Georgia Stone, Buckhorn Plant — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/12/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a hydraulic console on a crusher. As the crusher was shutting down the lid to the console fell as the employee was putting hand on the console. The lid hit the employee's han...
06/27/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The silo feeding the 68 SBS crusher was bridged over the discharge feeder. After attempting to unclog the material with a sledge hammer on back of chute which didn't work. The employee unclogged the c...
02/06/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was assisting installing a conveyor belt. The belt got stuck and employee attached a belt clamp and cable jack to try to free the belt. While cranking down on the jack the clamp slipped from...
04/18/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding and received flash burn to eyes.
06/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 260d lost Two employee's were was setting a liner on a cone head. A telehandler was resting the liner on the head. As it did, the liner slid off of the cone and rolled on the ground pinching an employees leg...
10/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Taking old toggle seat out of the jaw plant to change it and it was heavier than expected. The seat got stuck, another employee wiggled it to get it loose and when it broke free it fell and the employ...
04/30/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a torch to cut a piece of metal off of a loader bucket when the metal struck his nose causing a laceration.
04/30/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a wrench to tighten a bolt on a Hitachi excavator and the wrench slipped off and hit him in the lip.
11/01/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a walk behind skid steer, cleaning material out from under conveyors at the screen tower. Went to turn around and stumbled, which caused him to fall and land on a water valve assemb...
09/16/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning around plant with a small hand controlled compact mini-loader (Dingo) and backed it into his right leg bruising his foot and ankle.
03/29/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted Employee was installing screens on pep screen. Two other employees were told by the employee installing the screens to hand it to him and release it. When the two employees released the screen, the...
09/22/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a 1-1/2"" impact wrench, his hand slipped on the wrench and the locking pin punctured his right hand with a small puncture between fingers.
06/17/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Plant operator was cutting a piece of skirt board rubber with a knife. The knife came out of the rubber and cut his thumb. Knife sliced the top of his thumb requiring minor surgery to repair the tend...
12/01/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 12d restricted Primary operator was greasing Jaw crusher. Mechanic was working on rock breaker. He did not realize that the breaker was under hydraulic pressure or that he was below greasing. He was checking a lea...