Princeton — Accidents

Total: 49 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/18/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was exiting CAT 777 rock truck to fill the oil. While climbing down the ladder, the employee's foot slipped off the ladder and employee suffered a rupture of the right proximal bicep tendon.
01/24/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 208d lost, 255d restricted Employee was walking to place EE's timecard in the mailbox. EE was walking through snow from the prior night and EE slipped on ice that was covered by the snow. EE suffered a tear of EE's right rota...
11/26/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost It is possible that this employee contracted COVID after riding in a pickup truck with another employee who tested positive for COVID.
01/19/2021 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost There was a rock wedged between the dual wheels on the lube truck. After a few attempts at trying to remove the rock, the employee leaned over the tire and the inside tire blew out. The employee suf...
02/14/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee was dismounting bulldozer. EE's foot slipped which caused excessive weight on EE's right shoulder. The physician believes EE suffered a torn right rotator cuff.
10/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 94d restricted Employee was pulling a rope attached to a water suction hose and they felt their wrist pop. They were diagnosed with a wrist sprain.
02/04/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was climbing down the ladder, exiting the haul truck when EE felt a pain in EE's chest. EE was diagnosed with a strained chest muscle.
06/04/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee climbed into the foreman's pickup truck and while riding around, ee noticed swelling and pain in left knee. EE went to the ER that evening.
03/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 14d restricted Employee was unloading material from the back of the plant truck when employee felt pain in groin. Employee was diagnosed with a hernia. This was not a restricted duty or lost time injury until empl...
02/22/2018 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 4d lost Employee was operating haul truck when employee began to feel ill. Employee was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The physician stated that it was not a work related issue. This illness was...
01/24/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was using a breaker bar to remove a bolt on the wheel assembly on a Komatsu WA 800 when EE felt a pop in lower groin. EE was diagnosed with a hernia. EE remained on regular duty and this did...
04/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was lifting a bracket for a conveyor and EE felt pain in EE's abdominal area. EE went to see a physician on 04/06/2016 and a small sliver of metal was removed. EE was also diagnosed with a...
11/11/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting his pick up truck and his foot slipped on the ice and he twisted his back. He did not see a physician until 11/18/2014. He is now receiving physical therapy.
11/03/2014 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee got a piece of rust in his right eye on 11/3/14. He thinks that the rust either was blown into his eye by the wind or it was on his hand and he wiped his eye. He was wearing eye protect...
08/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was changing screens at the plant when he went to turn while standing, his knee twisted and he felt a pop.
07/10/2014 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee was treated for poison ivy on his arms and face after using a weed whacker at various areas around the plant.
03/31/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 203d lost Employee was climbing the ladder to enter the CAT 777 haul truck when his foot slipped off the step which left him hanging from the grab rail with his right arm. He continued to work until 04/09/2014...
01/15/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a conveyor belt with a knife and he cut the back of his hand that was holding the belt. Three sutures were required to close the laceration.
08/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee turned a water valve on to a hose so that he could rinse off his truck. The pressure from the water caused the nozzle to separate from the hose. The nozzle or hose clamp struck him in t...
07/17/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting a hole in a chute using cutting torches when a piece of metal got behind his cutting safety glasses and went into his left eye. He went to the ER and was told he had scratche...
05/12/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost The employee had climbed onto a diesel pump to hook a chain to it, to lift the pump out of the area with an excavator. The employee slipped and fell onto the pump.
10/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The Employee was changing a starter in a Cat 777 haul truck, when the starter fell from its Position on to the employee's right thumb. The thumb was caught between the starter and a support, smashing...
03/10/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost The employee was closing a crusher cover using a ""porta power"" hydraulic unit. The lines were connected from the ""porta power' to the crusher cover lines. The crusher cover hydraulic line failed a...
02/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a grinder with a cut-off wheel, to cut a piece of allthread. The employee had a nut on the allthread to use as a guide and the allthread was secured in a vise. The employee ha...
11/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was working on an excv. and was dismounting the equip. via a ladder. The employee had one foot on the ladder and one foot on the tracks. The ladder slipped away from him and he started...
06/12/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was found outside of scale trailer vomiting, disorented, and complaining of head pain- transported to E.R.. Several days after the E.R.and hospital stay the E. stated that the morning of the...
05/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to connect 2 sections of pipe together. A pipe that was beinng attached to a permanent section of pipe had resistance to it because of size and weight. The couplers were...
01/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While walking on snow/ ice covered ground, the employee lost traction and fell onto his right knee. The temps were at or below zero for several days, and material had been spread in other areas, arou...
