HOWES CAVE — Accidents

Total: 26 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/07/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable hearing loss in right ear.
09/11/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loosening a nut with a ratchet and socket, socket slipped off nut pinching right pinky finger between ratchet handle and the ground, lacerating finger.
05/12/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While exiting a Cat 765 rock truck, EE extended right arm causing a muscle strain to EE's right shoulder.
12/04/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting old belting with a utility knife, EE slipped and lacerated left thumb requiring 2 or 3 stitches.
02/20/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost While walking from car to punch in for the day EE slipped and fell on ice bruising rt shoulder and forehead.
11/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While assisting another EE in lifting a banding cart, EE felt pain in their back.
12/14/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE ran truck into berm
05/31/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE complained about a sore right elbow 2 days later after unplugging a crusher feeder.
11/05/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While nailing a splice template to a conveyor belt EE missed nail and struck his left thumb.
10/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While lifting heavy piece of steel EE felt pain in neck and right shoulder.
08/20/2015 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 1d lost While sorting large rock EE felt dizzy and shortness of breath. EMS was called for potential heart attack (EE has history). EE was released to full duty the following day.
07/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While repairing a spring on a truck a foreign object fell in EE's eye. He was wearing safety glasses. Went to ER for eye wash and exam. Returned immediately to work.
04/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning under a conveyor EE pinched finger between conveyor and walk behind bobcat.
06/03/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Profiling a face when rocks let loose from the face and fell, turned to run, fell scraping knees and jammed wrist.
05/25/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE was sorting stone in the pit with a loader, EE stopped and exited the loader, when stepping off loader EE stepped on a rock and rolled foot over causing a broken bone on the top of the arch of righ...
07/29/2011 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost While standing and talking with another employee, EE fainted
07/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing rocks from jaw crusher by hand EE felt pain in left wrist.
11/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE jammed finger into heater/fan to see if it was working, it was and fan chopped off the tip of EE's finger.
09/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While cutting conveyor belting with a utility knife the knife slipped cutting ee left thumb, required 2 stitches.
08/28/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost After checking the engine oil in the machine, EE walked along the tracks to enter the cab, EE then reached for the door, slipped off the tracks and fell to the ground causing multiple fractures to EE'...
06/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While hanging conduit for new conveyor EE hit elbow on one of the conduit hangers severly bruising elbow.
05/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving wood blocking in the shop EE got a sliver in left hand.
04/03/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While grinding metal, a foreign object got around safety glasses and into EE's eye.
05/19/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While grinding metal EE's left pinky finger got lacerated by grinding wheel.
04/01/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning up around plant a gust of wind picked up a piece of tin hitting ee in the lip causing a laceration.
11/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unloading steel, employee cut right pinky finger on a sharp edge.