FALLING SPRINGS QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 23 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/11/2025 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE is believed to have received insect bites on 10/11/25. On 10/14/25, the EE sought treatment due to swelling, redness and itchiness at the bit site. EE received a steroid injection, prescription ant...
08/13/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drive motor belts broke on horizontal impact crusher. They wrapped around the shive. The first few belts were tough to cut. The second to last belt cut very easy because the last belt broke while cutt...
02/02/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing out from changing a screen in Tower 1. Employee was wearing gloves and PPE and caught a sharp piece of screen with their hand, cutting it through the glove.
09/07/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in Tower 1 moving screen 1. Cut their hand while in the act of moving screens from one side of floor to the other. Small cut.
09/28/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 93d restricted The employee was shoveling under a conveyor inside a tunnel. Lifting material onto belt with the same shove. On light duty. Cleared to drive EE's truck. Physical therapy. Employee hoped the injury wou...
01/03/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 76d lost, 10d restricted No one on site witnessed the accident. It is presumed that EE fell off the ladder of the 777D EE was driving at the end of the shift. EE remembers nothing from the fall or the events that took place a...
09/27/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Was walking on concrete and missed the step off and rolled right ankle. EE worked the rest of shift, no problems, was off 9/30/19 for personal day, came back 10/1/19. Sent to medical and put on light...
09/20/2019 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted While EE was carrying a section of handrail with another ironworker EE stepped over the end of a cart and stepped down on a piece of metal, which rolled causing EE's ankle to roll.
07/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee was changing wire screens. Lifting the screen into place strained arm and finger. The quarry management was not notified until 7/25/2019. The employee was hoping it would get better. Sent to...
01/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two EEs were taking a fuel tank off a pavement roller. There was pressure in the pump that sprayed when the line was taken off. Both EEs were wearing safety glasses. The EE did not notice irritation u...
10/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted The employee was filling a 777F with diesel fuel at the start of the shift. Strained right arm while doing so. The employee went back to full work hoping it would get better. We were informed on 10/5/...
07/12/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The EE was inside the man lift basket changing a grease line. The basket caught and slid off the steel frame causing a bouncing effect. Safety lanyard pulled EE back in basket. Bruised lip laceration,...
02/01/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The employee bent over to pick up a metal chute door in tower 1 of the screening plant. When the employee came to me ee looked to be in pain and was having trouble moving. Took employee to an urgent c...
08/25/2017 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Mine EE annual hearing test came back over the acceptable level of 25db on 8/9/17. EE was re-tested on 8/25/17 per the regulations and again was over the 25db level. EE continues EE's enrollment in th...
04/18/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Shoveling out the rock and grease accumulation around the bucket boom of a 992K and felt discomfort in forearm. Still had movement. Sent for examination. First doctor returned employee to work with no...
09/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 63d restricted Employee (EE) was discarding a conveyor idler when finger got caught in idler, pulling right arm/shoulder. EE reported injury but did not seek treatment. EE sought treatment on 10/2/2015 as shoulder...
08/13/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee (EE) visited clinic on this 8/13 with complaint of stiff/sore neck resulting from work performed on 8/10. On 8/10 EE was working on Primary Crusher removing, cleaning, and replacing wear pla...
08/10/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee (EE) was working inside primary crusher changing impact hammers. When witness struck the impact hammer with a sledge, a shard broke loose from the impact hammer and struck EE in the arm, lod...
07/03/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost The truck landed on its' right rear corner in the dumped material the truck then fell forward causing the left front corner of the cab to striking the rock wall and sloughed or rolled back to the posi...
09/04/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost WHILE PUSHING AN ELECTRIC WELDER UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, EMPLOYEE FELT A ""POP"" IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE TERRAIN WAS NOT UNEVEN OR OF A DANGEROUS SURFACE. HE HAD ASSISTANCE IN PUSHING WELDER.
07/16/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIN FROM THE TOOTH ADAPTOR BY DRIVING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE PIN A SMALL SLIVER CAME OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS KNEE.
06/17/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None THE RIGHT FRONT OUTRIGGER ON CRANE WAS BEING RETRACTED. EE'S RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN OUTRIGGER PAD AND TOP OF THE OUTRIGGER. THE OUTRIGGER CRUSHED THE EE'S LITTLE FINGER AND DAMAGED HIS RING FIN...
07/05/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE WAS LOADING CAPSTON AND STRIPPING INTO 100 TON TRUCKS WITH A CAT 992G WHEN HIS BUCKET TEETH HOOKED INTO A SEAM IN THE CAPSTONE. WHILE TRYING TO LIFT THE BUCKET, THE BACK OF THE MACHINE CAM E OFF TH...