US Aggregates-Linn Grove Quarry — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/01/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While installing a new feeder, there was a rigging failure on a come along which resulted in the cables failing and dropping the feeder on EE's toes. EE was wearing steel toed boots, which prevented...
05/28/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was getting a guard off some bolts, and the pry bar slipped and smashed EE's right ring finger. Tip of finger had a small fracture and the finger nail had to have a hole poked into it to let blood...
01/30/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 135d restricted EE was walking to a conveyor belt to check the condition of the belt splice, when EE slipped on a patch of ice and fell. Initial diagnosis was shoulder pain, later diagnosed with rotator cuff tear.
06/02/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Repetitive motion - steering, shifting gears, switching from forward to reverse - all with left hand, has caused left hand pain
06/21/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance work-pin removal. While driving pin from a hydraulic ram, a metal chip came off when the hammer struck the punch, penetrating right thigh, requiring sutures.
11/01/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 87d restricted Using cutting torch to remove snubber pulley from conveyor frame. When removing, snubber fell and pinched left thumb. He was taken to hospital and surgery done.
04/21/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using cut off wheel on grinder cutting piece of steel.
03/18/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Man was standing on step ladder welding. He stepped off side of ladder and fell hurting his foot.
04/12/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 5d restricted When greasing loader, EE caught his left foot in the bucket brace.
04/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD FROM LOADER BUCKET, WHEN A CHUNK OF MUD ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE. POSSIBLE STRAIN OR FRACTURE.
01/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN THE MILL. WHILE CARRYING A HEATER UP THE STAIRS HE FELT AN INCREASE PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, WHICH HE HAD SORENESS ALREADY FROM LIFTING STEEL TO REPAIR A CONVEYO...
12/03/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WELDING AND TIP OF WELDING ROD BURNED THRU GLOVE AND INTO FINGER.
11/12/2002 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 42d restricted OPERATING AIR HAMMER TO BREAK LOOSE LIME DEPOSIT ON MILL CHUTE - WRIST HAS HURT SINCE.
03/15/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WORKING AROUND CONVEYOR - TRIPPED & FELL - WHEN GETTING UP ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR STRIKING FOREHEAD.