TUSCALOOSA QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 21 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/26/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was changing screen wires and hit finger with a hammer, causing a laceration. Employee sought medical attention on May 26, 2021, received five sutures and placed on restricted duty. Employee...
06/03/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted A repairman was installing a rotor shoe in the crusher and asked for assistance. Another employee was holding the shoe with both hands while the repairman used an eight pound sledge hammer to hit it i...
02/15/2016 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was working from a small boat performing maintenance on the frame of pump barge. Around 4pm lightning struck a power pole about 50 yards away from the pumps. The employee tensed as the light...
05/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted WHILE TRIMMING A PLATE ON CRADLE OF BOOM TRUCK, EMPLOYEE FELT A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS CHEEK AND GO UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS.
03/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Two employees were removing shafts on a feeder pan housing at the primary. While pulling out one of the shafts, the injured employee put his hand between the chain of a come-a-long and the feeder fram...
04/24/2009 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While an (Vulcan Contractor Services #01-03226) employee was performing annual ground checks at the Tuscaloosa Quarry #01-03087, he experienced an electrical arc flash. He sustained 1st and 2nd degre...
06/30/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was adjusting setting on jaw crusher while turning jam nut with pipe wrench, adjustment (bolt) rod broke. Spring was under pressure, spring came off and hit employee in chest.
06/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted While gassing up the air compressor, another employee tossed a socket approximately 15' - 20' up to a work area. The socket missed the work area and fell on the employees left foot.
01/04/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 76d restricted Employee was dragging a 2"" hose and slipped on a patch of ice. He took it easy and put ice on his R knee for several days. He later decided to go to the doctor and was diagnosed with a strained R k...
05/31/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Boulder hanging on wall in mud seam flipped over striking bucket and jarring operator.
04/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 154d restricted Employee was removing shimplates for top apron. Had just turned blowbars and apron liners. Getting ready to set gap on top apron for new edge on blowbars.
10/10/2006 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 32d restricted Employee was squatting down, stoop up to reposition, knee locked up. He was in between tail pully #7 conveyor and Hazemag crusher cleaning up with water hose, washing down slabs.
11/18/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was walking up steps to go acress front porch into office. Slipped on step at front of office that had iced over.
04/05/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 12d restricted Employee became trapped between F-250 pickup and haul truck when he walked between the vehicles. Driver of haul truck accidentally disengaged the park brake and rolled into injured employee. Th inju...
05/08/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was helping repair/weld on new wear liner in WA500 loader bucket. Employee welded approximately 30 minutes and was a helper for the remaining time of repair. He received arc flash burns to...
06/02/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted EE WAS HOLDING A LONG PUNCH USED TO DRIVE OUT PIN IN UPPER APRON WHILE ANOTHER EE HIT THE LONG PUNCH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER MISSED PUNCH AND HIT FINGER.
05/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE HAD JUST COMPLETED REPLACING FUEL FILTERS ON THE D8 DOZER. AFTER REPLACING FILTERS, EE MOUNTED DOZER AND BACK PAIN OCCURRED WHEN HE SAT DOWN.
03/25/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM #1 SCREEN, STEPPED WRONG AND ROLLED HIS FOOT.
01/09/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A BOX CUTTER TO CUT A TEMPLATE OUT OF CARDBOARD. KNIFE FELL AND EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT. KNIFE CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND.
12/26/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A RATCHET TO ADJUST LENGHT OF BELT WHILE DOING REPAIRS ON BELT SYSTEM USED TO BLOCKOFF SECTION OF SCREEN. RATCHET SLIPPED, SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK HIS CHIN/JAW.
08/20/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HELPING CHANGE BLOW BARS IN HAZEONAG. WHILE USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT END OF BAR TO HELPKNOCK IT LOOSE, HAMMER HIT A GLANCING BLOW & MISSED POINT OF CONTACT. TO TRY TO STOP HAMMER FROM GOIN PA...