HIGHLAND PARK QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 25 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/09/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was tramming loader on ledge, loader slid and turned onto it's side. Employee suffered minor bruise to face and slight arm pain. EE was checked out at the local E.R. and released with minor i...
12/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost The employee was off loading stone from the conveyor side of the Hyd. breaker and stacking on a pallet. EE's left 3rd finger became trapped between two large stones. EE was taken to Velocity Care and...
08/31/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost Employee was stepping over water line pipe in route to place EE's lock on the disconnect for the Blade saw. EE caught EE's foot on the pipe causing EE to fall forward and hit EE's knee on the ground,...
08/11/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 3d restricted Worker was stacking stone on pallet, stone slipped and crushed left ring finger tip between two stones. The finger tip was x-ray showing a fracture.
05/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stacking stone on a pallet a sharp piece broke off falling cutting the employee on left leg just below the knee. EE required 7 stitches at the local emergency room.
12/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost While employee was working discharge end of hydro split breaker, employee was putting stone on pallet when stone bounced back and caught right middle finger between stone and conveyor belt.
04/04/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost While palletizing stone the employee's finger was cut and broken when the stone the employee was moving slipped out of employee's grip causing the stone to pin employee's right pinky finger between th...
03/14/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While breaking stone on hydra split machine. A piece of stone broke off striking employee in EE's left leg (shin area) which cut EE's leg causing EE to go to ER and get 5 stitches.
06/27/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost While removing stone from conveyor belt the employees finger was caught between the two causing the tip of his right middle finger to fracture and require stitches.
09/13/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee was operating an air drill. He was trying to reposition it in the stone when he felt pain in his lower back. As he tried to move it caused pain down his left leg.
12/12/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was placing stone onto breaker from pallet. Stone fell from table & caught little finger between table & stone.
08/20/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost Employee was breaking rock at VPI & quarry. Rock dropped off of breaker, breaking ring finger on left hand. He also had 9 stitches in finger.
04/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee complained to co-worker on 5/7/12 that his shoulder hurt. Co-worker notified supervisor immediately. Employee claims that he strained his right shoulder sometime around 4/17/12 while pulling...
03/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was moving cut stone from cutting table to pallet. He smashed his hand between the rock he was moving and a rock that was already on the pallet.
12/09/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted EE WAS PULLING ROCK BACK ON CONVEYER AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ROCK HE WAS PULLING AND ANOTHER ROCK.
03/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROCK FROM BREAKER AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.
11/13/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WORKING FEED END OF HYDRAULIC BREAKER EMPLOYEE CAUGHT LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND CONVEYOR ROLLER. (CONVEYOR IS MANUAL).
12/18/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 12d restricted EE WHILE WORKING INSERT END OF NYD BREAKING MACHINE. WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE BREAK STONE. IN THE PROCESS HE WAS ROLLING A STONE UP TO BE SPLIT. IN DOING SO HE GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN STONE A...
11/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost WHILE CUTTING STONE EE WAS LIFTING STONE TO CUT AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE. HE THOUGHT HE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE BUT FOUND OUT HE HADA HERNIA.
03/26/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 79d restricted EMPLOYEE WHILE CUTTING STONE PICKED UP A SMALL STONE TO CUT AND TOOK A SHARP PAIN AND WENT NUMB ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
03/23/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost WHILE CUTTING STONE, EMPLOYEE LIFTED A ROCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
02/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WHILE LIFTING A LARGE STONE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
12/05/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EMPLOYEE WHILE PLUG DRILLING ROCK STEPPED OFF STONE TO PUT HOLES INSIDE OF ROCK, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF ROCK HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROUND ROCK CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
10/06/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost EE WAS TALKING TO BACKHOE OPERATOR & PUT HIS HAND ON BACK TIRE OF BACKHOE. THEN OPERATOR PULLED FORWARD NOT KNOWING EE'S HAND WAS STILL ON TIRE THIS RESULTED IN EE'S TWISTING ARM
06/21/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WHILE REACHING INTO HIS STOCKPILE OF STONE PULLED ONE ROCK AROUND TO TAKE IT TO HIS BANKER TO CUT, AND ANOTHER ROLLED DOWN AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM, PUT A CUT IN HIS ARM THAT REQ UIRED S...