Fort Knox Quarry — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/24/2025 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On 6/26/2025, employee alleged to the plant manager that EE had passed out/lost consciousness while performing clean up in the plant two days prior. This alleged incident was not substantiated during...
02/23/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Euclid R40 haul truck caught fire after a hydraulic hose busted and sprayed onto the exhaust pipe causing a fire. It wasn't extinguished within 30 minutes. No one was injured in this fire
02/25/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was hammering a cutting edge back to make room for the tooth to be replaced when the metal chip broke off and went into the injured employees chin.
01/15/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was grinding on chute walls at the north finish screen. The employee was wearing proper safety equipment and thinks shield could have had cuttings on top and the wind blew the metal into his...
01/24/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SKIRT BOARD RUBBER USING A UTILITY KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
07/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted AFTER GETTING WELDING EQUIPMENT OUT OF TRUCK TOOL BOX, WAS GOING BACK AROUND REAR OF TRUCK AND RAN INTO OPEN TOOL BOX DOOR, CUTTING FACE ON RIGHT CHEEK, REQUIRING 3 INSIDE STITCHES & 11 OUTSIDE STITCH...
06/26/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While steam cleaning truck with hot water steam jenny, handle/nozzle got against employee's right leg, burning it above the ankle.
12/18/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted THE EE WAS USING A BOBCAT TO PERFORM CLEAN-UP AROUND THE LIME BIN, WHEN DUST BLEW BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EYE WAS FLUSHED BUT UPON RETURNING TO WORK AFTER THE WEEKEND, THE EYE...
02/24/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted AS THE EE WAS IGNITING A CUTTING TORCH, THE TIP WAS PLUGGED UP & ASIT LIT ON 2ND ATTEMPT, FLAMES CAME OUT AND BURNED THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND. (BURNED THRU GLOVES)
08/25/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 2' LONG 8X8 POST TO THE LOCATION WHERE HE WAS WORKING; THE POST WAS WET DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL IN THE AREA AND SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS. HE BROKE HIS FINGER WHEN HE TRIE D TO CAT...