01/05/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost While clearing frozen material off of a side wall of a bin, a large section of frozen material slid, striking the employee in the left leg/ knee. The employee went to the local E.R. and was diagnosed...
06/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost The employee was decending the ladder from the operators station, using 3 points of contact. The last few steps are wire rope constructed and the wire rope failed. The employee caught himself with h...
04/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost The employee was operating an overburden drill, when for some unknown reason the drill rig toppled over onto its left side. The employee fell from the cab against the drill steels. He received a cut...
01/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost The employee was operating equipment and went to exit the equipment by climbing down the ladder. He was using 3 points of contact (2 feet, one hand) when his feet slipped(due to mud and temps). He c...
12/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost The employee had exited his dozer and was walking across the snow and ice for his lunch break. He slipped on the ice and fell to the ground. While falling the employee tried to brace the fall with h...
09/27/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 30d restricted The employee was climbing down from a cat 928 loader. When stepping to the ground, the employee stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle, causing a slight fracture.
09/14/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Equipment operator started to straighten his area up to level out excavator. He noticed a spray of oil and then the rear of the excavator was on fire. The operator evacuated the equipment and moved...
05/03/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was tightining lugs on a piece of equipment. While applying a great amount pressure to torque to specs, the wrench came loose and the employee slipped to the ground and the wrench went...
01/09/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost The employee was welding on an excavator bucket that had frozen material stuck in it. The material became loose and fell on the employee striking him on the head and torso. The employee was transfer...
07/14/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None While employees were on break in the pit, they noticed a small fire in the engine compartment of the Kom. PC1100 excavator. Two employees took Fire Ext. onto the equipment to try to put out the fire....
04/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was loosening a plug to change oil in equipment. While pressure was being applied to the wrench to open the plug the wrench slipped off of the plug and struck the employee in the right e...
04/06/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While greasing the equipment, the operator bent over to clean a grease fitting. The next thing he can remember is lying on the ground. He fell from an opening in the cat walk (enter/exit ladder) of...
09/02/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a hammer to dislodge a broken ""U"" joint from a drive shaft in a vise. He was wearing eye and hand protection. While hammering, a piece of metal ""flaked"" off and struck him...
01/03/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost ...THE BANANA BELT WAS THEN TURNED ON. THE LEAD PERSON CAUGHT EE OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE STUMBLING NEAR THE DISCHARGE OF THE BANANA BELT.....IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE BELT OFF BUT NOT BEFORE EE TRAVEL...
07/30/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE MOVING OVERBURDEN TO SPOIL PILE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD. THE BED WAS RETURNING TO THE DOWN POSITION WHEN IT SLAMMED TO REST ON THE FRAME.
05/17/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted AFTER A FOREIGN MATERIAL PASSES THRU THE IMPACTOR, THE EE WENT TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. WHILE REMOVING THE 2"" THICK STEEL WALL SECTIONS, ONE OF THE SECTIONS SLIPPED AND HIT THE EE'S RT. HAND. THE HAND S...
04/13/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 8d restricted WHILE WALKING DOWN A SMALL GRADE TO FUEL A WATER PUMP THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS RIGHT LEG/KNEE. AFTER A WEEK, THE BRUISE WAS NOT HEALING AND PAIN WAS STILL PRESENT, THE E E WENT...
03/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 323d lost WHILE REPAIRING VARIOUS PARTS OF THE PLANT-PRYING, LIFTING, PULLING, THE EE INJURED HIS BACK. WHILE TIGHTENING SPRAY BARS THE EE FELT SOME PAIN,BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. THE EE WENT TO THE ER ON 3-18-01...
09/07/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE WAS CLEANING ON TO THE EXCAVATOR AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEP. THE EE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE RAILING AND WAS SUPPORTING HIS BODY WEIGHT W/ARMS UNTIL ABLE TO PLACE FOOT ONTO STEP AGAIN . THE N...
06/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE THE EE WAS GREASING UNDER HIS ROCK TRUCK DEBRIS FELL MUD ON TO HIM GETTING BEHIND HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE. EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT WENT TO ER NEXT DAY. DR REQUIRED HIM TO BE OFF WORK 2 DAYS.
06/08/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EE WAS GRINDING CLIPS ON CONVEYOR BELT TO REPAIR BELT A PIECE OF THE GRINDING WHEEL BECAME LODGED IN HIS EYE. EE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT (AFTERNOON). THE NEXT ORNING HE WENT TO THE DR. AND H AD THE...