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.... |