Franklin Quarry — Accidents
Total: 27 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/27/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Employee was loading pallets on a telehandler and tripped and fell, cutting EE's right hand. |
| 03/06/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 32d restricted | Operator was walking and tripped on a rock on dry ground and tried to catch self with left hand and broke wrist. |
| 07/09/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 4d lost, 22d restricted | Employee was working on lifting spring bolts and hydraulic cylinders on 5 1/2 ft. crusher or moving toggle ends for hydraulic toggle. Sought medical treatment on 8/23/2024. Returned to work with no re... |
| 04/26/2023 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | OTR technician was repairing chains on a Loader. EE was cutting off a chain link and the cutting wheel shattered and a piece of the wheel struck the technician on the shoulder causing a laceration. |
| 01/15/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Wet, muddy. Worker had rubber liners over work boots. Buckle of liner got caught on pull rope for wire pull and tripped. Braced fall with left arm. Experienced soreness recently and wanted to get... |
| 07/19/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee was trying to lift a piece of plate metal into the bed of a service truck. The plate slipped, catching the employee's left little finger between the plate and the bumper, resulting in a broke... |
| 08/31/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 98d lost | Injured employee felt pain in EE's left shoulder as EE worked to maneuver the ansul rig hose over rock next to the left rib while loading and underground shot |
| 07/27/2016 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A piece of metal became embedded in the injured employee's right eye sometime after performing welding operations on the D9 dozer blade. It is believed the metal entered the eye when the employee wipe... |
| 11/25/2014 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | None | The employee had finished his shift and had parked his haul truck in the designated parking area. He was noticed by another employee sitting in the haul truck seat slumped over the steering wheel. The... |
| 06/18/2014 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | The injured employee alleged that he was stepping off the haul truck ladder and his left foot went into a washed out rut. He then stated that he felt a pain in his left knee. |
| 04/08/2014 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 62d lost | Injured employee was accessing the Komastu PC 270 trackhoe. He used his right foot on the crawler step and placed his left foot on top of the track. When he placed weight on his left foot, his left kn... |
| 12/02/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Miner was repairing CAT D-8R dozer at customer mine site. Jack stand slipped. Caused contusion to left index finger. Miner went to clinic for evaluation. Diagnosis was contusion. Miner was given splin... |
| 12/18/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 115d lost, 9d restricted | Injured employee was assisting another employee to change finger door on the chute. When the weight of the door began to slip the injured employee grabbed the door, and when he did he felt a twitch in... |
| 04/16/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured employee was removing the grating in order to access a turn buckle to make necessary adjustments, when the grating hung on adjacent beam. When the grating was freed the employee lost his balan... |
| 02/26/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 50d lost, 79d restricted | Employee was repairing the water line on the crusher when he slipped and grabbed the guard straining his back. |
| 10/29/2008 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | After hours, the small out building (Approximately 10 ft. X 15 ft.) caught fire and was extinguished by the local fire department. The cause of the fire is under investigation. |
| 11/27/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 93d restricted | The alleged injury occurred when the EE was installing a new cable for the quarry pump. The EE was pulling on the cable, when he felt a strain, resulting in a hernia. |
| 04/02/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 8d lost, 73d restricted | The injured employee was preparing to start washing platform and catwalks around finishing. When the employee was pulling wash hose, he felt a pain in his right arm. |
| 12/14/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | The injured EE and another EE were disassembling a platform in the plant. The injured EE was removing bolts and part of the platform fell, striking him on the right hand, resulting in six stitches. |
| 07/08/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | The injured employee was working with another employee putting belt clamps on a conveyor. The clamp slipped from the other employees grasp and caught the injured employees right hand resulting in a la... |
| 12/27/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 42d restricted | THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A SPREADER BAR TO THE MAIN HOOK ON A CRANE. HIS RIGHT HAND GLOVE CAUGHT UNDER THE CLEVIS AND HOOK, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE IN TWO PLACES ON HIS RIGHT THUMB. |
| 08/10/2004 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Alleged injury to right eye occured when ee attempted to sharpen drill bit with a hand grinder and foreign object entered eye. |
| 08/11/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 30d restricted | EE AND OTHER EE HAD A NUT FROM A CANE CRUSHER IN A BUCKET WASHING IT OFF. THE BUCKET WAS ON THE GROUND BUT AFTER SOME TIME IT LEVELED AND THE NUT SLIDE OUT THE BUCKET AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT. |
| 03/25/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | EE CHANGING TIRE ON DRILL, WRENCHED MUSCLE IN LEFT SIDE & SHOULDER. |
| 12/10/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | EE WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT. BIT WRENCH PLATE SLIPPED OUT AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT. |
| 09/08/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | THE EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF TUBING AND THE PIECE HE CUT OFF FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE HAND, CUTTING IT. |
| 04/15/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 20d restricted | EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON BOOM TRUCK AND AS HE STEPPED DOWN, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. |