Penns Park Quarry — Accidents

Total: 45 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/05/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Slipped while climbing on drill rig. Grabbed something to prevent fall.
08/26/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dust was in the air after the use of a pneumatic air tool which caused irritation to the employee's right eye.
04/24/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee's right finger was pinched between a come along and a metal plate causing a break to occur requiring a splint and restrictions.
05/05/2023 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Service technician working on engine removal from a Skid Steer Loader and with impact gun on a fastener lacerated right middle finger while other hand was exposed to the other end of retainer.
09/26/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing down the scale area when employee slipped and fell onto the same level landing on knee. Employee used first aid until employee requested a clinic visit on 10/10/22 where PT was pr...
06/24/2022 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The employee was operating a haul truck when it caught fire. The employee exited quickly and received burns to their left arm and wrist.
06/07/2021 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Struck right knee against door handle of drill.
07/27/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Injured worker burned arm when IW reached directly in front of an acetylene cutting torch IW was holding. The IW received 2nd degree burns to right wrist.
07/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted While lifting support stands to be placed under a haul truck, employee lost grip and then caught support stands which pulled EE down.
06/23/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pre-heating the weld on cutting edge employee was exposed to ark flash. Employee failed to wear appropriate PPE while performing this task.
03/26/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was determined to have a reportable hearing loss in his left ear confirmed by an audiologist on March 26, 2013.
01/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The injury employee was climbing out of a screen where he suspects he wrenched his lower back. The injured employee didn't have any pain until he was driving his haul truck approximately 1/2 hour late...
01/18/2011 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost While performing clean up in the finishing screens building at the tertiary plant employee had some material fall from above and hit him in the head and left shoulder.
09/01/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted The employee sustained injury to both shoulders that required treatment with cortisone injections and returned to modified duty. The injured employee was swinging a 20 lb. sledge hammer to remove a se...
01/07/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Slipped and fell hitting chin on conveyor while trying to remove a speed sensor.
07/16/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 201d restricted Employee was driving a tractor-trailer, loaded with fines, down into the pit, as he reached the intersection of the ""New Ramp"" and ""4th Level Ramp"" the tractor-trailer overturned into the bank. Th...
03/31/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tack welding a piece of steel. He had the dark shield of his welding helmet and not protecting his eyes at the time he was tack welding. This caused him to get flashes in both eyes.
09/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was climbing down from the grizzly belt to the screen below. He then stepped from the screen to the handrai. As he was climbing down his foot slipped and his shin hit the I-Beam.
11/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee had finished his shift and parked his haul truck; when employee reached bottom step which is fastened to the truck by cables it swung in and his foot got caught under fender guard causing emp...
10/15/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was working on removing a spindle on a pick up truck using an air chisel. A sliver of steel got in his left eye and cut his cornea. He went to an eye doctor who removed the steel and prescrib...
05/03/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing bolts from broken step on front end loader, one bolt was removed. While removing 2nd bolt with air wrench a back up plate that the bolts went through was seized to 2nd bolt. The plate turned...
05/06/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to dislodge a rock from a feeder pan with a bar. The bar slipped from the rock, and the employee's finger was pinched between the bar & chute wall. This resulted in three stitches...
12/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 129d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING STEPS TO HAUL TRK CAB & LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL TO THE GROUND. THE INJURY TO EE'S LEFT ARM/SHOULDER, AS A RESULT OF THE EE'S HOLDING ON & TWISTING AS HE FELL TO THE GROUND. STEPS WERE...
12/08/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 130d restricted EMPLOYEE BOUNCED IN SEAT AFTER HITTING POT HOLE IN HAUL ROAD WHILE OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK FOR PRODUTION. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM JAM AGAINST DOOR CAUSING PAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.
09/23/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PAIL FROM UNDER THE ASPHALT PUMP WHEN SOME LIQUID ASPHALT SLASHED OUT AND BURNED HIS LEFT HAND.
09/02/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee's hand was caught between shovel handle and side of conveyor while digging out tail pulley resulting in a contusion.
07/08/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HEATING METAL STEP ASSEMBLY THAT WAS BENT; WHILE OPERATING PORTA POWER & TORCH THE RAM SLIPPED OUT OF FRAME & STRUCK HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE.
01/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING MUD OFF OF TRUCK WINDSHIELD; STEPPED DOWN ONTO ROCK AND TWISTED HIS FOOT.
01/06/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 62d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO LOADER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
04/15/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLIMBING INTO LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST TOP STEP CAUSING LACERATION TO SCALP & CONTUSION.
03/27/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PIECES OF SCRAP METAL INTO BUCKET OF SKID LOADER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OVER THE TOP OF THE BUCKET. HE STUCK HIS HAND OUT TO PROTECT HIMSELF.
03/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 21d restricted EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE LARGE ROCKS JAMMED IN CRUSHER WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.
01/03/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 4d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PLUGGING IN BLOCK HEATER ON LOADER AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND SNOW WHEN HE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE LOADER.
11/05/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING NOTCHES IN RUBBER SHEET FOR CONVEYOR AT PORTABLE PLANT WHEN UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS THUMB.
06/29/2002 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 133d restricted EE WAS CHANGING BAGS IN DUST COLLECTOR. HE STOOD UP & PLACED LEFT HAND ON RAIL. WIND BLEW THE COVER CLOSED, TRAPPING HIS HAND. THE RESULTING INJURY WAS A FRACTURED 3RD & 4TH FINGER OF LEFT HAN D.
11/14/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OF CRUSHER.
10/24/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 28d restricted EE WAS USING RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF NOSING FROM SCREEN CLOTH WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED, LACERATING THUMB ON LEFT HAND.
09/27/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 34d restricted EE SLIPPED ON STONE/RUPTURED TENDON IN THE 5TH FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
09/12/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. PULLED KNIFE TOWARDS HIM AND ACCIDENTALY CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE.
08/18/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS USING A RATCHET ON A CONVEYOR BELT. THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST CONVEYOR.
07/09/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 243d lost DURING MOBILIZATION WHEEL HOP OCCURRED AND ROTATED CAROSEL TO OPEN POSITION. DRILL ROD FELL OUT OF ELEVATED CAROSEL FROM LOADING POSITION. DRILL HELPER WAS STRUCK BY FALLING DRILL ROD AFTER EX ITING D...
08/21/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE BENDING OVER TO ATTACH HOSE TO DUST TANKER AND FELT HIS KNEE POP. SUFFERED A STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE.
07/01/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 11d restricted EE FOLLOWING NORMAL WORK DUTIES OPERATING EUCLID FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS SIDE AT END OF WORKDAY. PAIN PERSISTED INTO THE NEXT DAY. FOLLOW UP AT LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM RESULTED IN DIAGNOSIS OF FRA CTURED...
03/20/2000 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 175d lost EMPLOYEE WALKED TOO CLOSE TO CONVEYER AND STRUCKHIS HEAD AGAINST BOTTOM CAUSING CERVICAL STRAIN TO NECK.
02/03/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER WHEN THE GRINDER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF THE CRUSHER OR A SMALL BOLT CAUSING GRINDER TO KICK BACK AND STRIKE HIS FACE. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS FACE REQUIRI...