LaFollette Quarry — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/17/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was assisting another employee reconnect a hoist jack to boom on a 988 Cat loader. The employee was holding the jack in line, while the other employee was lifting the jack with a service...
12/09/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was operating a bulldozer, cleaning up the quarry floor. He was backing up when the rear of the dozer slid over a 5' bank, upsetting the dozer - it came to rest on its left side. The empl...
11/02/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was using a hand crank to tighten a screen. His left thumb became entangled in the crank handle & was twisted. He did not seek medical attention until 12/5/05. The dr diagnosed sprain & returned hi...
09/16/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was performing maintenance-greasing: he was carrying a grease gun. He stopped to kick the mud off of his boots and dropped the grease gun on his left foot. He was wearing sted toe boots, but...
05/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING OUT CRUSHER, HE HAD USED A LADDER TO CLIMB INTO CRUSHER. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE GRABBED THE UPPER EDGE OF THE OPENING, W...
03/09/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was assisting mine foreman in repairing cracks in feeder- hopper (by welding). Both ee's were inside the hopper welding. As a result, the reflection of the radiant light from the welding burned the...
10/28/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK. WHILE HE WAS BEING LOADED A ROCK FELL FROM THE LOADER BUCKET & SPLASHED MUD INTO HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. WHERE THEY FLUSHED HIS EYE & HE RETURNED TO WO...
04/08/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE WAS CHANGING WEAR PLATES IN SAND SCREW. HE CUT BOLT HEADS OFF WITH TORCH AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THEM OUT WITH A HAMMER. HE WAS BRACING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND WHEN HE SWUNG THE HAMMER T...
05/23/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost DRIVER ROLLED TRUCK BED OF VOLVO A-25 TRUCK OVERTHE CAB DID NOT ROLL OVER & REMAINED UPRIGHT DURING THE PROCESS OF MAKING A RIGHT TURN. SPEED WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.
08/01/2000 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER AND AS HE STRAIGHTENED UPHE STATED THAT HE HEARD HIS BACK POP AND THOUGHTHE MIGHT HAVE STRAINED OR PULLED A MUSCLE IN HISBACK. HE HADN'T BEEN LIFTING ANY ITEMS.