Martin Marietta Merkel Plant — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/10/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Loader operator was jolted in loader and suffered head injury.
10/25/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 60d lost, 106d restricted EE was standing on the back of pickup truck and disposing of scrap metal. The weight of a bucket load of scrap metal pulled EE forward causing EE to fall and striking the right side of EE's face on a...
02/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was lifting a bucket pin with co-worker on a Cat 374 Excavator, and immediately after started feeling tightness and pain in the lower back.
06/11/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 214d lost, 174d restricted Employee was climbing down from a loader when EE lost grip and fell to the ground, landing on EE's right side.
05/11/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Co-worker and IE were removing a bolt and nut to remove a troghlin idler. IE was holding a combination wrench to hold the nut from moving and the combination wrench slipped and pinched IE's right ind...
08/31/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing cutting edges on Caterpillar 972 front end loader. While holding bolt head, the bolt slipped causing him to cut his left hand.
06/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was getting out of a Euclid R25 that was parked next to walkway/platform, lost his footing causing him to slip and fall. When he landed he felt pain in his left ankle.
06/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Injured was walking down smooth gradual slope & twisted his left ankle. Initially he thought it was a mild sprain, however, within a couple of days it became inflamed & he was taken to the doctor. X-r...
11/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 2d lost EE was realigning elev chain on 623G by placing log between chain & sprkt while engaed to make chain skip tooth. The log rolled across outer housing pulling his hand across surface smashing/severing t...
05/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Small metal fragment broke off of excavator tip and lodged in injured's bicep. ER Dr chose not to remove item b/c no danger as did surgeon. Injured to return in one week for removal of 2 stitches....