Fayette County Quarry — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/27/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 146d lost Employee was retrieving scrap parts from the bed of a service truck. When the employee bent to pick up a part weighing approximately 10 pounds, suffered a lower back strain.
11/14/2023 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost Employee was in the process of lighting a cutting torch during routine maintenance activities. Seconds after lighting the torch, there was a loud noise nearby on the coiled hose reel. A rupture in the...
05/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Employee had a first aid case in Feb. 2022. Reported further aggravation of this and a pre-existing condition on May 17 2022. Medical evaluations in June 2022 revealed possible aggravation to pre-exis...
09/29/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting a cardboard tube used to keep debris out of the blast hole, but the tube was difficult to cut and slipping. Employee was using a safety knife with debris in it and it slipped...
09/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing with a 1 inch water hose equipped with a ball valve fitting at the end. During the process of cleaning, EE had laid the hose on the catwalk. Pulling the hose, the ball valve caugh...
08/19/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted While performing repairs to a conveyor drive coupling, the injured employee stepped onto a motor base, approximately 8-10 inches in height. Foot slipped off the ledge of the base, causing right ankle...
01/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 359d lost Employee was exiting parked personal vehicle in the employee parking lot when employee slipped on ice. The employee suffered a fracture to leg when employee fell on the ice. Employee had not yet repor...
11/20/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee sustained an injury when attempting to loosen material in a chute with a pry bar. The employee reported the event, but requested no medical attention until 1/10/2019. Clinic visits and follow...
11/25/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee stated he was stood on the side of the crusher and the canopy over the redundant air compressor which is 23 inches above the floor tightening a bolt. When completed the employee hopped off th...
03/20/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 322d lost Drill techs shirt sleeve got caught between rotating rod and chain sling being used to load rod on the drill. Individual sustained a broken elbow, cracked rib, cut on his forehead and abrasions to his...
04/29/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 291d restricted EE using a sledge hammer to remove pins from a cone crusher when he exper. pain in his shoulder. Injury not reported until late June. Investigation was made to determine if the claim was work related....
10/20/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 5d restricted Employee was changing teeth on a 990-H loader and struck one of the teeth with a sledge hammer in an attempt to loosen the tooth. This caused a piece of metal to dislodge from the tooth striking the e...
10/01/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lifted a section of 1 inch diameter metal pipe and slipped, which resulted in him injuring his lower back. He was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with a back strain. Treatment included t...
10/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was conducting an inspection of the wash screen prior to starting up the plant. While walking down the top deck of the inclined screen he slipped and fell, striking the side of his body agai...
09/19/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hammer to install a steel band to secure a hose to the heat exchanger. While attempting to tighten the band with the hammer the employee struck his left index finger. This resul...
01/13/2005 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Employee was washing off the crusher platform when a rock fell from the screen deck level and struck him in the back.
07/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Two employees were loading a new s rod on #2. Chain holding rod slipped and rod dropped and smashed one employee's left hand.
03/21/2000 ENTRAPMENT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OPERATOR WAS CLEANING OUT CRUSHER OPERATOR HAD INSPECTED AREA & LOCKED OUT CRUSHER BY STARTING MATERIAL WAS TRAPPED UP ABOVE IN FEED SHOOT & COULD NOT BE SEEN. MATERIAL FELL THRU SHOOT & TRAP PED OPER...