Foreman Quarry & Plant — Accidents
Total: 227 accidents | Fatalities: 1
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/15/2015 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 26d restricted | Strained lower back cleaning ILC with pry bar |
| 01/10/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Lifting rail car vibrator, strained lower back. |
| 12/04/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Removing portion of air slide. Bruise/Contusion to right hand. |
| 11/03/2014 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 29d restricted | Employee guiding mixer unit slips down into tankers & agitates the load enabling pump out. Injury to right index, middle, ring & pointer finger. Smash with no broken bones. Faulty equipment design w/... |
| 09/20/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | burns on chest, nose, and lips |
| 08/20/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 42d restricted | Strain to lower back. |
| 07/15/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 33d restricted | Bruise or contusion to right knee. |
| 05/08/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | struck by object on left forearm |
| 05/04/2014 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 54d restricted | Miner slipped in mud and ""tweaked left knee"". Injury happened on 4 May 2014, but did not become MSHA reportable until 15 May 2014. |
| 04/09/2014 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 25d lost, 238d restricted | Ladder slipped and fell on buttocks. |
| 03/24/2014 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 216d restricted | Employee aggravated a previous injury to ankle through general day to day work activities such as walking, stair climbing etc.. Employee was placed on light duty as a result of the aggravated injury. |
| 03/20/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Miner was leaning over a piece of angle iron and injured ribs. |
| 03/06/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 79d restricted | Pain in neck. |
| 12/23/2013 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 26d restricted | Miner was carrying CKD valve motor and slipped on wet concrete. Same level fall and broke rib. |
| 10/21/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 19d restricted | Did not become MSHA reportable claim until 2/6/2014. This was originally just a first aid case. Employee strained shoulder while performing general duties as a maintenance employee. |
| 10/03/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Was using vacuum hose to remove debris from dome tunnel. Strained upper back pulling vacuum hose. |
| 09/27/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 28d restricted | Miner was removing bags in dust collector. Strained upper back and left shoulder. Did not become MSHA reportable until 10/7/13. |
| 06/25/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 265d restricted | Employee was lifting the cover off of a measuring port on top of a material silo in order to measure the level of the silo. The employee bent over to lift the cover and strained their lower left back. |
| 01/23/2013 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 56d restricted | Employee was using a pry bar in an attempt to prod limestone down to the crusher rollers. The pry bar hit a cavity in the material which allowed the pry bar to travel down and make contact with the ro... |
| 12/28/2012 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 124d restricted | Employee was coupling railcars. Concrete slab near where employee was working had become wet due to rain. The employee stepped onto the concrete slab with his right foot. Employee's right foot slipped... |
| 06/26/2012 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 175d restricted | Employee slipped while walking down an incline on 1/22/12 and strained his left knee. Employee logged this as a first aid at that time and continued work. Within the past couple of weeks the employee'... |
| 06/20/2012 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was carrying a 2'x 6' panform for outside silo #2 to the inside area to hoist up to the ring beam inside hopper. Employee stepped down on a rock and left foot twisted off the rock. |
| 06/07/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was rigging a bundle of rebar and he was guiding the cable with (R) hand to keep the load getting caught with hopper wall, Employee was grabbing the radio to signal employee on top to slow do... |
| 01/06/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was transferring cement from one silo to another. During the process the cone of the silo became clogged. The employee removed an access port on the cone in order to free material. When the a... |
| 12/27/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 71d restricted | EE shoveling clinker and transporting the clinker up an incline using a wheelbarrow. While working the EE strained his lower back. This incident was initially a first aid case. After a number of days... |
| 11/02/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 28d restricted | Employee was walking across maint. shop and slipped/tripped on cables strung across walkway. Employee's overextended his left ankle. This incident was initially a first aid. After a number of weeks th... |
| 09/27/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Lab employee with a history of hip problems including hip displacements was retrieving cement samples at the beginning of his shift. Employee stepped out of his vehicle, took a few steps and dropped h... |
| 07/11/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Dust accumulated between the bill of employee's hardhat and the lip of employee's faceshield. Employee looked up slightly and dust trickled down into employee's left eye. |
