O'Neal Quarry & Mill — Accidents

Total: 154 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/10/2009 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was troubleshooting a problem with the #3 tertiary crusher. Fellow employee came to help. After finding the crusher plugged, the fellow employee attempted to de-energize the circuit breaker....
09/10/2009 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee shutdown the crushing plant from the computer in the control room, and left the crusher control room to help troubleshoot a problem with the #3 tertiary crusher. After finding the crusher plu...
07/31/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Back dragging with dozer from the B2 stock pile when he backed off in a dip from a previous drag. This caused a jar, causing his neck to start hurting.
07/14/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was attempting to cut broken V-belt from the drive pulley of the grizzly feeder. He was using a utility knife. His first cut was directed away from his body. That cut went half way through the belt...
07/13/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted EE was driving a Ford L-9000 tandem truck from the settling ponds to the east waste pile. After driving for two hours, he experienced sharp pain in his right shoulder. He took two pain tablets and con...
06/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Miner was helping to set a portable diesel pump. While lifting the pump off of the towing ball, the pump moved forward and miners left ring finger was mashed between the tow ball on the truck and the...
04/30/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Closing door on a railcar using a bar. The bar gave way pinning fingers between the bar and the ground. Mashed the tips of two fingers ( middle finger & ring finger) right hand.
11/20/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 32d restricted Employee was tightening a bolt on kiln 1 with a wrench. His hand got caught by the ram causing the wrench to go through his hand.
09/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted The uphill drive side bearing was being replaced. The new bearing was being held in place with a chain connected to a chainfall. Employee began pushing the uphill drive side bearing housing on to the...
09/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was cleaning the hydraulic room. There was approximately one inch of water, hydraulic fluid and glycol on the floor, and employee received burns to his left foot.
08/14/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 69d lost, 32d restricted Employee was looking at driver's side mirror with her head leaning to the left. Large boulder loaded onto rock truck. Boulder shifted causing employee to hit her head inside the cab.
07/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 9d restricted Employee was climbing down from the D8 dozer and slipped on the step hitting his knee on the tracks of the dozer. Employee developed cellulitis in the knee.
06/19/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was using a 12 lb. sledge hammer to break up a concrete wall. When he stopped and began to clean up the area, he experienced intense pain and was temporarily unable to use his right shoulder. T...
05/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 18d restricted Employee was climbing off of a 980 loader and twisted his left ankle.
05/19/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on kiln 2 dump gate, heard someone walking on grate above and looked up, lime fell in eyes.
05/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning feeders on kiln 1, when hot lime dust blew out of the port hole, under safety glasses and into his eyes.
05/02/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted Employee was training on the tunnel belt, using a 16 lb hammer. He was adjusting the roller by tapping on it. He missed the roller and smashed his left thumb against the tunnel belt frame.
04/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted Employee was climbing into the motor grader when the step broke and he fell onto his back on the ground.
03/10/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee noticed pain and swelling in his right wrist after working an extended shift.
02/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee fell from elevated platform injured shoulder and ribs. Was not wearing mandatory fall protection
01/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee was struck by a piece of steel wedge that sheered off while striking it.
01/17/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking with a lit torch and it brushed his leg and burned him.
08/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted Employee was cleaning grates when rake slipped sending him back into the hand rails hitting his lower back on the rail. Employee did not go to the doctor until 8/25/2007.
07/23/2007 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Attempting to attach a weld trailer to the hitch on a pick up truck, trailer rolled forward and caught his hand between the hitch and the truck.
07/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employees were pulling bags out of the baghouse while holding the cage up, the cage slipped and fell on one of the employee's fingers.
06/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cleaning out dust collector on top of #16 bin and lime shot out into eye. Employee was given prescription medication.
06/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While punching a hole through the screen to install a patch a piece of lime bounced up off of the screen and into his eye. Employee went to the doctor on 06/21/2007 and was given prescription medicati...
05/14/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was welding when he turned to get a part when another EE began grinding. The grinding debris went under EE's safety glasses & struck his left eye. He suffered a corneal abrasion and was treated wit...
05/01/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 35d restricted Trying to unstop tip of pressure wand. When injured thought it was unstopped pressure was added and the wand twisted around and smashed fingers on a hydraulic line.
04/23/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Cleaning K-1 ram with lance, injured felt pain in lower back.
03/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While assisting on coal mill project, left thumb was pinched under a large cone.
02/01/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 22d restricted Employee was cleaning the mirror on a mobile crane when he slipped and fell landing on his elbow.
01/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost EE was on a crane platform instructing a worker what to do when he slipped on iced over platform and fell backwards off the platform about 10 to 15 feet into a puddle of ice water.
01/08/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Handle of sledgehammer broke and head of hammer hit employee in the forehead.
12/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Injured was helping clean rams pulling on wand and hurt his back.
11/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost EE was pulling on a tagline which was attached to a steel pipe hanging from a crane. The tagline came lose and the employee fell backwards and struck his elbow on a steel beam.
08/25/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was rigging beams and instructed the forklift operator to retract the forks of the lift. When he retracted the forks they caught on the ground causing the beam to turn over onto the EE's foot causi...
08/18/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 19d restricted While working on kiln pier employee tripped over welding lead and fell on his right shoulder and his left knee causing a contusion injury to his left knee. Employee received treatment for his injury a...
06/29/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee squatted down to glue PVC conduit & felt his knee pop. An MRI on 6/30/2006 showed a torn ligament. Surgery performed on 7/5/2006.
01/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The loadout chute center spout broke. Injured was underneath it trying to line it up. Some lime dust came loose and hit him in his face.
01/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The loadout chute center spout broke. Injured was underneath it trying to line it up. Some lime dust came loose and hit him in his face.
11/22/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Injured was attempting to break loose a plugged lime chute using a bar and hammer. When lime broke loose, it came through the 5"" port hole and hit injured in the face. It knocked the dust mask loose...
10/18/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EE was 7' above ground with safety harness on. He secured beam w/rope to forklift to bring beam down. He used cut torch to release beam from building. Untied from the building and came down ladder. Fo...
06/29/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured pulled the wrong lever and caught his thumb in between the wrench and the drill. Reportable because of sutures only.
04/19/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted INJURED WAS REMOVING GUARD RAILING FROM AN ABANDONED SECTION OF CATWALK. WEEDS WERE GROWING UP THROUGH THE CATWALK GRATING. INJURED STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE CATWALK CAUSING A KNEE STRAIN WHEN HIS LE...
03/08/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 320d lost INJURED WAS REACHING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL, INJURING HIS ELBOW AND BACK. COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN AN AGGRAVATION FROM AN OLD BACK INJURY O...
07/26/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None USING DRILL PRESS IN SHOP TO DRILL HOLES IN A PIECE OF PLATE. WHEN THE BIT TWISTED THE PLATE, INJURED GRABBED THE C-CLAMP CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE BINDED SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HIS THUMB. RE PORTABL...
02/06/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS HOLDING A BAR. ANOTHER EE WAS STRIKING THE BAR WITH A HAMMER. WHEN THE EE'S STRUCK THE BAR WITH THE HAMMER, THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE BAR AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE CHIN OF HI S FACE....
09/17/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TIGHTENING LOCKNUT ON THE BOTTOM OF A GRINDING ROLL USING A HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK THE INJURY IN THE LEG. REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF SUTURE LEG.
09/14/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS HELPING A MECHANIC REMOVE THE DRIVE SHAFT FROM A 773 B TRUCK. CAP CAME OFF OF U-JOINT AND HIT INJURED INT HE HEAD DIRECTLY OVER THE LEFT EYE. REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF SUTURES ONLY.