Wade Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. — Accidents

Total: 43 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/20/2025 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was climbing into a rock truck when they felt something pop in lower left leg and had severe pain.
09/23/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 43d restricted The associate was climbing up the ladder of a Komatsu WA 500 and slipped of the ladder thus falling 4 - 5 feet. EE landed on EE's right elbow. The elbow suffered abrasions and a contusion.
07/16/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 28d restricted Employee was walking and checking drill holes and accidentally stepped into a drill hole. This caused their foot to collapse despite wearing steel toed boots. This resulted in a fracture in their foot...
07/10/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee had a knife in one hand with a piece of conveyor belt in the other . While making a vertical cut, the razor blade detached from the knife handle and cut EE's hand.
02/19/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was kicking rocks off the undercarriage of a conveyor belt when EE felt pain on the back of EE's lower left leg.
11/09/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping Maintenance Dept. perform electrical grounding checks. EE was descending a permanently affixed ladder. EE pinched left index and middle fingers in the ladder. EE had to get a tota...
07/24/2023 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost There was apparently a flammable gas in a plastic pipe that ignited while the employee was close to it. It caused debris to fly onto the left side of EE's face and left eye.
05/25/2023 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While operating an excavator, A rock fell off the truck being loaded and struck the employee's lower right arm. This resulted in the employee having 2 stitches.
10/03/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The associate was taking a hydraulic cylinder off of a crane on a lift boom and slipped off the front of crane. EE struck right wrist and caused a laceration on their right eye brow.
05/03/2022 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The Employee was changing a battery in a Caterpillar 992. EE had an associate holding the battery cover up and also had a prop under the battery cover. The associate let go of the cover to grab a wren...
04/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was pulling a hose when they felt a pain in the left shoulder.
08/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted An employee was opening the inspection door to a rock crusher when the door slipped out of his hand and hit his left forearm. This resulted in a contusion of the left forearm. He will be limited to on...
08/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was adjusting the outrigger on his mechanic's truck. Held on to outrigger unit by placing his finger in the lowest adjustment setting hole. His hand slipped and the outrigger foot fell trappi...
12/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attaching grease lines on haul truck, Dirt fell from the grease line and struck his eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses.
09/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 63d restricted Employee states the he was pulling on hose to clean up Steadman crusher and injured his left shoulder. This was reported to the supervisor around 9:00am on 9/25/12, company was notified that employee...
05/03/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing an electric motor and hoisting it when his right pinky finger got caught between a cable and the motor. He had to get six stitches.
07/20/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None Employee states he fell while getting off of a loader. He alleges he mis-stepped near the last step of the loader & fell to the ground. He tried to catch himself with his arm & fell on it as well. He...
04/27/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 116d restricted Employee was driving a maintenance truck down the quarry road when he lost control of the truck & it flipped. He was trapped in the vehicle until emergency response personnel retrieved him. He receive...
03/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 83d lost, 42d restricted Employee states he was trying to lift a motor from a shelf and that he hurt his lower back in doing so. Employee originally continued working but has since experienced continued pain. Employee is pres...
07/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While repairing an engine, employee was trying to remove a part with a pry bar when it slipped causing him to cut the top of his left thumb.
01/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee originally stepped awkwardly in a dip in the ground on 1/8/08 hurting his right knee. Employee continued to work. He then states that he re-injured the same knee on 2/16/09. He continued to w...
05/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was stepping off the loader. As he stepped down from loader, as his right foot touched the ground, he felt a burning in his left leg. Employee tore muscle in left calf.
06/23/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a haul truck. He alleges that the seat collapsed. He alleges that his back was injured by the alleged seat collapse. He took a week's vacation the next week and resigned from th...
02/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping change a rock crusher hammer with another EE. During the process, the EE got his finger caught under the hammer causing it to be pinched and therefore cut causing 6 stiches to be receiv...
10/10/2005 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE alleges that he was shocked while leaning against electrical box. Witness saw employee fall but cause of fall is still under investigation.
09/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lifting pipe with hands, the pipe slipped and a burr on the pipe cut his finger.
06/24/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WHILE CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH A BELT KNIFE
06/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE HAD PUT OIL IN EXCAVATOR AND AS HE GOT TO THE CATWALK, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND SLIPPED ON THE CATWOLK, FALLING TO THE GROUND
03/28/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee crawled through an opening to clean the bottom deck of a screen. While attempting to crawl out of the screen, he struck his right knee on the bottom of the screen housing
10/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was lifting a brush pile and felt a pain in his back.
06/30/2004 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK. HE STOOD UP IN BULLDOZER CAB AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIS HEAD ON CB RADIO. HE CUT HIS HEAD REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES TO FOREHEAD.
06/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS BENDING DOWN TO TURN OFF WATER VALVE. THE WET SCREEN WAS ABOVE HIM & HE HIT HIS HEAD ON PIPE. EE HAD TO GET A FEW STITCHES.
05/23/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CRANE ENGINE WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE FAN BLADE CUTTING THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
10/04/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BULLDOZER WHEN THE GROUND GAVE WAY CAUSING BULLDOZER TO ROLL ON IT'S SIDE CAUSING CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO EMPLOYEE (FIVE STITCHES TO THE HEAD).
05/07/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE STATED THAT ON 5/7/02 HE NOTICED HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT WHILE HE WAS WORKING. HE SAID NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT COULD BE NOTED THAT CAUSED THE PAIN TO START, IT JUST STARTED HURTING & GRADUALL Y GOT W...
04/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 3d restricted EE CLAIMS HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE WORKING. EE STATED THAT ON THE NIGHT OF 4/16/02 HIS BACK STARTED GETTING SORE. THEN HE STATED ON 4/17/02 HIS BACK WAS HURTING SO BAD THAT HE SAID HE NEEDED TO GO TO TH...
11/16/2001 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BATTERY CABLE ON A LOADER WHEN HIS RING FINGER ARCHED CAUSING HIS FINGER TO GET BURNED.
05/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WASHING UNDERNEATH DRY SCREEN, A ROCK COME OFF OF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCK EE ON RIGHT ARM ABOVE WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION.
04/17/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PULLING ON A WELDING LEAD AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A BROKEN LEFT HAND,
02/16/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WARNINGS CAM ABOUT ABRUPTLY IN OUR VICINITY. THE EE ATTEMPTED TO FLEE FOR PROPER COVERAGE & PROTECTION FORM THE STORM. THE EE WAS IN A TRUCK W/2 OTHER EES WHE N A STR...
12/14/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE GRINDING ON A PIECE OF ALL-THREAD ROD, EE LACERATED AND BROKE THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN THE ROD BECAME HUNG IN THE GRINDER.
08/30/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR A FREE FACE. THE ROCK GAVE WAY OR SLIPPED UNDER HIS FOOT, CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 47 FEET OFF OF THE HIGHWALL.
06/22/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING A HOSE WITH A KNIFE. EE WAS PULLING KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF AND WHEN THE HOSE CUT THE KNIFE INADVERTANTLY CUT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING HIM TO GET SEVERAL STITCHES.