Sussex Quarry — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/19/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 131d restricted We were not notified of the injury until 07.22.2024. Miner was lifting a hammer out of our VSI when miner's foot slipped, and miner then pushed up to keep the hammer from falling, causing a sprain/str...
10/09/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Lifting 8ft long chunk of steel, injured middle upper neck.
09/14/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 65d restricted Foreman attempted to lift a heavy piece of plant equipment and injured right bicep.
08/02/2019 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee was walking down a hill and turned abruptly to talk with someone behind them and states that the pivoting motion caused a ""pop"" in their left knee. Employee describes lost range of motion b...
03/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Miner was exiting skid steer, slipped, and jammed thumb into bucket of skid steer.
06/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 4d restricted During the previous 3 days (June 16-18), EE had been working on a project pulling a lot of hose. He felt discomfort and pain from the pulling in his groin and behind the belt area. He though it might...
08/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Employee attempted to repair a piece of 3 1/2"" drill steel (used as grizzly bars) that broke off the static screen. Employee failed to secure the broken drill steel after placing it in its receiving...
06/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted At the chip stacker headpulley area, the employee was welding a wiper assembly in place. He was standing inside the transfer box. He had taken off his gloves and continued to work. As he tried to re...
08/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Group of employees reinstalling guard on Nordberg HSI Crusher Drive Sheaves. Employee got left hand in way of guard sliding into position. Caused laceration to palm - required 7 stitches.
02/25/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EE states to have hurt back operating cat truck. Office notified 2/28/05 of incident. Doctor released him back to work as long as he could run a different truck. Off of work 3/1 and 3/2. Returned to w...
12/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sliding a steel box containing a ""Port-a-Power"" unit from tailgate of a pickup truck. Right 3rd finger was caught between the box and the tailgate and got pinched resulting in a lacera...
06/10/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. THE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE JOB & THE EE CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH, RESULTING IN STITCHES.
07/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO FILE PAPERS IN BOTTOM DRAWER OF A CABINET. AS SHE BENT OVER SHE FELT A SUDDEN AND INTENSE PAIN IN LOWER BACK. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED WITH MEDIC...