Gainesville Quarry — Accidents
Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2021 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was passing a power drill to another employee when EE accidentally pressed the trigger. This caused the drill to rotate, striking the employee's left ring finger, resulting in a fracture to t... |
| 08/27/2010 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | 5d lost | Employee arrived at the shop to clock in for his shift and was experiencing chest pain and other symptoms typically associated with a heart attack. The employee was transported by ambulance to NE GA... |
| 07/28/2010 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | 2d lost, 5d restricted | Employee came to office complaining of chest pain. 911 was called by a member of the office staff and the employee was transported via ambulance to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA... |
| 03/17/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 173d restricted | Employee was working on feeder in blending tunnel. After completing the repairs he stepped down off the conveyor and felt a pain in his right knee. He was taken for evaluation by company doctor who... |
| 01/23/2007 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 35d restricted | Employee complained of pain in both wrist, doctor said due to repetitve use of keyboard on computer. |
| 01/09/2007 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 138d restricted | The employee operates a rubber tired front end loader and his arms begin to hurt after operating it. It was diagnosed as a repetitive use injury. |
| 06/19/2006 | POWERED HAULAGE | INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES | 1d lost | Customer truck/trailing had backed up to the screenings stockpile to dump a full load of similar material. The dump trailer was at full extention and material hung in the upper portion of the bed and... |
| 05/15/2006 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 47d restricted | Loader operator was digging into plant area material stockpile. In doing so the rear end of the machine came off the ground. In bringing it back down to the ground it jarred his neck and strained it. |
| 04/08/2005 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 5d lost, 63d restricted | Employee (front end loader operator) who loads customer trucks was diagnosed and recieved surgical treatment for an ulnar nerve transposition (carpal tunnel surgery). |
| 03/21/2005 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee (haul truck driver) was diagnosed with a repetitive strain disorder (illness) of the right knee. Employee underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair the damage. |
| 01/08/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 60d lost, 61d restricted | Employee was clearing rock from the wash screen deck at the truck load out bins. While dismounting from screen deck, employee slippped and fell onto walkway. Employee sustained three fractured verte... |
| 09/24/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS MEASURING FOR WEAR PLATE C TWIN SAND SCREW WHEN HE WAS GETTING DOWN TO STRIKE HIS UPPER LIP INTO SAND SCREW. EE WAS WEARING ALL REQUIRED PPE PLUS SAFETY HARNESS. |