Riverdale Quarry — Accidents
Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 4d lost, 84d restricted | Driller fell into test borehole while walking to drill. |
| 04/06/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | While entering the scale house the employee tripped stepping over the threshold falling on EE's left side. |
| 01/20/2021 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 19d restricted | While operating the JLG man-lift the employee used the safety gate to pull self upright. The gate swung open and hit the employee in the face causing a broken nose and laceration needing stitches. |
| 07/07/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While replacing a lift cylinder on a haul truck the associate's right middle finger was pinched against the frame causing a small fracture in the tip of the finger. |
| 08/20/2018 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was attempting to push in a skirt rubber that had popped out. EE used a pry bar to push the rubber back in place and inadvertently made contact with the moving conveyor belt causing the bar t... |
| 02/20/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | employee was attempting to repair a diesel/electric heater. while trying to remove small air line he slipped and his right hand went into the energized fan blade causing a laceration/broken bone and... |
| 11/20/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 23d lost, 3d restricted | Employee states he strained his back while shoveling out the crusher. Employee did not report the injury at time of incident, then went for treatment on 11/20/13 and then reported it to plant manager... |
| 07/21/2011 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Fire started inside the heavy equipment shop. The fire began with the 2006 Kawasaki 115 Z-V Frontend Wheel Loader. It is believed that the cause of the fire was an electrical short on the loader. An i... |
| 09/23/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Miner was removing a troughing idler from a conveyor and as the idler was being pulled out from the belt, the idler frame got caught on the miner's lanyard causing him to lose balance. The employee f... |
| 04/29/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While cleaning the windows on loader, the employee was outside the handrailing, attempting to step on the front fender. The employee misjudged the distance and slipped on the sloped part of the fende... |
| 05/13/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While adjusting crusher, EE pinched his finger on the cylinder of adjusting ram. |
| 04/29/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was installing a bucket tooth retainer pin on bucket using an 8 lb sledge hammer when he struck his thumb. |
| 11/22/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 110d restricted | Employee alleges while driving haul truck, he had pain in his neck and shoulder. |
| 03/22/2006 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Carrying a shovel near a conveyor, employee turned and belt grabbed shovel causing employee's arm to be dragged onto conveyor. |
| 03/21/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 18d lost | Employee stepped on pillar to check belt, he slipped off pillar and fell to ground. He sustained knee and back strain injuries. Knee was not healing, referred for surgery on 5/30/06. |
| 09/15/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee rested radiator cover on frame of vehicle, the cover slipped, striking the employee's hand. |
| 07/31/2002 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 7d lost | EE WAS WELDING ON A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON A HOT, HUMID DAY. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED 95 DEG. EE HAD SCARRING ON BOTH LEGS FROM AN ACCIDENT BACK IN EARLY 1980'S. THE BURN/SCARRING BEC AME AGG... |
| 07/09/2002 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS UNJAMMING A MATERIAL CHUTE. EE PULLED OUT A ROCK. WHEN THE FIRST ROCK BECAME DISLODGED, A 2ND ROCK ALSO WAS FREED UP WHICH ROLLED DOWN STRIKING EE'S INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. EE RECEI VED 10... |
| 05/31/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK ON THE RIGHT THUMB. |
| 02/14/2001 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 14d lost, 88d restricted | EE WAS WORKING IN FEEDER ON JAW PLANT FITTING STEEL PLATES. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR. PRY BAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST WALL OF FEEDER. |
| 04/27/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS BREAKING LOOSE THE ELECTRIC BOLTS ON CRUSHER #2 WHEN THE RATCHET THAT HE WAS USING SKIPPED CAUSING EE TO SLIP FORWARD STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM AND NOSE ON THE SOCKET SEALING RING. |
| 01/11/2000 | POWERED HAULAGE | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | None | EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING BELT TENSION ON SCREEN. SCREEN WAS JUST SHUT OFF BUT WAS STILL ROLLING ON HIGH SIDE OF ECENTRIC. EMPLOYEE REACHED AROUND GUARD TO CHECK BELT AS THE ECENTRIC ROLLED CATCH ING HIS... |