Putnamville Quarry — Accidents

Total: 8 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/18/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 360d lost Employee was walking to the truck to get a tool. They stepped on uneven, snowy ground and twisted their ankle.
05/16/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost While tightening a bolt on the crusher wear plates, the employees gloved hand slipped off the ratchet EE was using. EE fell back onto the other plates, fracturing EE's left femur.
07/26/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing sheave with a hammer a piece of metal chipped from hammer & struck right forearm. Metal imbedded arm causing one inch laceration.
11/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee fell against the crusher striking his elbow.
08/23/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPAIRING CRUSHER. EE WAS HOLDING A TOOL (WRENCH) WHILE A COWORKER WAS STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. THE TOOL SLIPPED AND THE HAMMER STRUCK EE'S THUMB.
05/16/2004 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None INCIDENT NOT AN ACCIDENT. WAS NOTIFIED SUNDAY BY PUTNAMVILLE FIRE DEPT. THAT OUR MACHINE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE NOTICED BY FIRE DEPT. AND WAS EXTINGUISHED. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO PERSONNEL FRO...
08/04/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS SHOVELING STONE OFF OF THE #15 CONVEYOR FROM THE CATWALK. HE WAS WORKING HIS WAY DOWN THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE CAME TO THE END OF THE CATWALK AND STEPPED OFF OF THE CATWALK FALLING TO THE G ROUND -...
05/06/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost THE KEY CYLINDER ON THE FORD FUEL TRUCK WAS BROKEN. TO START THE TRUCK EE HAD TO JUMP ACROSS THE CELLONOID ON THE STARTER. HE MADE SURE THE TRANS WAS IN NEUTRAL, RAISED THE HOOD AND LEANED OVER THE TI...