HIGHLAND PIT — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/28/2026 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was struck by a rock
08/05/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was Hammering a head pulley bearing Gear box on west screen feed, when a small sliver piece of metal broke off and lodged into the right side of EE's chin.
10/23/2021 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was exiting surge tunnel and took off hard hat to scratch head and while turning, struck a piece of metal located above, causing a small laceration requiring 4 stitches to close.
08/21/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 141d restricted Employee was dismounting a conveyor frame and stepped onto a rock twisting EE's ankle.
08/15/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was using a 5# sledge hammer to pound on a steel pin and a shard of steel came off the pin striking the employee in the stomach.
06/08/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting conveyor belt with razor knife. The employee was cutting the belt perpendicular to himself and as the employee was cutting the belt, the knife slipped while applying pressure. Pun...
02/09/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was forming urethane flashing for a belt conveyor with a hand grinder and started not feeling very good during the task. It was thought the employee may have been feeling ill from some of th...
12/13/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None One of our employees approached a vehicle that was parked just inside our entrance, he found an unknown female (trespasser) that had committed suicide with a handgun inside of her vehicle. She had dro...
08/08/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 21d restricted Scooping up rip rap on unstable and unleveled ground, caused loader to move side to side, causing it to injure his back. Did not inform Supervisor about injury until 8-15-12.
08/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was moving fence posts. While pounding a post in the ground. The post pounder came off the top of the post, the miner fell back and the pounder hit him on the top of his head.
03/13/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing a screen and pounding it into place, he smashed his thumb between hammer and screen.
11/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE leaned on the hand rail of the dry plant. The rail broke and he fell about 4 feet into the hopper of the under belt. His hard hat came off and the rail hit him in the head.
04/16/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUTTING PLASTIC SCREEN, BLADE SLIPPED, CUT LEFT ARM (KNIFE). (DOCTOR CLOSED 5 SIMPLE SUTURES.)
10/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted ROCK FELL AND HIT HAND, DIAGNOSIS CONTUSION AND ABRASION TO RIGHT THUMB.