Glen Gardner Quarry — Accidents

Total: 26 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/11/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was working with another employee trying to remove a pin holding the hydraulic cylinder on a rock hammer. The employee requested to seek medical attention on August 6, 2025
08/14/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was drilling a hole through the frame of a hydraulic press to install a guard when the drill caught and spun causing the employees hand to spin and EE's index finger struck the metal bracket...
08/14/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 90d lost, 1d restricted Employee was raising the inspection door on the secondary crusher when it slipped out of their left hand slamming onto their right hand. Resulting in a laceration/fracture to their right ring and mid...
05/22/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost The employee was using a sledge hammer to put the pins in a bucket that they had just placed on an excavator and as EE swung the hammer EE heard a ""pop"" in EE's knee.
07/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 64d lost, 35d restricted EE was filling the DEF tank on the loader when EE got EE's left hand caught between the door and the counterweight on the rear of the loader
02/23/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was performing the maintenance at Glen Gardner Quarry. EE was shoveling under the sand screw. Shovel slipped and hand made contact with the sharp metal and resulted in a minor cut between the 2nd a...
05/06/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None while replacing tracks of an old excavator employee was working with colleague. while the affected employee was holding the roller in place, colleague was swinging the sledge hammer. during this proce...
12/19/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Freezing rain and Cold condition contributed to the incident. While walking toward pump to fuel unit in pit. Slipped due to freezing rain injuring left hand. Employee taking for treatment and was dia...
10/25/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While repairing damaged conveyor belt using utility knife, EE pulled utility knife into left knee. EE was take to the doctor office and received 3 stitches. EE returned to regular duty work same day.
08/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was disconnecting 4 inch coupling, as employee tried to pull it apart. The coupling struck employee in the mouth. chipping employee's tooth.
06/26/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 185d restricted Tripped while stepping over elevated power line. Strained tended in right arm around elbow.
05/04/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee clocked out at 3:30 pm and was in personal vehicle driving out of the facility. EE attempted to drive past the loader as it was backing and the loader hit EE's car. EE has pain in shoulder -...
04/05/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was cutting rubber belting to be used as conveyor skirting when the razor slipped off the rubber and cut his right thigh. The laceration was approximately 1.5 cm long.
10/10/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Trucker working for Vitell: trucker was trimming (knocking stones off side truck) his load slipped and fell 12 feet landing on his right side hitting his arm, leg and head on the ground which had ston...
08/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Area not used in Plant B. EE climbed onto the cat walk circumventing the blocked off stairway. EE of his own acord decided to clean the 3/8 flat converyor cat walk in this blocked off area. He stepped...
07/14/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was taking fan guard off a 988 loader using a 3/8"" rachet to unbolt it. The rachet became unlocked, right hand banged into a metal post on the loader. Over time the knuckle became swollen. Pain i...
04/25/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost EE was servicing the haul truck. He was climbing the ladder. He hit the inside bone next to the knee cap on the corner edge of the step on the ladder. No lacerations occurred at the time of the accide...
02/23/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None All day employees were rebuilding crusher of B plant. Using crane to lower chute back in place between the bypass chute & chute, employee on the crusher itself by the bypass chute was guiding the chut...
11/22/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Was stepping off WA700 Loader. Employee was coming down the ladder, he stepped on a rock & twisted his left ankle.
12/10/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PRIMARY CRUSHER CHUTE PLUGGED UP. RAN DOWNSTAIRS TO UNPLUG. IT WAS AN EMERGENCY SINCE NEW TRUCKS HOLD MORE STONE THAN CRUSHER CAN HANDLE. WHILE UNPLUGGING A ROCK FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE. BLOOD SPO T WAS I...
12/08/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS DRAINING OIL OUT OF OIL TANK ON PRIMARY CRUSHER. DRAIN LINE WAS PLUGGED, USING STICK TO UNPLUG CLOG CAME LOOSE AND FELL INTO OIL REFUSE BUCKET AND SPLASHED INTO RIGHT EYE.
07/17/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost AT APPROX 8:45 AM INDIVIDUAL WAS TRIMMING CONVEYOR BELTING FOR FLASHING WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED FROM THE BELT, CUT INTO HIS LEFT ARM CREATING A CUT APPROX 18-20 MM IN LENGT H BY 10...
01/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost HAND HIT TUNNEL BELT AND INJURED TENDONS.
12/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost WHILE LOCKING UP TRUCK FOR THE EVENING, HE SLIPPED & FELL ABOUT 4-15 FT TO THE GROUND. ANKLE FRACTURE TO SEE ANOTHER DR FOR BETTER RESULTS
10/30/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CLEANING CRUSHER FROM UNDERNEATH, A STONE FELL &HIT HIS EYE CAUSING A SLIGHT CUT TO HIS CORNEA. A STONE CHIP WAS ALSO REMOVED FROM HIS EYE.
10/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost WHILE LIFTING A CYLINDER HEAD ONTO A TRUCK ENGINE EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN/GROIN AREA