PLASTER CITY QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 28 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/10/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At around 5:10pm, employee was re-installing a cover plate after inspecting the inside of a rock transfer chute between two conveyor belts. All the fasteners on the cover plate were removed except th...
05/01/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Mechanic stepped off the service truck without using three points of contact. Mechanic descended the service truck steps going forward instead of in reverse which is the requirement with diesel fuel...
10/26/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee alleges was exposed to COVID. Employee did not report anything to the plant. Employee has been out since 10/22/21 due to COVID. The plant received a lawsuit from EE's lawyer on 01/23/22....
08/17/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee submitted paperwork from lawyer on 8/24/21 notifying company we were being sued along with a DWC dated 08/17/21 with described injuries of PTSD, anxiety, stress (which we filed a claim on 4/5...
04/05/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 10d restricted Employee was being harrased by co-worker. Company terminated co-worker. Employee then said that employee was experiencing PTSD and anxiety due to the harrasment. Employee was sent to doctor on 5/3/...
03/18/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 316d lost Employee alleges they injured back moving wire feeder on 3/18. Employee reported on 3/19 at lunch to a sup. that their back was sore but didn't know what happened and treated with own doctor for 10 d...
12/15/2020 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 13d lost On 12/15/20 employee tested positive for Covid-19. Believed employee may have contacted virus when relieving an employee on 12/2/20 who broke protocol and came to work despite having a sister who was...
12/15/2020 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 34d lost On 12/15/20 employee tested positive for Covid-19. Believed employee may have contacted virus when relieving an employee on 12/3/20 who broke protocol and came to work despite having a person who was...
12/11/2020 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 119d lost, 218d restricted On 12/11/20 employee tested positive for Covid-19. Believed employee may have contacted virus when relieving an employee on 12/4/20 who broke protocol and came to work despite having a person who was...
04/15/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted Operator explained R knee felt irritated due to making contact with panel on right side of loader cab while operating the machine throughout the entire shift. Dr. said this did not explain the swellin...
09/12/2019 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 623d lost EE was walking towards Ag Plant to complete a water filter change. EE wasn't carrying anything and was walking on level ground between the crusher hopper and air compressor around 3:00 pm when EE fel...
06/14/2019 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working above chute at ground level to clear chute. Hardened material near the chute fell towards employee and EE bruised EE's left elbow/shoulder trying to leave area. EE treated with Dr. wit...
02/12/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dozer operator was attempting to reach the crest of recently shot material. The dozer operator took an aggressive angle and did not see the oversize material in path. The dozer tracks started sliding...
01/23/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted At approximately 3:40pm, EE was dismounting haul truck #718's flexible ladder and missed the last step to the ground. EE was not using 3-point contact at the moment left foot missed the step. EE re...
11/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Employee was climbing (ascending) vertical ladder on the South Dust Collector. Just before reaching the catwalk, employee felt a sharp pain in backside. When employee stood on the catwalk, legs were...
08/10/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 11d restricted Employee was working on knees for 2-3 hours while installing some product support hardware on a 980M. At some point during the work employee received slight abrasions on right shin. That night employe...
02/29/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was dragging a hose from the storage tank to the water truck. The hose slipped from the employee's hand and as ee reached down to grab the hose right thumb came in contact with a sharp metal...
11/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating Ag Plant loader near PC stock pile when he noticed a rock on the boom. He parked the Loader and then got out to remove the rock so it wouldn't end up in PC pile. As he was mov...
03/14/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was descending stairs from valve platform after loading water truck. He did not pay attention to foot placement and placed his right foot half on and half off landing platform at bottom of stair...
05/19/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Miner (mechanic) was directing operator of forklift in placement of boxes of dust collector bags as part of dust collector work. Miner did not pay attention to hand placement in close proximity to for...
09/14/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 202d lost Semi truck driver (Cemex) was using fall restraint platform to access lids on top of trailers. Truck driver strained lower back while pulling up on the retractable stairway.
08/18/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost Employee has a pre-existing, non- work related neck illness. Employee filed FMLA case in January of 2008. Employee now states that his disability is a result of a work place injury on 8-18-09. The...
08/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Mechanic suffered a dislocated, left shoulder while taking a measurement on the train tunnel ceiling.The mechanic stated to the maintenance foreman that he has a pre-existing condition suffered during...
10/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EE was positioning stands under a suspended rolled conveyor with a shaft thru the center. While positioning one of the stands, he pinched his thumb of his left hand between the top of the stand and o...
01/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee suffered fractured finger with two stitches. Injury occurred as result of a crusher part that fell onto the employee's finger during an attempt to move it. The accident was a result of misco...
05/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Production Operator was removing the rock hammer attachment from the Caterpillar Backhoe rental. He reached into the coupling area with his left arm to remove the retaining pin while the rock hammer...
04/28/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee experienced discomfort in his groin area after dismounting a backhoe. He went to the restroom and noticed that one of his testicles ascended into his body. This occurred due to a personal p...
06/22/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 31d restricted EMPLOYEE WASLOADING BLAST HOLES. SHE WENT OFF THE BLAST PATTERN TO TAKE A BREAK. WHEN SHE STOOD UP FROM HER BREAK SHE TWISTED HER RIGHT KNEE CAS