Maple Hill Quarry — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/21/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL FATALITY Fatal Two men were drilling bottom line when a seam in the next cut back gave way. The piece of stone that broke loose was large enough to crush both men. One man was fatally crushed and the other is in c...
04/21/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 288d lost Two men were drilling bottom line when a seam in the next cut back gave way. The piece of stone that broke loose was large enough to crush both men. One man was fatally crushed and the other is in c...
01/07/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EMPLOYEE STARTED CAT D8 BULLDOZER & STEPPED DOWN ON ROCK, THE ROCK ROLLED & HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
04/28/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 12d restricted EE WAS DRILLING DOG HOLE IN STONE WHEN THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT HIS RIGHT PANT LEG, TWISTING HIS PANTS CAUSING THE ABRASION
12/10/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost EE CLIMBED LADDER TO REPAIR WATER LINE ON SAW. WHEN HE WAS DONE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF LADDER.
08/07/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS WELDING A PIN ON A TEREX 72-81 LOADER WHEN HOT SLAG RAN INTO HIS WELDING GLOVE. HE SUSTAINED A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HIS LEFT WRIST.
08/14/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS SWINGING HAMMER WHEN HE SLIPPED & HAMMER HIT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
12/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 9d restricted EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF LIMBESTONE BLOCK OPERATING A DRILL. HE SLIPPED ON MUD, SCRAPING HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE BLOCK.
08/08/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 222d lost EE WAS STANDING BY QUARRY SAW, TURNED AROUND AND SLIPPED IN A MUD POCKET, THEN FELL AND BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG FEMUR.
06/12/2000 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS FATALITY Fatal EE WAS DIGGING OUT BLOCKS FROM BLOCK STACK. HE HAD REMOVED TWO BLOCKS FROM THE STACK, AND PARKED HIS OADER ABOUT 15 FEET AWAY FROM THE BLOCKS. HE THEN GOT OUT OF THE LOADER TO EXAMINE THE TWO BLOCKS W...
05/05/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TAKING DRILL BIT OFF OF DRILL WHEN THE DRILL BIT ROLLED AND CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
03/14/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING LIMESTONE BLOCK WITH A PICK TO BRACE THE BLOCK ON THE SAW WHEN DUST FROM BLOCK ENTERED EYE AROUND THE SIDE OF SAFETY GLASSES.