Leesport Quarry — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/27/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was tightening hydraulic fitting with a 20"" adjustable wrench and was pushing down when employee heard/felt a pop in right wrist. (Accident was not reported until 6/3/2021)
09/03/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Operator was working on a platform, removing a crusher, when EE stepped in an opening in the floor, EE lost balance and caught self on a railing with rib cage and knee. EE did not report the accident...
07/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was wiping dirt from rear hazard strobe on top of tank during pre trip inspection. While climbing down the ladder, EE's wedding ring became caught on ladder rung causing a deep laceration to ring f...
06/07/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None While pushing material on overburden pile, dozer operator observed smoke coming from around bottom of cab. Attempted to extinguish fire with fire extinguisher but ultimately machine was fully engulfe...
10/19/2011 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None A suicide victim was discovered by employee of mine operator at 9:00 AM on 10/19/2011. Victim was located away from active mining near an abandoned out building along with his SUV.
04/04/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While driving in pin for tooth on loader bucket, an unknown object struck employee in the area around left eye causing laceration and contusion.
08/03/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost Ee was greasing head pulley of conveyor #11 from catwalk. Grease tube to opposite side of lead pulley clogged. ee stretched over conveyor and slipped off end of conveyor onto rip tap pile 8' below. Ee...
10/29/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost MCCARTHY TIRE EE PROVIDING TIRE SERVICE TO QUARRY HAUL TRUCK WAS STRUCK INT HE FACE BY HYDRAULIC RAM WHILE TRYING TO POP INNER HEAD ON LEFT STEER TIRE. MCCARTHLY TIRE PROVIDES OFF ROAD TIRE SE RVICE T...
12/12/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost WHILE PERFORMING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF CATERPILLAR 990 LOADER, EE TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL EXT ENSION CORD TO ENGINE BLOCK HEATER ELEMENT. DURING THE FALL EE STRUCK RIGHT HAND, 5TH FINGER ON COUNTERW...
04/12/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost LABORER WAS CLEANING ROCKS FROM CONVEYOR #6 WHILE IT WAS OPERATING. THE HOE HE WAS USING CAUGHT THE CONVEYOR BELT JERKING THE HOE TO THE RIGHT BREAKING HIS RIGHT ARM AND THE HOE HANDLE WHEN HE HIT THE...