Kapaa Quarry And Mill — Accidents

Total: 144 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on the grating walkway on S-31, EE was positioned at the bottom of the walkway coiling up the welding lead when another worker began lowering the welding cable. The rope broke causing c...
04/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost EE was loading metal plates to repair a chute onto his welding truck when one of the metal plates fell onto his left pinky finger causing a deep laceration.
02/20/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was welding threaded studs from morning till lunch. After lunch he noticed numbness in his right leg from hip to foot and thought that his leg ""fell asleep"". He came into work the next day and...
01/14/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had the bed of his truck tilted up and hit the overpass with the corner of the dump. The jolt pushed his right arm back into his shoulder while steering the truck. EE felt a little discomfort but...
11/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While checking screens in the screen room in the tertiary, employee picked up an old rusted screen, whcih fell apart and landed on his right foot. The sharp rusted edge punctured his boot and into th...
09/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While helping the welders remove guard on the driver fan, EE removed the bolt and kicked the guard with his left foot to loosen it. As a result his big toenail hooked onto the safety shield guard in h...
09/21/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While approaching the H-3 underpass from Phase II in truck #1389, EE locked on his breaks when he noticed our service truck standing by to let him pass. When employee locked on his brakes it caused t...
09/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 10d restricted While stepping up on service truck to turn on valves, foot slipped and EE strained left hip and thigh area.
08/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 2d restricted The feeder plate from conveyor 1 fell and blocked up the bypass chute behind conveyor 2 and material started to back up. Employee went into the chute to push the feeder back onto the conveyor and in...
05/21/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While working with two other welders who were welding metal side skirts onto the primary feeder, EE alleged to have sustained possible flash burns.
05/02/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While climbing up the steps on the hydraulic drill (equipment 2041) to check the radiator water, EE alleged to have slipped on some oil film that was on the steps and fell back. EE landed on his feet...
04/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE WORKING ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE PRIMARY PLANT TO INSTALL A NEW TAIL PULLEY GUARD FOR C-1, EE NEEDED TO CLEAN THE TAIL SECTION OF THE MATERAIL THAT SPILLED OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN HE TURNED...
04/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 29d restricted AFTER PARKING THE JOHN DEERE EXCAVATOR IN AN AREA OF LOOSE GROUND TO SERVICE A HAMMER EQUIPMENT, HE ALLEGES TO HAVE STRAINED HIS LEFT FOOT WHILE STEPPING OFF THE MACHINE ONTO LOOSE GROUND
04/15/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 130d restricted While working with another employee to separate and park the tractor from the trailer using a forklift and chains. Employee began to pull on the chain to position the lift, when the chain got stuck an...
04/02/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While walking down from conveyor #3 catwalk, employee slipped on a water hose that was buried with material. In the process of breaking his fall, employee strained his lower back.
03/28/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a chisel and hammer to remove broken grease fitting from the rock buster hammer (equip# 2514) a foreign metal piece of material flew off and lodged into EE's left index finger.
03/26/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While tightening the come-a-long, the pad eye broke off striking EE in the right leg, right below the knee. EE did not seek medical attention until 5/7/05.
03/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While working with another employee under scale #2 installing new load cell and brackets, EE strained his lower back while moving heavy jacks and curbing to jack up scale platform. Manuvering space w...
01/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 7d restricted While removing the pump head from the air operated grease pump, employee scraped his right hand, as a result, received a lacerated wound.
01/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted While working up on tank 22, EE was lowering tool bags down with a rope when it got stuck on the lower concrete ledge. Leaning over the hand rail, EE began to push and pull on the rope to free tool b...
11/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While assembling the crusher components, EE was hitting hte head lock nut with a heavy metal ram and twisted his right wrist.
10/25/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While replacing middle hanger bearings and shaft, the shaft had to be removed by hammering it loose. While hammering the shaft, a piece of metal came off and lodged into employee's left hand.
09/10/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EE was putting back a concrete form. He used a prybar to move the form and it slipped from his hand. He subsequently hit his hand on the concrete form.
08/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was putting the bit for a rockbuster on Equipment #2514 back on. EE was physically reinstalling without the aid of operator. While lifting the bit into the rockbuster housing, EE pulled muscle in l...
