US Aggregates-Columbus Plant — Accidents

Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/16/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loader operator was exiting loader. EE had three point contact on the hand rail. EE's right hand slide off the rail causing EE to loose balance. EE swung to the left and couldn't hold self and fell. E...
05/11/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner was working underneath the Jaw Crusher swinging a Sledge Hammer to knock out a piece of metal on May 27th when EE strained EE's lower back. The miner had previously reported EE's back was bot...
08/24/2021 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Replacing broken steps on a staircase, outside, on a very hot day. Employee felt overheated. Ambulance had to be called, treated for heat exhaustion with fluids, released from hospital later that day.
05/05/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was going down to work on a shaker, slipped on wet chute slime and caught self with right arm. From the date of incident 5/5/21 to 7/21/21 employee worked normal duty and normal job. On 7/21/...
10/11/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Turning of drive belts. Right middle finger pinched between motor pulley and drive belts. EE jerked EE's hand quickly which severed the tip of finger. No bone loss. Y flap to cover wound.
12/03/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While grinding on steel (flat stock), the tool rest broke, causing his LT hand to contact the grinding wheel.
01/02/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 32d lost, 9d restricted Employee is a front-end loader operator and operates the bucket with 2 fingers on one hand and uses the other hand on the stirring wheel and does this repeatedly all day long for several years. Per em...
09/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was doing clean-up. Employee was shoveling spilled material around the plant and felt pain and numbness in his wrists. Employee claims he had felt the pain several days before but did not rep...
01/03/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 5d restricted EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL THAT HAD SPILLED OFF CONVEYOR BELTS. EE HAD PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS AT THE TIME BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY. EE CON'T TO HAVE PAIN AND NUMBNESS. EE DIDN'T REPORT IT TO HIS SUPER...
10/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was at the secondary plant and was stock piling crushed stone from the plant to the yard. After loading his truck, employee was getting back in the truck when he slipped on dust and loose sto...
09/23/2005 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was working on clean-up detail, pushing a wheelbarrow loaded with crushed stone. The wheelbarrow turned over and employee strained his lower back while trying to stop the wheelbarrow from tur...
06/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building a pre-fab table to install in plant operator's control house. Employee was attaching upper cross member to the metal table when he caught his left hand on the corner of the table...
04/20/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was removing the pivot joint bushing on the Cat. 769 Haul Truck and replacing the bit on the air hammer. Employee placed his hand on top of the bit to push it in place, the trigger on the air...
10/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 137d restricted Employee was cleaning the yard. Employee reached down to pick up a piece of square tubing and did not know most of the tubing was stuck in the ground. When employee tried to pick up the tubing, he str...
05/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and a co-woker were pushing screen deck into place as it cleared the back rail of the shaker. The screen deck dropped and pinched emloyee's left thumb between the back rail and screen deck. E...
10/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CONVEYOR BELT WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE FELT A POP IN HIS NECK. HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE OK. LATER HIS NECK BECAME STIFF & PAINFUL. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 10-20-03....
06/10/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPLACING SIDEWEAR LINER ON FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. EE WAS ADJUSTING PIECE OF STEEL BY TAPPING WITH A HAMMER. HAMMER SLIPPED & HAMMER HANDLE STRUCK EE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER CAUSING A LA CERATIO...
12/12/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING TRACK PAD BOLTS ON THE HYDRAULIC SHOVEL. THE INCH DRIVE RATCHET WITH 3 FT PIPE SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO TWIST HIS BODY AND FALL DOWN AND BREAK HIS ANKLE, SNOW AND ICE WERE ON THE...
08/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS BREAKING DOWN THE TIRE & THE PRY BAR STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD BETWEEN THE EYES. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
08/19/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON THE HEAD PULLEY ON THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE BAR SLIPS AND EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND LANDED ON AN EXPOSED BOLT CUTTING HIS RIGHT KNEE...
05/01/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A ROLL CRUSHER USING AN AIRCHISEL. SLAG WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE FOREIGN BODY WAS EMBEDDED AND SURGICALLY REMOVED.
02/02/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 43d lost EMPLOYEE HAS OPERATED A FRONT-END LOADER FOR A APPROX 14 YEARS. EMPLOYEE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS WRISTS FOR APPROX 8-9 YEARS, BUT DID NTO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2-2-00. EMPLOYEE DID NOT WANT T...