Red Oak Quarry — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operators machine was down. Mechanic was working on it. Operator rested right hand on stick while waiting. EE slid hand down and caught hand on a metal burr, cutting EE's palm.
06/14/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Repairing crusher and got hand caught between spider and mainframe. This cause miner to have a crushing action on their right hand.
04/17/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loading a fuel tank on a trailer. Ladder fell down injuring right index finger.
02/13/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Surface drill operator assisting mechanic removing internals of a 4-inch down hole hammer (off the drill). Inertia movement of internal piston caused it to knock the internal sleeve out of casing, str...
11/07/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE fractured the tip of left index finger.
08/14/2015 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None At approximately 7:15 am Monday Morning, employee came and sat down in the plant manager's office. Employee stated he did not feel good. He stated he was having some chest pains and sweating real ba...
07/06/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to remove a bolt from the 4265 gyratory crusher when his right middle finger got caught between the large bolt and the crusher frame. The employee was taken for medical treatment...
05/15/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He knelt down to cut tube off and slipped with knife and cut leg.
05/17/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the chute from the HP 500 crusher. He and a co-worker were cranking the chain hoist when the eye it was attached to broke loose. When the lifting eye came off, the chain hook hit...
04/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SPLITTER AND ARM GUARD, EE RIGHT FOOT WAS STRUCK BY SPLITTER ARM GUARD WHEN LIFT EYE CAME LOSE
08/30/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT THAT HOLDS THE CUTTING EDGE ON THE UNILOADER. HE WAS USING AN ELECTRICAL WRENCH ON THE NUT ON TOP. THE BOLT IS COUNTERSUNK SO YOU DON'T NEED A WRENCH TO HOLD THE BOLT WHEN YOU...
02/13/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost MY FOOT SLIPPED INTO A HOLE AND MY RIGHT FOOT REMAINED OUTSIDE OF THE HOLE, BENDING MY BACK INTOAN AWKWARD POSITION. MY BACK POPPED AND STARTED TO HURT.
10/29/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME OPERATING HYDRAULIC SHOVELS.
09/28/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING SHANK PROTECTORS ON PIT LOADER BUCKET. THE LEFT SIDE WAS STUCK SO THEY HAD TO HIT IT WITH A 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE SHANK PROTECTOR AND STRUC K EE IN...
09/13/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted LOADER OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A 980G CAT LOADER ON THE SHIPPING YARD. HE RAN LOADER INTO A SMALL HOLE (POTHOLE) AND IT SHOOK HIM AROUND IN HIS SEAT. THIS CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
05/16/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted WHILE SECURING LOAD ON PICKUP, BUNGY CORD BROKE CAUSING METAL HOOK TO CUT RIGHT HAND.
05/15/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted AS INSTALLING HYD. HOSE AND CLIMBING DOWN OFF BACKHOE #43, SLIPPED ON HYDRAULIC OIL SPILLED, SCRAPPED AND BRUISED RIGHT SHIN.
06/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS LIFTING 30"" TROUGHING IDLER TO HAND UP TOEE OF CATWALK (IDLER WTS APPROX 62LBS)