Hinkletown Quarry — Accidents
Total: 26 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/16/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | Coworker was changing a troughing idler on conveyor. As they were pulling it out, the idler dropped and their finger was pinched against the frame. Resulting in 5 stitches and restricted duty. |
| 12/11/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | EE was running a loader, loading a truck, when there was a sudden issue with the steering system, and it began jerking to the left and the right. EE was diagnosed with a neck strain. The loader was ta... |
| 03/06/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was attempting to remove a bolt and nut. The nut was welded to a bracket. While using an impact gun, the wrench slipped off the nut, causing the bracket to spin. This caused a cut to the left pinky... |
| 01/02/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 108d lost | The injured employee did not see the small pile of stone which caught their foot when turning to get tools from the service truck. |
| 08/22/2019 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 4d lost | High humidity and temps in the 90s caused the individual to become dizzy, short of breath, light headed, and have an irregular heart beat. |
| 08/28/2017 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 4d lost, 16d restricted | While hauling shot material to the stock area the operator hit a bump in the haul road and the seat bottomed out, causing a sharp pain in lower back. The employee did not seek medical attention until... |
| 08/29/2012 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | As the EE was tighting a plow bolt on a quarry loader his L hand came into contact with the bolt head and the impact wrench caused it to spin and lacerate his L palm. |
| 01/11/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | While EE was spraying out tunnel aggravated a shoulder injury. Left should sprain. |
| 03/29/2010 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 148d lost | breaking loose material with a bar and hammer the employee felt a sprain/strain in his left shoulder. |
| 02/28/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee lacerated the palm of his hand on the blade of a utility knife that he was using to cut rubber nosing for #3 screen. |
| 08/15/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While maneuvering to grease along the bottom of a front-end loader, the employee bumped the back of his head and then reacted by suddenly leaning forward, striking the front of his head against a cor... |
| 06/19/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 28d lost | Employee was carrying one end of a long rebar and started to lift the end above his head. As he did so, he took a step forward and slipped on the rebar mat he was standing on and pulled a muscle in h... |
| 02/10/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | As the employee pulled open the tailgate on his bin truck to dislodge a rock that was wedged, the tailgate suddenly closed shut and crushed his finger against the truck bed. |
| 02/03/2005 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The injured employee was assisting two others in manually removing and lowering a 250-pound primary crusher impact bar from waist level to a set of wooden blocks on the catwalk. When the injured empl... |
| 04/06/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The ee felt pain in his lower back while shoveling stone off of a conveyor belt that had stopped due to an accumulation of too much material. |
| 09/03/2003 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE GRINDING ON THE ALUMINUM DUMP BED OF A BIN TRUCK, A METAL PARTICLE GOT INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING ALL REQUIRED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING SAFETY GLASSES AND A FA... |
| 03/28/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 8d lost, 42d restricted | WHILE CLIMBING THE SIDE OF #5 CONVEYOR INSIDE #1 SCREEN TOWER TO LOOK INTO THE COLLECTOR HOPPER FOR A WEAR PLATE THAT CAME OFF OF THE CRUSHER, THE EE LOST HIS GRIP, FELL, AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. |
| 11/26/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 25d lost, 7d restricted | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF HIS LOADER, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF OF THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET TO THE QUARRY FLOOR BELOW. |
| 11/22/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | THE EE LOADED HIS BIN DUMP TRUCK WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THE TAILGATE WAS UNLATCHED. AFTER NOTICING THAT THE LOAD OF STONE WAS PREVENTING THE TAILGATE FROM COMPLETELY CLOSING HE REMOVED SOME BUIL DUP. WH... |
| 03/01/2002 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 81d lost | THE EE DEVELOPED CUMULATIVE SHOULDER PAIN AS A RESULT OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF A LOADER. THISOCCURRED AROUND 3/1/02, NO SPECIFIC TIME GIVEN. |
| 08/28/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 14d lost | WHILE CLIMBING UP INTO THE CAB OF THE DROPBALL, THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO THE TRACK, BREAKING SEVERAL RIBS. |
| 11/15/2000 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | THE EMPLOYEE POSITIONED HIS DUMP TRUCK UNDERNEATH A BIN AND APPLIED THE TROLLEY BROKE BEFORE OPENING THE TRUCK DOOR TO OPEN THE BIN. WHILE LEANING OUT OF THE CAB, HIS KNEE BUMPED THE TROLLEY B RAKE HA... |
| 10/17/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 20d lost | EE FELL HALFWAY DOWN AN UNUSUALLY STEEP STAIRWAY THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE METAL DETECTOR AT THE PRIMARY PLANT AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES. |
| 10/05/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 92d lost, 9d restricted | EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED DELAYED BACK PAIN AFTER SHOVELING STONE OFF #2 SCREEN. |
| 03/21/2000 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | DEBRIS ENTERED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE WHILE EMPTYING A SNAD BIN. THE DEBRIS WAS GENERATED AS AN EMPLOYEE WORKING ABOVE WAS BANGING ON THE SIDE OF THE BIN TO LOOSEN CLOGGED MATERIAL. |
| 02/02/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 66d lost, 64d restricted | EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE TRYING TO SLIDE A PIECE OF PLYWOOD BETWEEN A CONVEYOR BELT UNDER TENSION AND THE CONVEYOR TROUGH IDLERS IN ORDER TO LACE THE BELT TOGETHER. |