Tucker Hill Mill — Accidents

Total: 52 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/22/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 233d lost, 48d restricted Employee was putting buckets on the elevator and a piece of ware plate broke loose from above which fell to the bottom landing on EE's leg/ankle causing a compound fracture and breaking the leg/ankle.
06/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Attempting to slide 150 pound block up a conveyor frame into place to splice belt and tore muscle in right arm.
04/30/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Truck was exiting the access road to the mine and overturned. Driver had minor bruising to his shoulder.
04/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Dumping fine material with dump truck and closing hooks didn't open to lock down back door on dump bed. Employee put his hand in between door & bed of dump box when hooks opened up smashing little fin...
01/03/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was in route from the Tucker Hill Quarry to Highway 31 when he failed to negotiate a turn due to excessive speed and rolled his vehicle. Employee was not using his safety equipment(seatbelt)...
02/02/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving big jammed rock and slipped smashing finger.
07/08/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Moving scrap to lower storage, was stepping down from loader tripped backward over a pipe in the tall grass landing on back.
06/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Stepped off of panel trailer after shutting down for lunch and felt bad pain in left ankle.
05/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Closing bottom slide gate on railcar and smashed right thumb.
06/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 248d restricted Attempting to hook up rail cars when rail mover ran over the inside of his right foot.
12/14/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Grinding a piece of metal with safety glasses on and some got in his eye.
04/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving metal sheets & sheets fell & hit right hand.
11/08/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hopper door on railcar was stuck open; he put rail bar in the roller but it would not close so he stomped the bar with his foot and his boot was wet and it slipped off and hit him in the chin.
12/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS TRYING TO REMOVE LARGER ROCKS FROM THE JAW FROM BEHIND THE SAFETY BAR & ONE SLIPPED & SMASHED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RT. HAND.
07/25/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHANGING SCREENS IN SCREEN DECK; WIND PICKED UP. DUST ENTERED GOGGLES AND GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.
05/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was cleaning out railcar and perlite went into face and into safety glasses into eye.
05/09/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None It was a windy night, worker was performing normal job duties and perlite blew through vent, had holes in goggles and went into right eye, flushed out eye but perlite would not come out.
04/29/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO TAKE THE MUDFLAPS OFF BACK OF TRAILER, THE DRIVER OF THE TRAILER STARTED TO BACK UP & IT CAUGHT HIS RT. HAND BETWEEN FLAPS, HANGER TIRES AND LANDING GEAR. THUS RESULTING IN 3 SM...
04/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WORKER WAS CLEANING OUT RAILCAR & PERLITE GOT ONTO GOGGLES & WENT INTO AIR VENTS OF GOGGLES & THE PERLITE DUST GOT INTO HIS EYE.
04/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE CONTROL ROOM AND TOOK OFF HARD HAT AND PERLITE WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.
03/24/2004 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None NORMAL WORK BEING PERFORMED, PERLITE GOT INTO EYE.
02/24/2004 NO VALUE FOUND ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WORKER RELEASED BAGHOUSE FROM BOBCAT AND WIND BLEW PERTLITE INTO CAB OF THE BOBCAT AND PERLITE WENT INTO EYE.
07/16/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TOOK GOGGLES OFF AND PERLITE FELL INTO HIS EYE.
06/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LOADING RAIL CAR, PERLITE BLEW IN EYE.
06/06/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS CLEANING RAILCAR WITH BRUSH ON HIS BACK- WHEN PERLITE FELL INTO HIS EYE.
05/14/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HEAVY WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO EYE. HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON.
04/17/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TAKING SAMPLES AND WIND BLEW PERITE IN EYE.
12/19/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost HE WAS CLOSING RAILCAR HOOD AND GOT KNOCKED OFF BY LOADOUT HOOD.
10/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE RUBBED HIS EYE AND PERLITE WAS ON HIS HANDS. IT THEN GOT IN HIS EYE.
08/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I WAS CHANGING THE ELEVATOR BUCKETS AND PERLITE FELL BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO MY EYES.
07/13/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WIND WAS BLOWING WHEN I WAS CLEANING UP. I GOT ROCK IN MY EYE.
07/06/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost ROCK FELL OFF TOP OF HOPPER ON ROCK CRUSHER, HIT GUARD RAIL AND TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
06/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost WHILE WORKING ON THE CAT 950 LOADER. I WENT TO PULL MYSELF UP TO A SITTING POSITION. I PULLED SOMETHING IN MY LEFT SHOULDER AND OR BACK.
04/17/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE SWEEPING THE ROOF OF THE LOADOUT HE WAS WALKING ON THE TOP AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT. HE HIT THE CROSSBEAM ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
04/10/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS SHOVLING OUT BC1 AND PERLITE WENT INTO HIS EYE.
03/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PICKING UP A PIECE OF METAL (200 POUNDS) HE WAS LOADING IT ONTO THE BUCKET OF THE BOBCAT TO TRANSPORT IT. THE METAL SLID BACK ONTO HIS HAND CRUSHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
03/16/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW PERLITE DUST AND ROCK INTO HIS EYE.
03/07/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE WHEN THE WIND BLEW FINE PARTICLES OF PERLITE IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
02/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE SAFETY GLASSES HE WAS WEARING WERE COVERED IN PERLITE WHEN HE TOOK THEM OFF TO WIPE THEM OFF AND GOT PERLITE IN HIS EYE.
02/20/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DURING ROUTINE WORK WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
02/13/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PERLITE FLEW IN HIS EYE WHEN WALKING AROUND PLANT DURING HIS SHIFT.
02/13/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS HAMMERING A CHISEL AND MISSED IT, HITTING HIS FINGER INSTEAD.
02/09/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WORKING ON AUGHR ON TOP OF SILOS. WIND PICKED UP AND BLEW DUST IN HIS EYE.
12/21/2000 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost UNLOADING TRUCK & ROCK FLEW INTO EYE
11/14/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WIND BLEW PERLITE PRODUCT INTO RIGHT EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN.
10/24/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHANGING A FILTER IN THE BAG HOUSE, WIND BLEW PERLITE DUST INTO EYSE
10/18/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OPERATING BOBCAT GOING UNDER CONVEYER AND DUST BLEW INTO EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING USED.
10/18/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PARTICLE FLEW INTO EYE, SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN.
10/04/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PERLITE BLEW INTO EYES WHILE WALKING BY PLANT SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN
09/13/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WALKING AND WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO EYE.