HOLSTON RIVER QUARRY INC — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was picking up to 2 - 2.5 gallons of DEF when EE stated EE twisted back causing pain.
06/29/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 10d restricted Removing a brass bushing off main shaft of crusher, bushing had oil on it. Another co-worker was helping lift bushing off but hand slipped causing bushing to fall and caught employee's fingers under b...
09/11/2018 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Customer came into Quarry to get load of stone. Driver backed truck up next to material, loader operator went to load truck, after they loaded truck they went to motion to driver that they were loaded...
09/21/2016 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal On 9/21/16, evidence suggests that the victim, an experienced mechanic, may have been attempting to remove or loosen the top drive power head, spindle cap on the drill machine to replace damaged seals...
05/25/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a light bulb in the control panel at our pug mill plant. The bulb broke causing a laceration to right index finger tip. Laceration required stitches.
03/08/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking when his ankle rolled over causing him to fall. He sprained his right thumb and had abrasion to his right palm. Doctor put splint on thumb. Doctor's excuse 2 days no work. We coul...
12/19/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS HOLDING A BAR ON A SPACER ON A CENTER PIN IN A 980 LOADER WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS TAPPING ON THE BAR TO DETERMINE HOW TIGHT THE SPACER WAS WHEN A CHIP OF METAL FLEW OFF THE SPACER AND WENT IN EMLO...
11/17/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost PLANT DOWN DOING MAINTENANCE AND CLEANUP. EE WAS AT JAW CRUSHER DOING CLEANUP ON THE JAW CRUSHER PLATFORM. HE WAS SITTING DOWN HITTING ROCKS WITH A HAMMER TO KNOCK THEM THRU THE PLATFORM. EE S TATES H...
09/10/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND PLANT WITH A SHOVEL. HE SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL INTO HANDLE OF SHOVEL. THE HANDLE HIT HIS RIBS FRACTURING TWO RIBS.
04/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 33d restricted EE WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BIT AND THREADS OF STEEL CAUSING THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TO BE DISLOCATED AT THE MIDDLE JOINT.
11/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 19d restricted EE WAS DRILLING HE WENT TO CHANGE DRILL STEEL WHEN HE PICKED UP STEEL HE FELT A POPPING IN LOWER BACK
05/02/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS INSIDE FEEDER WITH AN INPACT WRENCH. WRENCH STARTED TO FALL, EMPLOYEE WENT TO CATCH IT WHEN HE STEPPED AWKWARDLY AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
05/02/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAINTENANCE CREW CONSTRUCT CAT WALK AND HANDRAILS UNDER THE JAW FEEDER WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF THE CAT WALK AND FELL ABOUT 3 FT HITTING HIS SIDE CAUSING BRUISING.