Lehigh Permanente Quarry — Accidents
Total: 60 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/29/2020 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | None | At the end of the day after contract employee checked out, they went into diabetic seizure. |
| 12/09/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 3d lost, 2d restricted | Guiding the rope during stripping covers off for the vulcanized splice, resulting in amputation of the pinky finger tip. |
| 01/29/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 22d restricted | Employee was carrying a driscoll pipe to install in a sump. The employee stated the ground was muddy, and as he was stepping onto a 2 step crossover, he felt himself slipping, and threw the pipe ahead... |
| 01/27/2013 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Four haul trucks were started on fire. The fire investigator has classified this fire as a arson. |
| 02/22/2012 | POWERED HAULAGE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | On his eighth trip employee made a wide turn at a intersecting road because he seen a deer crossing. This resulted in right side of his truck driving into the base of the berm for 63 feet. At that po... |
| 10/05/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Disgruntled employee opened fire in safety meeting. |
| 10/05/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Disgruntled employee opened fire on co-workers during safety meeting. |
| 10/05/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Disgruntled worker opened fire on co-workers during safety meeting. |
| 10/05/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Disgruntled worker opened fire on co-workers during safety meeting. |
| 10/05/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Disgruntled employee opened fire in safety meeting. |
| 10/05/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Disgruntled worker opened fire on co-workers during safety meeting. |
| 10/05/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Disgruntled employee opened fire in safety meeting. |
| 10/05/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Disgruntled employee opened fire in safety meeting. |
| 10/05/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Disgruntled employee opened fire on co-workers during safety meeting. |
| 09/13/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 16d restricted | In the process of unhooking a trailer mounted generator from behind a pick-up truck, the employee was attempting to loosen the coupler from the truck. While attempting to remove the coupler, the emplo... |
| 03/03/2010 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Worker was cutting a 3""X3""X1/4"" angle iron using a 4 1/2"" angle grinder with a 1/16"" cutting disc attached. During the cutting process, the disc became bound up and the worker lost his grip on th... |
| 10/20/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 64d restricted | Employee was operating heavy equipment to load into a truck. While maneuvering into place, operator lost sight of the truck striking the truck in the front driver's side bumper. |
| 10/20/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 25d lost | While operating a loader, the loader was struck by a truck. |
| 09/17/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 5d lost, 59d restricted | Employee was crawling out of a chute on top of a plank. As he was turning to come through the doorway of the chute he lost his balance. When the employee grabbed his lanyard with his left hand the j... |
| 03/14/2008 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | 7d lost | Employee experienced a non-work related, report immediately, heart attack. |
| 10/01/2007 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee was using a bob cat to move clinker dust when the clinker dust blew up and into the employee's left eye getting around the safety glasses he was wearing. |
| 08/07/2007 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was walking from the bathroom to the lunchroom when he dropped a battery. As he went to retrieve the battery, which had rolled under a bin, a raccoon reached out and bit the employee. |
| 08/03/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | While walking down the stairs with an armful of obsolete stock the employee slipped and fell down the stairs. |
| 07/23/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Caught finger in steel door of drill. |
| 04/23/2007 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While operating heavy equipment over the course of three days the employee experienced several events including running over potholes; large rocks and seat shift adjustments causing minor low back pai... |
| 04/20/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While climbing into the assigned haul truck the employee slipped, lost his footing and fell 10 ft to the ground. |
| 08/05/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 25d restricted | The employee was removing a clamp out of a 12"" drisco pipe at EV 5 51. When the last bolt was removed from the clamp, the pipe dropped down striking the employee in the chest. This caused the employ... |
