Stavola Construction Materials, Inc. — Accidents
Total: 75 accidents | Fatalities: 1
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/25/2025 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 4d lost, 28d restricted | Employee was working at the secondary plant, Scree #3 middle deck using a cutting torch. The torch cut off, employee bagan to wipe th etip, the torch backfired and caused a burn to their left wrist. |
| 09/04/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee was working with a utility knife fixing a seat cover, the knife slipped from their hand, they tried to catch it and in doing this the blade cut their finger. |
| 08/15/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 34d restricted | Employee was working, trying to remove a ""used shelf"" from a scrap metal unit located in the dumpster at the secondary plant. When the shelf loosened, it moved and their finger got caught. |
| 03/14/2025 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee worked on a loader bucket along with other employees where welding and grinding was required. The claimed when they got home the effect of the welding flash caused their eyes to become irrita... |
| 02/13/2025 | FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS | INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES | 6d lost | Customer Truck Driver became engulfed in Stone (DGA) when unloading excess material after being weighed out. Driver at the rear of EE's vehicle when slope of stone pile gave out trapping EE under the... |
| 08/09/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 152d lost | Employee was assigned to ""Quarry Yard Clean-up"" they twisted their R/ankle while walking. |
| 05/23/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | Employee is an Equip Opr./Quarry Truck Driver. EE was operating a Quarry Truck, EE was waiting for EE's truck to be loaded when a rock ""spilled"" or ""fell"" from the Bucket of the WA-900 Komatsu Mac... |
| 05/02/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | Employee complained of ""lower back pain"" after exiting the loader for a mid morning break. |
| 04/05/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 36d lost | Employee was helping change screen panels when they lifted one of the panels they began to feel pain in their groin area. |
| 08/11/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was working on the ""Bucket Wheel Assembly"" which is part of the Wash Plant located in the BBQ Quarry Yard. EE stuck their finger in the hole where a ""bolt"" is supposed to go rather than u... |
| 07/12/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 11d lost | Employee was walking in the primary plant area when they tripped, they did not fall but the awkward step they made to avoid falling caused pain in their right leg groin area, |
| 12/08/2021 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee was working with a ""PRY BAR"" while replacing Screen Cloth at the Secondary Plant. The Pry Bar slipped and employee's L/Pinky finger in the nail area got caught. |
| 08/30/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | Employee was cleaning the inside of a ""CHUTE"" when EE began to feel pain in the left side of EE's back and continuing down EE's L/hip & L/leg. |
| 08/14/2021 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 110d lost | The bucket on the skid steer loader was stuck in the up position. EE was trying to get the bucket to release and rest on the ground. EE was hitting the machine with a hammer. EE got the bucket to rele... |
| 09/15/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 4d lost, 22d restricted | Employee was exiting the Electrical Room located at BBQ Yard, there is one step to ground level, employee missed the step and fell. |
| 06/12/2020 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 8d lost | EE was using a ""pry bar"" to loosen screen cloth EE was changing, when EE began to feel pain in lower back. |
| 05/06/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 8d lost | Employee was cleaning #10 chute. EE noticed a ""clump of dirt"" falling down toward EE's foot. EE made a ""move"" to keep it from hitting EE's foot and in doing so, EE twisted ankle. |
| 02/05/2019 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | Employee was using a torch to cut a section from a steel plate when something blew in right eye. EE reported the irritation to supervisor, ee did not feel it needed medical attention just first aid. O... |
| 10/30/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 43d lost | EE was holding onto an area where a ""Nut"" was attached with a wrench while another employee was using another tool a ""Power Wrench"" to loosen the nut. The vibration from the ""Power Wrench"" cause... |
| 12/22/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 7d lost | Employee was shoveling stone around #7 screen when ee felt pain in back. |
| 08/02/2017 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Technician was in the process of repairing a broken lift cylinder mounting bracket on a Caterpillar model 777D Truck. As EE was attempting to align or pull together the mount and the frame with the p... |
| 01/25/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 38d lost | Employee was stepping off a portable ladder EE was using to power wash equipment, when EE somehow fell and hurt wrist. |
| 02/01/2016 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was using a utility knife and did not position self correctly when using knife. Employee did not use proper procedure when cutting with keeping EE's wrist and arms tight to reduce being struc... |
| 06/29/2015 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | Employee was helping to set a crusher bowl in place, one of the cables which they were using to support the crusher bowl broke and hit him in the back of the head and neck area. |
