PLATTSBURGH QUARRIES — Accidents

Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/28/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was riding in the basket of the manlift through the yard and hit a small bump. The employee struck EEs left elbow on the manlift basket cage. The injury started as a first aid incident and wa...
03/23/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a metal plate at the crusher on Wednesday and a piece of hot slag went down EE's welding glove and burnt EE's hand. On the way home from work Thursday EE's hand started hurting a...
04/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing hosing rubber on a screen and when he cut the rubber, he followed through and cut his left thumb. Has some stitches in thumb. Back to work same day at regular job.
02/23/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When trying to remove a bushing with a hammer and punch, the hammer hit the edge of the fender and made him miss the punch and hit his left hand. Bruised the left hand near the thumb. He went to the e...
11/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee got out of the haul truck (175), walked a short distance on the haul road. He started to bend down to pick up a rock & experienced lower back pain before he could touch the rock. The foreman...
10/27/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping change a bearing on a head pulley. EE was standing in a chute with angle iron in it, when the wrench slipped and his foot slipped, causing EE to fall and hit his head on the side of the...
02/09/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee developed a headache & felt sick. Claims it was fumes in the cab. The carbon monoxide detector that is mounted in the cab did not go off. The employee was taken to the hospital and was found...
06/20/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE HIT A POTHOLE ON 4/18/05 BUT IT WAS NO BIG DEAL, ON 6/20/05 HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR AND IS OUT OF WORK UNTIL 6/26/05. NOW HE IS OUT AGAIN
10/29/2004 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost DOCTOR HAD PUT EMPLOYEE OUT OF WORK AGAIN; AGGRAVATED OLD INJURY.
06/11/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE OPERATING TRUCK, EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PENCIL ON THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK & HIT A BUMP THAT CAUSED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
04/17/2003 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS WORKING ON A FROZEN WATER LINE WHEN A SPERATE DRAIN LINE THAT WAS FROZEN ALSO BURST. THE PIPE HIT EE IN THE NOSE & BROKE HIS NOSE.
10/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 88d restricted EE SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM RUNG OF THE EUCLID LADDER & TWISTED HIS BACK. HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM & WAS CHECKED. HE CAME BACK TO WORK ON THE SAME DAY WITH NO RESTRICTIONS & WAS TO BE RECHECKED ON 10/1...
08/21/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING OUT BUILT UP MATERIAL IN A STONE BOX, A CHUNK OF DIRT FELL ABOUT FOUR FEET AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER & COLLARBONE. IT BRUISED THE SHOULDER & COLLARBONE .
04/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost DESCENDED A LADDER IN AN UNSAFE MANWAY (NOT THESE POINTS) CAUGHT HEAL AND FELL. BRUISED SHOULDERON CEMENT PIER.
03/26/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STANDING ON CONCRETE SLAB THAT HE WAS JACKHAMMER OUT. THE JACK HAMMER FELL OVER AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK HAMMER AND THE CEMENT.
11/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost PULLED MUSCLE FROM PULLING ON PLASTIC PIPE IN POND.
10/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE PICKED UP BUCKET PIN AND HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE MADE AN AWKWARD TURN.
06/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 17d restricted EE PULLED A MUSCLE WHILE INSTALLING A NEW LOADERSEAT IN A LOADER IN THE SHOP. HE DID NOT KNOW ITWAS STRAINED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. HE COMPLAINED OF SHOULDER PAIN & WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
06/24/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING NOISE UNDER JAW BELT, FELL TO GROUND (MAY HAVE BEEN UNCONSCIOUS, DUE TO HEAT) AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON CEMENT PAD.
06/20/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PLACING GUARD BACK ON CONVEYOR UNDER CRUSHER JAW, TURNED AND HIT ANGLE IRON.
06/02/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN SAFE ZONE, WHILE HAUL TRUCK WAS DUMPING INTO HOPPR STONES, COME OFF HAUL TRUCK, HOPPER STRICKING EMPLOYEE.
03/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE GETTING OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND FELL.