| 05/31/2011 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 210d restricted | Employee was operating long reach fork-lift. When exiting the fork-lift the employee stepped down to the ground with his left foot. When the employee stepped down he indicated that he stepped on a pie... |
| 10/27/2010 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The handle of an air lance pinched the webbing in between the employees middle and index finger on his right hand. The employee received 4 stitches in this area and was returned to work at full duty. |
| 10/26/2010 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 22d restricted | The employee was outside of a Terex Haul Truck when he reached back in the cab and activated the Engine Compartment Suppresion system for the truck. The employee then inhaled the dry chemical extingui... |
| 08/14/2010 | FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee was walking, when he looked up and had small amount (4 ounces) of kiln dust drop from the ceiling inside the kiln and go under his safety glasses, contacting his eyes. |
| 07/06/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | While walking to a work area of the new construction, the injured stepped into a washed out hole and he heard a pop and pain in his foot. He fractured the 4th metatarsal in his foot. Layed off 7/12/20... |
| 06/15/2010 | OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | The employee noticed a rash on his neck a week ago he contributed to cement dust. The employee asked for medical attention on 6-15-10 and was taken to seek medical attention where he was diagnosed wit... |
| 04/30/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While walking to his personal vehicle to go home the injured tripped as he stepped over safety fencing caught his foot and fell towards the ground hitting his shoulder on a large rock. The injured dis... |
| 02/04/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | The employee was walking between #2 and #3 Bucket Conveyors on a catwalk, when his right foot slipped on the wet catwalk, causing him to strike his right knee on the catwalk. Employee was taken for me... |
| 10/19/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was taking measurements so a roof piece could be installed. The ee was tied off and as he maneuvered his cheater/lanyard became hung a few feet behind him. The ee pulled on his lanyard to dislodge... |
| 10/12/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee was exiting a dozer in rainy conditions when his foot slipped causing the employee to strike his left knee on a dozer track. The employee did not request to seek medical attention until 1... |
| 09/26/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | Employee was laying brick and was driving brick in place with the rawhide missed brick and hit his thumb on left hand. |
| 08/28/2009 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | The employee was attempting to empty out a dust bin by having an electrician reverse the screw direction. The employee was standing 10' from the screw when the screw became compacted with dust causing... |
| 08/27/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was welding a piece of handrail. The employee finishd a weld and raised his welding hood to inspect the weld. The employee then felt a foriegn body in right eye. |
| 08/27/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 50d restricted | While standing on a frame inside a kiln, the employee ground off welds holding the frame to the side, causing the frame to slide. The employee fell with the frame and was struck by the frame. |
| 08/10/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was offloading steel plates from a forklift onto a float. The employee grabbed the first of the 2 plates and slid the plate off of the pallet and onto the float. This caused the 2nd plate to... |
| 07/21/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 40d restricted | Employee was inside of a connex box being used as a temporary office. As the employee was exiting the connex the employee stepped on the side of a piece of grating in the doorway being used to remove... |
| 07/10/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was tapping holes in order to finish a splice on an apron feeder belt. The employee was using a wrench to tap the holes and the wrench slipped and struck the employee in the mouth. |
| 06/07/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The injured employee had climbed 3.5' up a portable ladder, when the ladder slide over 1', causing him to fall the 3.5' to the ground below. The employee caught himself with his hand but his mouth str... |
| 04/13/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 42d restricted | The employee stepped backwards on to his right leg and felt a pop in his right knee on 4-13-09. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 6-30-09. Employee ended up having ortoscopic surgery on 8-... |
| 03/30/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 4d lost, 10d restricted | Employee was attempting to loosen a four inch drain line when the coupling he was unlatching fell and struck him in the right forearm. Employee was taken to the Hospital were he received stitches and... |
| 02/19/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was walking to his work area on the ground level. An ironworker overhead dropped a bolt that hit the injured EE on the left shoulder blade. EE was taken to the Dr & released to full duty. In March,... |
| 02/10/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee tying rebar on vertical wall which was 9 ft tall. Tied to top of wall with fall lanyard and below the top with positioning lanyard. Failed to reconnect positioning lanyard after repositioning... |