PABCO Gypsum Apex Quarry — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/26/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee violated plant rules by jumping to the ground off a conveyor. EE used their left arm to stabilize the jump. EE's arm stayed on the conveyor when EE landed straining the muscles in EE's ar...
03/12/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While positioning the edge protector with a hammer a piece of steel splintered off the protector and hit the tech in right upper thigh penetrating skin and imbedding in leg.
02/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was walking over to inspect cooler and felt strain in his back. He continued climb a ladder to inspect the unit and condition worsened.
11/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was working in a dusty environment while changing a belt scraper. He complained of dust getting in his eyes. He flushed them with water but the irritation continued. He was examined by a MD;...
09/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was shoveling dirt when a foreign object became lodged in his eye. Ophthalmologist removed the foreign object using a slit lamp. Antibiotic eye drops were prescribed.
07/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was sliding grating with a sleaver bar. A section of grating moved and when he stepped on it, it became unstable and he fell through it.
05/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using the left hand fingers to align a piece of grating suspended from a crane, and an I-Beam. One of the fingers got pinched betwen the grating and the I-beam. The finger sustained...
05/11/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated that while prepping a foundation a dust plume came through and dust got into the eye.
09/07/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 196d restricted Employee hit his foot with a sledge hammer.
10/31/2002 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost FORKLIFT BLADES FELL OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE WHEN HE TRIED TO GET UP FROM THE CRAWLER.
07/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost EE REACHED INTO MOVING CONVEYOR BELT TO REMOVE FLANGE. HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAMEWORK AND FLANGE.