Limestone County Quarry — Accidents

Total: 7 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/30/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was rebuilding the tail pulley guards at plant using torches and grinder. At 1:30 pm realized his eye was very dry and irritated, continued to work & finished the day. Around 5:30 pm at home his e...
08/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted On July 31, employee was washing up around the wash plant when he slipped on wet dirt. Went to doctor diagnosed with bruised left knee. On August 7 the employee was walking to the water truck and sa...
03/13/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost An employee was driving a water truck to water the lower part of the haul road. He lost control of the truck and ran the truck up on the berm on the drivers side turning the truck over on the passent...
07/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A large rock was hung in the jaw crusher. Employee was positioned to drop a wedge attached to a cable in the jaw to break the rock. As he turned to look over into the jaw, he was struck by a rock the...
05/11/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee broke right hand while removing rocks, plugging impact crusher. Employee used 1/4 diameter chain to pull rocks from impact. As rock was out of the impactor employee positioned right hand ar...
06/11/2001 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS ACCIDENT ONLY None BLASTING AT LIMESTONE COUNTY. FLY ROCK HIT POWER LINES CAUSING THEM TO FRAY. AUSTIN POWDER(BLASTING CO.) TOOK RESPONSIBILITY. EXPLOSIVE USED WAS TOO HIGH POWERED FOR WHERE THE SHOT WAS.
07/14/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EMPLOYEE FELL AND HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE AND COULD'NT GET UP. SUPERVISOR EXAMINED THE AREA WHERE HESTUMBLED; THERE WERE NO ROCKS. THE ROCK HIS KNEEHIT WAS ONE OF THE VERY FEW IN THE AREA.