| 08/01/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | The employee moved a heavy object with his left leg causing a strain to his left knee. |
| 02/03/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | While cutting a strip of rubber hanging from 8BC36 Conveyor Belt, the knife slipped causing a laceration to the left inside knee. |
| 12/20/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 125d lost | The employee was loading his truck while using 843-057 loader. The loader bounced over a hole in the ground causing the cab of the loader to jostle the oeprator causing pain in the low back. |
| 11/07/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER OF CAT TRUCK TO INSPECT AREA. THE AREA WAS DARK AND HE DID NOT REALIZE STEP TO GROUND WAS MORE THAN NORMAL. EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS INJURING RIGHT ARM, WRIST, NECK A... |
| 06/11/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee was stepping off dozer when he stepped on a rock and fell backwards. He caught himself with his hands to break his fall. |
| 06/03/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AREA ON PLANT SITE IN OWN VEHICLE DRIVING UP THE HILL, CO-WORKER WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL, CARS COLLIDED. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK NECK CHEST AND LEFT SIDE OF HAND... |
| 03/04/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | EE was fueling truck- upon returning to lube truck he stepped into mud/ rocks and felt ankle roll over. Diagnosis- sprained ankle- restricted duty- reportable. |
| 02/16/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | As ee was removing oil filter on 858-067 haul truck; he felt a sharp pain in his right wrist when pulling on the filter wrench. (reportable due to work restrictions) |
| 08/25/2003 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 37d lost | LOSS TIME AS OF 11-17-03 REPELTETIVE JOLTING OF DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOT CERVICL STRIAN NECK. |
| 08/19/2003 | NO VALUE FOUND | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 80d lost | EE WAS WORKING ON 31 FEEDER IN 30 TUNNEL. HE WALKED OVER TO CATWALK TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE TO CLEAN SPILLED MATERIAL. AS HE WALKED DOWN STAIRS, EE FELL DOWN. |
| 02/13/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 13d restricted | OPERATOR STEPPED OFF DRILL ONTO A ROCK & TWISTED ANKLE. |
| 11/08/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | HE WAS UNLOADING LARGE DIAMETER STEEL CABLE FROM BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK. WITHOUT USE OF PROPER P.P.E. |
| 09/26/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 40d restricted | EE WAS WALKING ON UNEVEN SURFACE, STEPPED ON BROKEN CONCRETE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. |
| 09/12/2002 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 11d lost | THE BED OF AN ARTICULATE HAUL TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. |
| 08/01/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 38d restricted | EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE CAB DOOR OF DRILL TECH #874-014 AS HE WAS EXITING THE CAB. |
| 07/13/2002 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 81d lost | EE WAS OPERATING A 10 WHEEL DUMP TRUCK INPLANT HAUL. ON HIS WAY DOWN, HE LOST CONTROL ON A LEFT TURN AND LAYED TRUCK OVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. |
| 06/17/2002 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | EE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR ON THE 17TH OF JUNE THAT HE HAD PAIN IN HIS HAND, & THAT HE HAD FELT PAIN BEFORE THE 13TH OF JUNE. |
| 06/11/2002 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO REMOVE LARGE ROCK FROM (9FA01) PAN FEEDER TO CRUSHER. THE ROCK SHIFTED STRIKING THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING, SMASHING HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE SIDE OF (9FA01) PAN FEED ER. |
| 04/16/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | EMPLOYHEE PUT HIS FOOT OUTSIDE STEP, HE WENT TO TURN HIS BODY TO GET OUT OF TRUCK. HIS FOOT DID NOT TURN WHEN HIS BODY DID, THEREBY CAUSING A SPRAIN OF THE KNEE. |
| 08/16/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 15d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT ON A PORTABLE LIGHT WHEN THE STAND SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER. |
| 07/21/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 153d lost | EE WAS WALKING IN THE YARD AND FELL. |
| 06/14/2001 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 15d restricted | EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING WITH HIS UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF RUBBER AND CUT LEFT HAND RESULTING A CUT WHICH TOOK 7 STITCHES. |
| 06/07/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 2d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ANTIFREEZE HOSE OUT FROM HOSE REEL WHEN DISPENSOR NOZZLE CAME OFF AND ANTIFREEZE WENT IN HIS FACE AND EYES. |