07/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was working on a rockbuster #2514 when a low back sprain occurred.
07/16/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 74d lost, 56d restricted While Truck 1390 was parked at the Primary Plant to dump its load, hydraulic oil caught fire and EE jumped from the truck to the ground. When EE hit ground, he reports that he hurt his back.
06/16/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was grinding metal plate on ""B"" screen project. He was wearing all safety equipment at the time. However, a foreign item (metal flakes) got into his right eye.
05/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 2d restricted While EE was changing screens on S-11, he pulled his shoulder muscle.
04/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EE was pulling wrench to tighten conveyor belt when he felt a strain in his groin area.
04/13/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Another employee was replacing mixer chutes on Mixer #518. Job scope required him to pound a chute bolt out. While pounding the bolt from the chute, the bolt flew out and struck injured employee in lo...
11/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was loading powder. While carrying an ANFO bag (55 lbs) from loader bucket, ee twisted his back while lowering bag to the groung.
05/06/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost DRIVER OF POWDER TRUCK FORGOT ABOUT SPEED BUMP WHICH LAUNCHED EE (WHO WAS SITTING IN THE BACK) OFF THE SEAT LANDING DOWN HARD; CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK.
05/06/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost DRIVER OF POWDER TRUCK FORGOT ABOUT SPEED BUMP WHICH LAUNCHED EMPOYEE (WHO WAS SITTING IN THE BACK) OFF THE SEAT LANDING DOWN HARD; CAUSING SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
05/05/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost AMERON PROVIDES A YEARLY HEARING TEST TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND A HEARING BOOTH IS USED. EE OFF LOADED HEARING BOOTH FROM TRUCK AND PLACED BOOTH IN MAIN OFFICE; STRAINED RIGHT SIDE OF LOW BACK/HIP MUSCLE.
09/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BELT ON SNATCH BLOCK PULLEY. CHAIN SEPARATED FROM BLOCK, CAUSING PULLEY TO FALL ON RIGHT ARM.
07/10/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING CHUTE TO REMOVE OLD CHUTE LINER. PIECES OF DUST AND RUSTY METAL STARTED TO FALL, GETTING INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
07/05/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHEN EE WAS CUTTING FROZEN BEARING ON PULLEY, HAMMERED BEARING, CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO LODGE INTO HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
04/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHEN CLIMBING DOWN EQUIPMENT #773, HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND, STRAINING RIGHT KNEE.
10/17/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE OPERATING GRADER IN PIT,TRAVELING UP HILL IN REVERSE, A 50TON TRUCK WAS REVERSING DOWN THE SAME RAMP; GRADER & TRUCK COLLIDED. HAD PAINIMMEDIATELY IN HIS LOWER BACK & NECK AREA.
08/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO TRUCK TO REMOVE TOOLS. HE MOVED UNNECESSARY TOOLS ON THE SIDE. WHILE MOVING THE TOOLS, HE FELT A ""CLICK"" IN HIS LOWER BACK.
08/04/2000 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE GOT OVERWHELMED WITH SMOKE WHEN HE WENT OVER TO HELP LOADER OPERATOR EXTINGUISH AN ELECTRICALFIRE ON EQUIPMENT 2749
05/15/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 60d restricted WHILE REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT #2, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SCREW DRIVER ON BOLT FOR CLIP WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING NUT WITH AIR IMPACT GUN. SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED & END OF BOLT CUT HIS RIGHT THU...
05/03/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE OPERATING EQUIP #1384 RETURNING EMPTY FROM PRIMARY PLANT TO PIT LOADER ON HAUL ROAD NEXT TOLIGHT PLANT EE MIDSJUDGED ROAD WIDTH. FRONT TIRES HIT ROCK FOOTING SHIFTING TRUCK AS OPERATOR HIT FACE ON...
04/25/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP AIR COUPLING TO IMPACT WRENCH, AIR GOT INTO THE PUNCTURE WOUND ON HIS LEFT HAND NEAR HIS THUMB. THE PUNCTURE WOUNDWAS FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY.