on the screening tower with a rachet. The bolt slid out slightly and due to the downward force the EE was using, his left hand came down on the metal frame and his m...
05/08/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was attempting to climb onto an excavator. A rock on the ground was stepped on; rock gave away resulting in a sprain in lower right foot extremeties.
10/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was at meeting point of two conveyors splicing an electric cable; making a cut with a utility knife. Employee held cable with left hand and utility knife with right, during process of cuting...
03/04/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost While employee was servicing a loader, the hood locking mechanism came loose and started to fall. EE jumped from the loader to the ground, striking his left rib cage against a 55-gallon oil drum in th...
09/09/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT @ END OF SHIFT. AFTER COMPLETION OF REFUELING, HE REENTERED CAB TO TURN ON BOOM LIGHTS. WHEN EXITING, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON A ROCK. HE FR...
04/27/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 102d lost, 35d restricted CRUSHER CREW MOVING A CONVEYOR SECTION USING A TRACKHOE WITH A 2 PART SLING & HOOK ASSEMBLY. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE CONVEYOR SECION & SETTING IT ON THE GROUND THE HOOKS WERE REMOVED FROM THE CONVEYOR...
04/06/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHECKING TENSION ON DRIVE BELT FOR FIELD CONVEYOR WHEN MOTOR STARTED. PINCHED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY. LACEERATED INDEX FINGER. LOCK OUT/TAG OUT PROCEDURE WAS NOT USED.
12/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PLATE USED FOR BACKSTOP BROKE OFF INSIDE HOPPER. ROCK FELL OUT OF HOPPER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS IN MANLIFT GREASING BEARINGS BELOW. HE SUFFERED LACERATION & CONTUSION.
02/20/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHANGING ROLLER AND A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING WHEN IT INTO RIGHT EYE EE WAS WEAVING SAFTETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
01/07/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost VERY WINDY CONDITIONS-DIRT/DUST BLEW IN EYES. HE WAS CLEANING DIRT OFF OF A CONVEYOR WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE DIRT/DUST INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS NOT WEARING PROVIDED SAFETY GLASSES.
09/24/2001 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EE USED A CIGARRETIC LIGHTER TO INSPECT WATER LEVEL IN 12 VOLT BATTERY. BATTERY EXPLODED IN EE'S FACE. SAFETY GLASS WERE BEING.
08/13/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EE WAS WORKING IN MANLIFT BASKET. ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT OF BASKET AND SLIPPED OFF RAILING, FALL @4'.
06/08/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost EXITING CAB ON DRAGLINE & LOST FOOTING ON STEPS TO WALKWAY. LEFT ANKLE SWOLLEN & LEFT KNEE PAINFULL AFTER LEAVING WORK AT 1600 HRS