FEC QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 114 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/09/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 45d restricted Employee was greasing rollers on dragline with an air accuated grease gun. Hose developed pin hole & grease filled his glove and (L) thumb because of extreme pressure. Employee had surgery to remove...
05/25/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He walked down the first set of stairs from 992 G cab level to the ballast block level without any incident. He faced the engine compartment, held on to both handrails and using his right foot, took o...
02/27/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing down from the fines recovery dragline and when he stepped onto the ground from the ladder he twisted his right knee.
02/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a ladder on the 4600 dragline, used in the plant for cleaning sand, it slipped from his right hand, catching the tip of the left pinky finger, causing 2 cuts to either side of his fi...
10/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was walking by the plant shop towards his truck. He tripped and fell on his back against a steel sand tank screw that was placed in that area for fabrication.
08/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped and hit his face on a rock while trying to move a cable for the dragline after the hurricane.
08/21/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a bearing on the stedman with a portapower jack and while pushing off the bearing the ram popped out and hit him in the jaw area. NOTE: (Employee did not seek any treatment at t...
08/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was working near the primary feeder, when he slipped and felt a pain in his back.
07/26/2005 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was taking a survey point on the excavated material Pile on Lake 6 north.As he started to descend the pile, getting towards the bottom, a rock 10"" to 12"" in diameter rolled down the pil...
06/29/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving a cable tree when the chain used to move the tree slipped and pinched the employee's finger.
06/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was washing out the primary pan feeder in a kneeling position. When he finished the task, he raised up; hitting the top of his left shoulder, striking an I-beam.
04/26/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was walking up the stairs to his work site when he stepped on a rock and slipped down onto his knee causing a strain requiring physical therapy and medication as treatment.
04/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling power cable with a cable puller for the 7820 dragline, when the puller slipped off the cable, causing him to fall backwards, straining his shoulder.
03/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 89d restricted Employee was working on the anvil ring on the VSI crusher, when as the ring was being lowered, his left hand was caught between the ring and the inside edge of the crusher, causing lacerations to his...
03/07/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was walking towards his truck in the plant, when he stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle.
01/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing friction brake blocks on the 480W electric Dragline and got some type of dust in his eyes.
12/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was working in the dragline. He was climbing down the shoe ladder and lost his footing falling 4-5 feet to the ground. Landed on his feet, but felt a strain to his lower back. Working res...
12/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was changing a top deck screen on a shaker and while adjusting the position of the screen, he felt pain in his lower back.
11/16/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing plastic zip ties from computer cables and in doing so cut left wrist with knife.
10/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building a cement block wall. After a period of time, he noticed pain in his left wrist as he continued to place the cement blocks.* Became reportable 11/17/04 after follow-up visit to D...
10/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing out a box liner when the liner slipped and hit his (L) leg agove his ankle requiring stitches.
09/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Got dirt in eye while working inside Stedman crusher.
08/04/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 86d restricted Employee tripped over hose and strained his shoulder upon falling.
07/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was marking parts on a pallet in the warehouse, when he rose up to walk away and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
07/09/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 129d restricted Employee slipped and fell hitting his leg inside 480W Electric Dragline while changing hoist cable. (Note: Employee did not seek medical attention until 7/19/2004)
07/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A 20 LB BOX FROM A DELIVERY TRUCK AND WAS SETTING IT DOWN ON THE FLOOR OF THE WAREHOUSE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
06/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee strained his back while attempting to move an aggregate sample bucket stand closer to his vehicle. (Important Note) Employee sought treatment for injury on July 21st ,2004.
03/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PASSING METAL PLATE THROUGH SHAKER WHEN A SHARP EDGE CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT PALM WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
11/27/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS GRINDING ON A SIDE WALL HOLDING GRINDER OVER HIS HEAD IN FRONT OF HIM. HE HIT THE FRAME OF UPPER DECK CAUSING GRINDER TO JUMP, TWISTING HIS ARMS CAUSING GRINDER TO STRIKE HIS WRIST, LAC ERATING...
10/12/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MOVING HAMMERS IN THE STEDMAN WITH A PRY BAR WHEN THE HAMMER JUMPED OVER THE RAIL. EE GRABBED THE HAMMER TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING OFF THE TABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
08/15/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO ACCESS THE CAB OF THE 785 HAUL TRUCK WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HAND RAIL CAUSING A BACKWARDS FALL TO THE GROUND.
04/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CLEANING OUT ACCESS HOLE, PARTICLES FROM THE ENGINE HOSE WENT INTO THE EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE.
11/25/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE REMOVING A CYLINDER ON A P&H DRAG LINE A BOLT FLEW OUT AND HIT RIGHT CHEEK OF EE CAUSING LACERATION.
07/30/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BY THE SWING MOTOR ON THE 480 DRAGLINE, FRACTURING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
07/12/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted WHILE OPENING A VALVE UNDER MCC2, SLIGHT INCLING ONT HE WAY OF THE VALVE, COVERED WITH AN EE STEPPED ONT HE MUD SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BUTTOCK.
05/03/2002 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal DRIVER OF BULLDOZER WAS WORKING AT EDGE OF LAKE ""PADDING"" THE SLIP FACE FOR THE DRAGLINE USED BY RINKER, WHEN BULLDOZER FELL INTO LAKE RESULTING IN DEATH TO DRIVER.
04/09/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 77d restricted WHILE CLIMBING A BULLDOZER, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON RAILING INJURING RIGHT ARM.
03/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE DROPPED A PIPE WRENCH & IT FELL INTO A WATER CYCLONE PUMP WATER TANK, WHILE RETRIEVING THE WRENCH HE CUT HIS LEFT ARM WITH THE LIP OF THE DISCHARGE FLUME.
02/28/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
02/15/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HAMMERING METAL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.
02/13/2002 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal WHILE ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION AND WIRING OF AN ELECTRONIC GENERATOR, INSIDE OF A 7820 MARION DRAGLINE, A MECHANIC WAS POSITIONING AN OVERHEAD 10 TON HOIST WEIGHING ABOUT 1160 POUNDS TO LIFT THE...
02/13/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHILE TRYING TO MOVE A FALLEN OVERHEAD HOIST FROM A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO WAS FATALLY INJURED.
09/21/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WASHED THE ROLL CRUSHER AND REMOVED THE ROLL COVERS. AS HE STEPPED DOWN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING A J-BAR WITH HIS BACK.
09/14/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK HE HIT A POT HOLE AND HURT LOWER BACK.
09/11/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted WHILE A PASSENGER IN VEHICLE, DRIVER TRIED TO AVOID MATERIALS NEXT TO TRACK & HIT A STANDING TRAIN. HE FELT PAIN IN UPPER LEFT LEG & KNEE.
08/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE WAS UNLOADING EQUIP FROM FLATBED TRK. HE USEDTHE HANDLE GRIP ON THE TRUCK TO STEADY HIMSELF &TO PULL ON AS HE CLIMBED ONTO THE TRUCK BED. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT SLIP OR FALL WHILE CLIMBI NG BUT...
08/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost WHILE TRANSFERRING CASE OF D45 FROM ONE TRUCK TO ANOTHER I DROPPED A CASE AND SMASHED MY HAND AGAINST THE TAILGATE PINNING MY HAND UNDERNEATH.
06/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A CABLE WINCH.
04/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted SCREEN BECAME UNHOOKED FROM THE LATCH WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING IT AND HIT HIM ON THE HAIRLINE.
02/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted WHILE CLOSING RAILCAR DOOR WITH A LINING BAR EE FELT PAIN ON HIS BACK.