Palm Beach Aggregates LLC — Accidents

Total: 78 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 9d restricted Employee was walking through the plant area when he stepped in a small depression and twisted his ankle.
12/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE CUT PALM ON A SHARP PIECE OF STEEL WHEN EE WAS DOING NIGHT TIME MAINTENANCE ON A SHAKER. EE DROPPED TOOL AND SUFFERED A LACERATION WHILE REACHING FOR IT.
11/02/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BEARING ON A SCREEN FEED TAIL PULLEY WHEN A SHARD OF METAL BROKE OFF OF WHAT HE WAS HAMMERING ON AND PUCTURED HIS LEG.
07/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE WEAR PLATE ON ONE OF THE CRUSHERS. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK WHICH WAS LODGED IN ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES, HE SMASHED THE TIP OF HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL.
07/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 160d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PIPELINE FLANGES AND GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO FLANGES CAUSING THEM TO BE CRUSHED.
07/02/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was welding and received a flash burn due to excessive exposure to ultraviolet light.
06/25/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 105d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIT A DOOR TO THE BOOSTER WITH THE HELP OF A CRANE. TRYING TO GUIDE IT INTO PLACE, HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN A PLATFORM AND THE DOOR.
06/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 61d restricted DEVELOPED A HERNIA WHILE TRYING TO PRY OPEN & CLEAN OUT THE LID ON THE BOOSTER
06/02/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS GREASING A GRADER (V-JOINT) IN A CONFINED SPACE USING A COMPRESSED-AIR GREASE GUN. EE WAS HIT IN THE EYE BY GREASE WHICH CAME THROUGH THE NIPPLE AND SHOT BACK ONTO HIM. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY...
04/12/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 35d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON THE TOP DECK OF THE #4 SHAKER. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO ADJUST THE SCREENS WHEN IT SLIPPED SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND THE SCREEN.
02/11/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS REMOVING THE FRONT BORE OF A 30"" PIPE WITH AN IMPACT GUN WHEN THE PIPE MOVED AROUND TOWARDS HIM CRUSHING HIS HAND AGAINST THE WALL.
02/06/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 87d restricted EE WAS WASHING OFF AROUND TAILPULLEY OF A PLANT STACKER WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF STACKER STRIKING HIS FOOT.
01/27/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted AFTER HANDLING OILY RAGS EE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS KNEE ON THE LOWER RAILING.
01/24/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 350d lost EE WAS FIXING LIGHTS ON BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON THE LEFT MID-SECTION OF HIS BODY.
01/11/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON WEARPLATES WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WEARPLATE AND PRIMARY DOOR CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS NAIL BED ON HIS LEFT THIRD DIGIT.
10/14/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE CRASHED THE A40D VOLVO DUMP TRUCK, THAT HE WAS DRIVER INTO THE BACK (TAILGATE) SECTION OF A A40D VOLVO DUMP TRUCK.
09/09/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 177d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING TRAY FULL OF SAMPLE ROCKS. WENT FROM THE HAND HEIGHT TO THE SHOULDER HEIGHT & ATTEMPTED TO DUMP ROCKS WHEN EMPLOYEE HEARD & FELT A POP IN HIS RT ELBOW.
08/14/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted EE STATES HE WAS WORKING ON BROKEN PRODUCT PUMP SLIPPED ON HYDRAULIC OIL( IT WAS ALSO RAINING AND IT WAS WET) AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.
06/06/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 269d restricted EE WAS GUIDING A METAL PIPE CAP INTO A PLASTIC PIPE WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE METAL CAP AND THE PLASTIC PIPE.
06/02/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE GRINDER KICKED BACK & CUT THE MEDIAL LT HAND.
05/29/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted EE WAS WALKING UP A HILL CARRYING ROUGHLY 30 LBS OF TOOLS WHEN HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT & FELT HIS RT KNEE POP ON BACK SIDE OF KNEE.
05/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted EE WAS MOVING ROCKS WEIGHING BETWEEN 60 - 100 LBS. THE ROCKS WERE BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY, WHEN A ROCK ROLLED TO THE ROCK SIDE CATCHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK & A STEEL WALL.
04/14/2003 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS GETTING BACK IN HIS CAB TO SIT DOWN WHEN THE WIND BLEW HARD & CLOSED ON HIS HAND.
03/29/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS OPERATING A BULL DOZER. HE WAS PUSHING DIRT FORWARD WHEN THE BLADE HIT A ROCK & CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT THE SEAT BELT HAD PLAY IN IT. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT STOP HIM & HE FLEW FORWA RD & UP...
03/20/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted EE WAS TURNING A STEEL ROTOR ON THE PORTABLE CRUSHER, WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT GOT WEDGED & CRUSHED BY THE ROTOR. THE ROTOR WAS ROUGHLY 2,000 LBS.
02/06/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE WAS UNSCREWING AN OIL FILTER. THE FILTERS WERE VERY TIGHT. WHEN EE INSCREWED THE FILTERS HE EXERTED HIMSELF & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
01/16/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS OPERATING A JOHN DEERE 650. HE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS ON A SLOPE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE HIT A BOULDER (ROCK) WHICH CAUSED MACHINE TO JUMP INTO THE AIR & LAND HARD, SENDING PAIN THROUGHO UT HIS...
01/11/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 31d restricted WHILE EXCHANGING BUCKET ON BACKHOE EE WAS WATCHING FOR RETAINING PIN TO BE PUSHED TOWARD HIM. ANOTHER EE WAS SPOTTER AND 3RD WAS OPERATING COMBINATION TO PUSH RETAINING PIN OUT. WHEN THE ORDER WAS GIV...