Klein Quarry — Accidents

Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/10/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using cutoff tool on sheet metal project. Work was performed outside with favorable conditions. Cutoff tool was inadvertently powered on while connecting hose to tool, making contact wi...
07/12/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 156d restricted EE slipped while exiting a CAT 980 end loader and caught self with the right hand causing a tear of the left bicep.
06/30/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Splicing a conveyor belt and skiving the ends when the blade broke on the skiving tool. The blade stuck in the belt and EE struck it with their right hand.
08/25/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Pomp's Tire Technician tried to remove a bur from a flange ring with a hammer and the piece of metal separated and imbedded in their cheek. Technician received medical attention at an ER. They recei...
03/22/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost While removing motor and motor mounts, the motor mounts attach to the catwalk, leaving a space approx 1.5'x1.5'. Employee was carrying 2'x2' piece of wood to place over space. Employee inadvertently s...
03/18/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost In the process of final fabrication of heavy metal object, object tipped, striking employee's foot causing a compression injury to the right foot.
01/28/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was walking to the truck line from the shop building, slipped on the snow covered ground EE was walking on and fell. EE injured their lower back and has pain in the right shoulder.
07/25/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing hoses on the dust control system on the plant and while cutting a hose the utility knife being used slipped and caused a laceration requiring 4 stitches
12/15/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was torching the legs off a stand EE fabricated and a glob of slag dripped onto EE's hand. EE received 2nd degree burn on EE's hand where the slag landed.
07/21/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost The employee was climbing up ladder in front of haul truck cab, hand slipped causing ee to lose 3 points of contact and fell to the ground landing on feet.
04/13/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was guiding himself up to a bin in a manlift. He said he was distracted or was not paying attention and caught his left hand and the controller between the manlift and the bin, cutting his le...
04/30/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost While tightening a bolt on the drifter of the rock drill, the operator pulled the 24"" box wrench toward himself. He felt a pop in his neck, resulting in severe pain when attempting to move his head.
04/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Part of a crew replacing the belt on a feed conveyor (C-397). He was working in a manlift. Attempted to push the conveyor belt into the center of the troughing roller. He felt a twinge/pull in his...
07/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Operating a pit truck going to dump in hopper from muck pile, a 150-200# boulder fell off load when making turn to setup backing to hopper. Boulder was in travel portion of haul road. After dumping we...
06/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Repair work was being done on a tail-pulley at conveyor #C-390; while handling the tail-pulley the employee slip in some mud and the tail-pulley struck his right ring finger causing a crushing and lac...
01/29/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost While doing maintenance on a Euclid R-50 Hual Truck and using a 1'x1'x1' (+/-) block of wood as a step turned to step off/down from the block and rolled right ankle resulting in a sprain.
12/18/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While working on bolts holding the TRAMAC Heavy Duty Excavator Style Rock Breaker Boom System (ID# P-152)from Primary Plant Rock Crusher Stationary Universal 5050 Jaw Crusher (ID# P-150) the unit P-15...
08/29/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While working on replacing an electric motor at the Primary Crusher the employee apparently grabbed or pulled on the Come-A-Long causing it to fall off a beam and struck the employee in the nose, brea...
04/09/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While performing maintenance on a conveyor and cutting flashing with a box knife, pulling the knife in the direction of his body, the employee stabbed himself inflicting a laceration to his lower left...
03/09/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While performing maintenance work on a Euclid R-50, prior to Quarry startup, Company ID #H-09, the employee was using a grinder to prep metal for welding of a crack in the body of the above mentioned...
09/15/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Conveyor Belt/chute plugged with 8""-10"" material. While attempting to clear the blockage the material shifted causing a rock to strike the third finger of our mine supervisor's right hand. This res...
11/19/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MOUNTING EX550 BACKHOE EE SLIPPED ON MUD STRIKING LEFT SHIN ON EQUIPMENT STEP.
10/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CLEANING CONVEYOR, REPLACING CLEANOUT DOOR HIS 5TH FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BY THE CLEANOUT DOOR DURING REPLACEMENT. THE FINGER WAS CRUSHED (TUFT FRACTURE REQUIRING SPLINT).
10/01/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost OWNER/OPERATOR OF SANDBLASTING CO. WAS SANDBLASTING AREAS OF THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PRODUCTION PLANT. INJURED WAS OPERATING A SELF-PROPELLED MANLIFT WEARING BOTH HIS PROTECTIVE HELMET AND RESPIRATOR. H...