New Castle Sand Plant — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/03/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing up a Volvo A35G Haul Truck when they lost their footing and fell forward into the battery box on the truck hitting the bridge of their nose. The employee sought medical treatment...
08/31/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was shoveling underneath a tail pulley. They turned with a full shovel and experienced pain in their upper and lower back. Employee was placed on restricted duties 6 days later.
01/06/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted An employee was clearing the rock box when a lodged rock rolled loose and struck the employee's finger. The employee was diagnosed with a fractured finger and placed on restricted work duties.
04/12/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee struck their finger while trying to remove a screen. Medical treatment was sought and they were diagnosed with a dislocated finger. No restrictions were assigned.
11/30/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was completing a preshift inspection on the loader, when the bottom step to the equipment broke. The employee reported pain in their ankle. They sought medical treatment on 12/14/21 and wer...
09/29/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 82d restricted EE opened the door to the rock chute to start dislodging the materials, while placing the right hand on the door opening, when a rock fell loose, striking the EE on the right hand.
08/15/2019 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted EE attempted to stop a pull behind trailer from rolling and strained their back area.
09/23/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Worker was moving pipe from wet plant when the pipe fell and struck workers right arm causing possible occult fracture to right elbow.
11/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Team member was washing material off the concrete pad when he slipped and fell onto his left knee. He declined immediate medical attention. On November 18, 2013 the doctor diagnosed his knee as a spra...
08/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 16d restricted Employee was attempting to roll a rock out from the crusher and in the process strained his lower back.
08/13/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE had been in a loader loading trucks and came to his supervisor complaining that something came off his shirt and got into his left eye. He was then told to go get medical attention.
07/18/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was replacing a casing in a pump and while lifting the pump casing the cable rachet puller broke, causing the pump casing the fall and strike the employee on the right ankle.
08/26/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a loader behind the impact crusher to check the belts and in the process a rock was thrown from the crusher hitting the door glass and causing glass to break inside the loader. H...
12/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING MATERIAL FROM THE HOPPER CONVEYOR AND IN THE PROCESS HIS ELBOW ON SOME METAL WHILE SHOVELING.
06/10/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE AND CO-WORKER WERE STACKING SOME BOARDS IN THE SHOP AREA AND IN THE PROCESS EE PICKED UP TOO MANY BOARDS AT ONE TIME AND STRAINED HIS HAND AND WRIST.
10/25/2001 ENTRAPMENT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 21d restricted EE WAS EXTRACTING RAW MATERIAL FROM THE NORTH WALL OF THE [PIT AND LOADING THE RAW MATERIAL ONTO THE TRUCK THAT COWORKER OPERATED. EE POSITIONED THE EXCAVATOR PARALLEL W/ THE NORTH WALL. AT ~1 415 COW...
07/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS WATCHING AN EMPLOYEE MOVE A METAL CONTAINER AND IN THE PROCESS THE EMPLOYEE TURNED THE CONTAINER UP ON ITS SIDE CAUSING THE CONTAINER TO FLIP OVER. EE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OUT OF TH EWAY WHEN HE...