PENROSE QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 8 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/27/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was assisting with maintenance on a conveyor head pulley. While on the ground employee lifted it to roll it over and heard a pop in elbow when employee pushed the pulley forward. Muscle swo...
04/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee right thumb was smashed between hydraulic cylinder and pushing wedge. Resulting in a crush thumb.
08/04/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 51d restricted Employee was using a wrench attempting to break a bolt loose with body in full tension and body in prone position approx. 6-8 inches off the ground. When the bolt broke loose, he struck the ground, bu...
06/22/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a chainsaw to clear/fell trees. Tree kicked chainsaw back between legs resulting in a laceration of leg requiring sutures. Employee returned to duty without restrictions.
08/11/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was swinging an 18 lb sledge hammer to tap a wrench to loosen a nut on the tension rod of a Hewitt Robbins jaw crusher. The tip of his left index finger was smashed between the hammer handle...
04/18/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WIDENING A HOLE IN A PLASTIC COLLAR WHENT THE POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER AT THE MIDDLE KNUCKLE, RECIEVED 6 STITCHES
02/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was descending the ladder steps of the R25. His right hand was holding the pole to the rearview mirror/handrail as he stepped down with his left foot. His left foot slipped off the top rung a...
08/14/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE PLACED HAND AT THE BASE OF THE STEPS ON A WEIGHTED TAKEUP. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR LOWERED THE WEIGHT CAUSING THE SLIDE TUBES TO COME DOWN AND SEVER THE END OF HIS FINGER.