Ewing Pit — Accidents
Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/09/2025 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | While working on Plant 3, using a Porta Power Ram EE bent over to make repairs and felt EE's lower back spasm and tighten |
| 10/02/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While using a Chisel the metal tip broke off and landed in EE's left arm causing a cut/bleeding and metal in EE's arm |
| 07/13/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 6d lost, 10d restricted | Employee was walking with a water hose spraying off a loader. Employee tripped on a rock and fell on the ground. |
| 06/23/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 30d lost | Using the skid-steer to clean up area around gravel crusher plant. EE stepped out and down from skid-steer and heard right knee pop. After working a few hours in pain, they went to clinic to be evalua... |
| 03/28/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 50d restricted | IE and another EE were changing the roller on the sand stacker on Plant 1 they turned the roller on it's side and the weight of it rolled and pulled IE's gloved hand cutting/smashing EE's left pinky f... |
| 07/12/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 38d lost, 32d restricted | Employee was shoveling out the tunnel and tripped on an uneven surface, falling to their knees. Right knee hurt so they went to the doctor. Light duty restriction for one week and follow up on 07/18,... |
| 09/12/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 325d lost | While working on a tail pulley (large, heavy, metal part) the pulley rolled off of a sawhorse and employee reached to catch it. Employee's back was hurt while catching/holding/lifting the part. |
| 08/07/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 93d lost | Employee was helping to lift a steel plate from a screen plant, EE turned and twisted right knee and it popped. |
| 11/08/2016 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 97d lost | While doing routine maintenance on Plant 8, EE stepped off the railing and left knee popped. At the end of EE's shift EE went to the doctor and they said it was dislocated. |
| 03/07/2016 | POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 1d lost, 1d restricted | Employee was welding on a metal tank (over a 2 day span) with a rubber & paint coating. While welding, EE inhaled toxic fumes and had trouble breathing & flu like symptoms. On 3/10/16 EE went to Everg... |
| 03/07/2016 | POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 4d lost, 3d restricted | Employee was welding on a metal tank (over a 3 day period) with a rubber & painted coating. While welding EE inhaled toxic fumes and had trouble breathing & flu like symptoms. On 3-10-16 EE went to th... |
| 07/10/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While running plant 2 a rock got caught in the bin - ee pulled the rock out and another rock fell down smashing his hand. Went to the doctor on 7/15/13 x-rays - broken bone in tight hand - referred to... |
| 11/26/2012 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 146d restricted | While EE was hammering on a cylinder, that another IEE was holding, a piece of metal flew off getting lodged into EE's left forearm and wrist. |
| 10/07/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While doing routine maintenance on plant 3/crusher sand belts; they pulled a bolt from the motor causing it to fall and hit ee in the head and face. |
| 07/10/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES | None | Accident happened on an insolated section of the property (hill) being used on Sunday for a recreational event. All other property, plants and equipment was closed off to the public and competitors. T... |
| 10/31/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 33d lost, 30d restricted | Two ee's were repairing the grizzly. They were replacing a piece of iron railing which was strapped & chained to the loader. As co-worker operated the loader, IE was guiding him with hand signals. The... |
| 04/02/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | EE was moving an oxygen tank with the JCB mine excavator bucket into the back of the welding truck and smashed his hand in between the bucket and the oxygen tank. He went to the local clinic and they... |
| 10/26/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 159d lost | While getting out of the loader, EE slipped on the ladder and grabbed the hand rails to stop from falling and pulled or strained a muscle in his shoulder. |
| 11/23/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 104d lost | WHILE GETTING ONTO GRADER, EE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE GRADER LADDER TO THE GROUND, BREAKING HIS FOOT |
| 02/28/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 17d lost | WAS HELPING TO INSTALL FORK ON LOADER BUCKET. |