Postell Quarry — Accidents

Total: 72 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/19/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was pressure washing the welding truck and stepped up on the mounted tool box to get behind the cab. When EE stepped down, EE's foot landed on a angle iron bracket, and rolled EE's ankle.
01/24/2025 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None On 1/24/2025 a 777G Caterpillar haul truck caught on fire when the truck was at the crusher pad preparing to dump. The operator stated that EE felt heat and looked to EE's right and saw flames. EE eng...
12/30/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 12-30-24 a fuel truck/lube oper was fueling excavator, slipped on grease, & fell into excavator. Point of contact of injury was left side.1-2-25 rec'd treatment w/no job restrictions/days off. 1-9-25...
05/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was replacing a piece of drill steel from the drill carousel, when it was placed on the drill rack below the carousel, the employee attempted to slide it off of the rack. The steel tube then...
02/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing the cylinder on the flop wrench and the cylinder fell on EE's finger. Employee was not wearing gloves.
01/30/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractor was replacing belt scraper, while using a torch a hot slag fell onto a Poly Screen. The fire department was called to extinguish. The initial report was that the fire was extinguished in 20...
08/03/2023 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was struck in the mouth by a falling rock while raising a screen panel, breaking a tooth.
06/27/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 64d restricted Employee lost control of the articulating haul truck, veered right onto the right side berm and overturned the truck.
03/01/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was setting up to pour concrete. Guided truck into position. The driver of the concrete truck pulled forward without instruction. Employee had a hold of the chute. Employee had to duck under...
07/08/2020 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The employee was measuring a drill hole with a tape when dust flew into EE's eyes.
06/17/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 64d restricted Employee was traveling down a set of steps when EE tripped and caught self with EE's left hand resulting in a fractured wrist.
04/18/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted The employee was moving the toggle bearing over from the wall of jaw crusher 2. When EE pulled on the pry bar to move the bearing, EE felt a sting in lower back. It was determined to be a lower back s...
11/14/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was in the process of cutting the conveyor belt to perform a repair splice. EE lost balance and begin to fall with the open razor knife in right hand. The blade contacted middle finger l...
02/22/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None A customer truck driver was injured after tripping over a curb in a designated parking area. Loss of consciousness was initially reported, but later determined that wasn't the case. Was released from...
11/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 159d lost Employee was assisting in removing rail road track. After attaching chain to rail road track, the injured employee was standing too close and was struck in the lower left leg by the rail road track a...
07/05/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 58d restricted Employee was removing the bolts from the motor base of a 500 hp motor using a wrench and 20 pound sledge hammer. As employee attempted to strike the wrench with the sledge hammer, ee missed the wrenc...
03/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was washing rocks off of the truck scales at the bins. The employee was stepping down from the concrete around scales to a flat surface and felt a ""pop"" in right knee. Employee was diagno...
05/18/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d restricted Employee alleged wrist injury and was sent to Dr. Dr. stated employee has complaints of synovitis, probably associated with gout. Dr. opinion is the patient has existing gout which has been aggravat...
11/16/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost After exiting man lift, employee stepped on uneven ground and twisted his right knee. Employee had it checked out medically on 11/17/2015.
10/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Removing a guard to change v-belts, the guard slipped from the employees grip and struck him on the top of his right foot behind the steel toe of his rubber boots resulting in a laceration. Employee...
07/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 38d restricted Employee was lifting a dust collector hose to clean out and reattach to dust collector when felt a low groin pull that has been diagnosed as a hernia.
05/18/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating CAT 773D haul truck in pit. Employee lost control of the haul truck and turned the truck to the inside berm and went into the ditch, resulting in the haul truck turning over on...
09/03/2014 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was inspecting screen panels on a screen deck. As the employee was re-positioning himself on the screen he strained his left shoulder.
01/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 64d lost, 76d restricted Employee was attempting to fuel a CAT 992 loader. As he raised the fuel nozzle to the fill point on the loader, he felt a ""pop"" in his right shoulder. Resulting in an injury to his right shoulder.
09/12/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Customer truck driver for Tomblin Trucking alleges he was bitten by a spider while using the Port-A-John located near the scales resulting in a reaction. Dr. could not confirm a spider bite.
06/13/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Employee strained left elbow ligament while replacing conveyor belt scraper spindle. Employee went to Dr. and was given medication and PT.
02/05/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Contract employee was attempting to lower the crusher doors to begin to replace the wear plate. A 3 ton chain and come-a-long were attached to the doors to hold them as they were being lowered. The ch...
10/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was trying to remove a rock that was jammed between the conveyor frame, the belt and the return roller. Employee was using a pry bar and while he was trying to remove the rock the bar slipped...
10/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were changing a feeder. The employee had two pairs of gloves on and was removing the plate while the other employee was trying to pry it out. The plate slipped and pinched the employee's poi...
07/22/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was making repairs to an excavator. He reported that he began to feel ill, became nauseated, then ""blacked out"" and bumped his head on the equipment causing a laceration which required stit...
02/13/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted It had snowed in Georgia on 2/12. We shut down at 1700 on 2/12. Plant maintenance, pit and production came in at 0800 the morning of 2/13 to clear snow from belts, chutes and screens so that we would...
01/22/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was shoveling in tunnel. Rock came off of belt and struck employee in lower back. Employee suffered a lower back contusion.
12/29/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was standing upright and tightening a bolt on the crusher. Employee states that he felt a twinge in his back while performing this duty.
09/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was removing a screen panel from the top deck of the wash screen. As he was lifting the panel, he felt his lower back pop.
08/20/2009 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was not on shift waiting to clock in at the time clock, when he started started experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath. EMT's were called and employee was transported to Hospital. H...
09/19/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Tech. was torquing bolts with hyd. wrench when it became wedged. While he was trying to get the wrench head loose, the on/off switch stuck. When the wrench head came loose it cut middle finger on righ...
07/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 7"" inch rock fell from plant and landed on employee's right hand while wearing gloves.
06/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting the vulcanizer and the idler roller hit his leg and cut it. This was not a serious injury, only required stitches.
11/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee tripped over a 7 inch rock while leaving the restroom.
11/16/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was jarred in cab of CAT 992 when a haul truck inadvertently backed into him.
09/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 14d restricted 100 lb steel conveyor clamp slipped as it was being removed. The clamp fell about 4 feet landing behind the steel toe injuring the employee's right big toe. Toe was x-rayed and no breaks were found....
09/21/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee received a piece of metal, embedded in his upper thigh area, from removing teeth from a loader.
08/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut left palm while moving cross-ties.
08/04/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was loading AN from a tanker truck to the bins on his bulk truck. While in the process of moving the hose from one bin to another on top of his truck, he slipped on some spilled AN. This resulted i...
08/01/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee fell and slipped on loose dirt/gravel.
04/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee sustained a lumbar strain to his lower back while performing maintenance in the plant.
10/30/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee cut right index finger while removing zip tie.
08/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 200d lost Employee was shoveling when he strained his right wrist. This was orginally reported back on 8/31/05 as a near miss but waited till the 10/20/05 to request to go see a doctor. This is when the treat...
07/22/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee injured by falling stone from overflow of surge bin while installing chute above 4 1/4 chute. (Belt was operating. Multiple stones fell, but EE was not buried.)
05/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee strained back while lifting scrap metal.