| 12/04/2014 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 6d lost | Employee was using a ""portable stair rack"" so he could work on a crusher bowl. When he finished climbing the stair rack he said he felt pain in his right knee. |
| 05/06/2014 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 155d lost | Please see supr's report dated Aug. 7, 2014. This claim is disputed. Also e-mail dated Dec. 16, 2014 explaining result of judges ruling concerning law suit of employee vs. Stavola Construction Materia... |
| 03/06/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 46d lost | Employee was working on a piece of steel plate. He and a co-worker were aligning the plate. Employee stuck his finger inside on of the holes, the plate shifted and caught his index finger, left hand. |
| 09/12/2013 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 41d lost | EE was watering the quarry roads. As he was driving down on of the roads he tried to use the brakes to slow down he says the brakes ""failed"" and he was unable to stop. He managed to turn the wheels... |
| 04/24/2013 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 8d lost | Employee was using a ""hand held"" welding torch to cut ""U bolt"" from the equipment. He failed to turn the torch ""OFF"" while he moved himself to a better position to complete the work. When he rea... |
| 01/04/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | EE was working with another employee to remove a ""steel cover plate"" as they were lifting the plate it slipped and hit the EE on the left thigh. |
| 12/05/2012 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 28d lost | EE and co worker were replacing a ""Jaw Crusher Maganese Bolt"". EE was using a ""Sledge Hammer"" and bar to loosen the bolt, he missed hitting the bar and the hammer motion took him, and the hammer i... |
| 08/01/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was removing a plate from the Magnet on C-10 Conveyor when the plate ""bounced upwards"" and hit his Left Thumb. Note: RX Prescribed & therapy. |
| 11/30/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was cleaning around #7 screen area. He was shoveling and hand picking stone when somehow a stone ""bounced upward"" and hit him in the face. He sustained small cuts and bruises on his nose and fore... |
| 08/17/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was climbing down the steps of the wheel loader he had been operating when he began to feel pain in his lower back area. |
| 07/15/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was installing a ""rear end"" on a pickup truck, when foreign matter got in his right eye. |
| 12/21/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee was removing ""Metal Floors"" from #7 Feeder when he felt pain in his back. Note: Rx prescribed for pain |
| 11/23/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cleaning top deck of #5 screen, when foreign matter blew in R/eye. |
| 05/05/2010 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE had been doing some welding in the secondary maint. Shop. While cleaning his work area, he raised his helmet and foreign matter blew in his left eye. |
| 03/22/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 18d lost | Employee was lifting a pump when he began to feel pain in his back. |
| 05/19/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | Employee was cleaning the shop area with a broom when he began to feel pain in the muscles of his upper back. |
| 08/26/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee was operating a ""articulate truck"", he was ""dumping a load"" when it. ""jolted"", he said he began to feel pain in his lower back. He stated he had previously injured his back, and was bei... |
| 07/28/2008 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Knocking pins out of a bucket which was attached to a front end loader. A piece of metal broke off and cut his left arm |
| 06/10/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 120d lost | The support cables on c-19 conveyor became twisted. They were working on re-spooling them when a section in the middle of the conveyor frame ""dropped down"". When the section dropped, they who were s... |
| 06/10/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 31d lost | Employee was on the catwalk located at the c-19 conveyor. He was assisting 2 other employee with the re-spooling of the cable. A section of the conveyor ""dropped down"" the belt went into a ""wave li... |
| 06/10/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | The support cables on c-19 conveyor became twisted. He were working on re-spooling them when a section in the middle of the conveyor frame ""dropped down""due to (4) 3/4"" bolts shearing off. When the... |
| 05/28/2008 | FIRE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 15d lost | EE was cleaning the tip of his welding torch, by wiping it on the palm of his left hand welding glove; after several tries, the glove caught fire and burned his left hand. |
| 05/23/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EE was helping to change screen decks at the secondary plant. The handling of the screen deck became ackward and began to tilt, he tried to staighten it up, when it cut his finger. |
| 02/25/2008 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | Employee bent over to disconnect a part from a piece of equipment when he felt pain in his lower back and was unable to straighten himself up. He had this condition and problem approx 2 years ago whil... |
| 02/04/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | Employee was using a ""Manlift"" to get to the c-9 conveyor. His hand was outside of the cage area. His pinky finger got caught between the manlift and the conveyor crushing it. |
| 07/21/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a hammer to remove ""build-up"" from #7 screen. A chip from a rock flew upwards and hit him in the left eye. Employee was wearing his safety glasses. |