Oldcastle Lawn and Garden Northeast — Accidents

Total: 40 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/28/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee was using an extension bar to move lever on VSI damper. While pulling down the bar set free from being stuck which cause backside of left hand to contact cover of VSI. Contusion to the back o...
04/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was operating a forklift to move a section of screw conveyor when EE noticed it starting to shift on the forks. EE then stopped the lift, engaged the parking brake and exited the lift to get a...
01/11/2017 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Unknown no apparent signs of trauma.
05/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading a pallet into the Bemis palletizer when he dropped the pallet and pinched his finger against a metal strip causing a laceration to the 5th finger on his left hand. EE received 7 s...
03/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving scrap steel into waste bin. Piece of steel caught on safety vest and crushed finger against hopper. Crush injury to left ring finger.
11/14/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee LOTO his machine saw a belt not turning reached in pulled on the belt, the belt started in the wrong direction and pinched his finger causing a laceration and torn ligament. Employee was take...
03/09/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Bagging Hydrated lime bag blew off spout after bag clamp did not engage spraying employee with lime and resulting of some lime into eyes. Employee had on all PPE. Eyes were flushed out and employee wa...
09/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a screw cover plate when his finger tip was pinched causing an open cut and a fracture Right middle finger tip
05/27/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking under a platform and bumped his head on a steel beam. This beam had 68"" of clearance and although the employee tried to duck as he went under, he did not get low enough.The impa...
04/16/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 250d restricted Employee was struck by a forklift traveling in reverse (hit by counterweight). Employee has 5 fractures to the right foot/ankle and one fracture to the left foot.
02/01/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Swinging a sludge hammer to free up material at the volumetric feeder and his hand was pinched between the hammer handle and a angle Iron that was put in place to temporally hold up the feeders when t...
10/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 144d restricted Stepped off step at office and felt a sharp pain in his left knee. Within minutes the pain was so great that he was taken to the doctors. He was released to go back to work on light duty and was given...
07/16/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Trouble shooting a problem with the top sheeter on a bagging machine. Employee hit the reset button and did not know that other employee was behind gated area. Arm on machine hit employee in the back...
07/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was working on quarry water pump. He reached behind the pump to access bolts and felt a pulling in his groin. He continued to work until his surgery Aug. 26, 2008 when this became a lost time...
06/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost While shoveling out a elevator pit employee felt a burning and pain to his left groin. He went to the Doctor and has a Hernia. He was operated on 7/7/08 and will be out of work for about a week.
05/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing down a ladder and thought he was on the last step. He had four more steps to go and fell backward and broke his left wrist.
12/06/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting electrical tape from electric motor wires and knife slipped cutting his two fingers on the left hand. One stitch to middle finger.
09/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shoveling under conveyor and when he turned he felt sharp pain in back.
09/09/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bending over in the portable crusher in the quarry making repairs and his hard hat fell off his head. When he reached for the hard hat his head hit a sharp piece of steel on the edge of t...
07/11/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding on the crusher hopper when a piece of steel hit the side of the hopper and glanced under his safety glasses and went into his eye. At the time he though it was dirt in his eye. T...
06/13/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading pallets of material onto truck and pallet struck bed of truck and board flew into cab of forklift and struck left forehead.
05/24/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing a pipe on the elevator to the dust collector. The pipe was tack welded in place. EE was pulling on the pipe with a comealong to line it up. When the weld broke and the pipe fell hitting his...
08/03/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a disc grinder to clean metal and grinder caught and deflected into his left arm.
06/20/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was mowing lawn and holding tree branches back with one hand and tractor tire hit diviot and pulled steering wheel from his other hand.
04/23/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adjusting fork setpoint on palletizer setpoint. When locknut was loosened the fork slipped and pinched his right thumb.
03/25/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was enlarging pilot hole in a guard he was building with a electric drill when bit caught and forced drill from his hand. The drill spun around and the handle struck his right wrist. He brok...
01/26/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Snow covered plastic tarp and was unable to see end and walked on snow covered tarp and slipped. Employee has had previous hip injury outside work.
06/14/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When grinding a bushing apparently a piece flew up and cut Mike in the neck, just below his chin. Mike had a laceration 1 1/2"" long which required 9 stitches.
03/05/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Truck driver employed by Hildebrandt Tkg. Inc., Contractor ID #7DD, was strapping down his load on Oldcastle Stone Products property and was struck by a forklift operated by an Oldcastle employee in...
01/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None JUMP STARTING EUCLID TRUCK ONE OF THE CABLE CLAMPS ACCIDENTLY SHORTED OUT AGAINST FRAME AND BATTERY EXPLODED.
01/26/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CREW NEEDED TO CHANGE DUST COLLECTOR BAGS. DOOR HAD FROZEN MATERIAL AROUND EDGES. AFTER CHIPPING ICE AWAY WITH BAR EE TRIED TO OPEN DOOR. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH MATERIAL REMOVED AND HE DECIDED T O DROP...
09/12/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE BAGGING HYDRATED LIME INTO 50# BAGS A BAG BURST AND THE LIME DISPERSED OUTWARD BOUNCING OFF EE'S CHEST AND GOING UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES. EE RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASIONS TO BOTH EYES .
07/18/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost DRIVER SLIPPED OFF FLATBED WHILE GETTING DOWN FROM TRAILER AFTER TARPING LOAD. LOAD WAS PARTIALLY LOADED AT ONE AREA AND HE MOVED TO SECOND AREA TO GET REMAINDER OF LOAD. WHILE WAITING FOR SEC OND PAR...
06/27/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPLACING BEARING ON QUICKLIME ELEVATOR, GOT QUICKLIME DUST ON CLOTHES. ON HIS WAY HOME THE DUST REACTED WITH SWEAT TO CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNS ON HIS TORSO AND ARMS.
09/18/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS RODDING A HYDRATED LIME SPOUT BAGGING MACHINE TO UNPLUG A BLOCKAGE. THE MATERIAL BLEW FREE HITTING THE FRONT OF THE EE AND GETTING UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
12/27/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost SWITCHED AIR SLIDE FROM BAGGING TANKA TO QUICKLIME SILO. OPENED CAP ON BAGGING TANK BEFORE SLIDE HAD COMPLETELY TRANSFERRED. BLEW QUICKLIME INTO EE'S FACE AND UNDER HIS SAFTY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE...
11/20/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 104d lost, 6d restricted TIGHTENING THE HOSE CLAMPS ON RADIATOR OF FRONT END LOADER AND SLIPPED OFF OF LOADER. RESULTED IN A LUMBAR BACK STRAIN.
09/14/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS QUARRY FLOOR & TRIPPED OVER A ROCK. HE FELL SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE
05/02/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WAS MOVING A PONY MOTOR INTO POSITION ACROSS A DECK. HOUSING CAUGHT ON DECK EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE TRYING TO LIFT MOTOR.
04/18/2000 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted WHEELING A WHEELBARROW DOWN A RAMP THAT WAS WET & COVERED WITH WET SAND. WET, SLIPPERY SAND CAUSED THE WHEELBARROW LOADED WITH MUCK TO SHIFT DIRECTION THROWING EE TO THE GROUND