Wallingford Quarry — Accidents

Total: 52 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/13/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was attempting to clear drill steel of clogged material when compressed air was released from the charged drill steel. This resulted in a cut to the bottom of the miner's thumb/palm and pelt...
08/22/2024 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 150d restricted Employee was sitting on the screen deck checking on the crew. When EE stood up to go get some bolts for them, EE felt stiffness in the left knee.
03/12/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was enlarging an existing hole in a section of rubber (conveyor belting) with a utility knife. In the process of making the hole the knife slipped and cut their hand resulting in 6 stitches.
06/19/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee picked up a roller when EE lost EE's grip. It slipped out of EE's hands, and the shaft's keyway cut the ring finger on EE's right hand. The worker received four stitches to close the woun...
01/25/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped getting into cab and fell with hands forward into cab. Employees right hand middle finger contacted cab floor first and dislocated to the right.
11/11/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working to remove the well at the re-crush plant. The well got hung up on a collar. Employee used a hammer and wedge to remove collar. Once collar got knocked free the well casing slid do...
02/16/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was walking to car, slipped and fell. Tweaked ankle/foot/knee & hurt right hand/elbow. *This is not a reportable injury. The employee has only received first aid. I am reporting to avoid cita...
12/10/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was exiting M3 Chute after cleaning an overflow. Pant leg got caught on the chute lip and caused employee to lose balance. In regaining balance, employee tweaked back.
11/02/2020 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 168d restricted Employee was shoveling material into wheelbarrow. When employee went to empty wheelbarrow, felt a tweak in right shoulder. Full rotator cuff tear.
03/08/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Manually pulling on V belts for crusher installation, fingers of employee got pinched between the belt and the sheave.
09/30/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted Employee was changing a M1 gear. It was raining and employee's safety glasses fogged up multiple times. Employee hung glasses on shirt and tapped the gear in place and felt something in eye.
09/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was checking the main conveyor over the portable screen and as EE was climbing down, EE hyper-extended right shoulder backwards and felt a sharp pain. First aid was administered. Employee wen...
05/12/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was asked to cut down a pine tree near the primary. Employee cut a wedge on the back side of the tree. As employee was cutting through the tree, the chainsaw kicked back and lacerated left kn...
10/05/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While an employee was lifting safety grating his foot slipped striking his shin on one of the divider plates within the chute.
06/04/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While swinging a sledge hammer to clean process chute, employee's finger got caught between the sledgehammer handle and the angle-iron of the chute. Employee reported the incident to his supervisor at...
04/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee stepped down off loader ladder and felt pain in lower back. Employee examined at medical facility on Monday, May 13, administered a prescription and released to light duty work.
12/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted Employee was shoveling under conveyor near tail-pulley when he felt his right knee pop.
05/24/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While tapping a gear off a shaft with a hammer, a piece chipped off the gear hitting him in the stomach. Treated at ER for stomach puncture.
12/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted While working in a transformer vault and installing a 3-inch high voltage electrical cable, he started to adjust the cable supports. The cable slid back into the 5"" conduit pulling his hand into it....
03/27/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While observing cutting and grinding being done in screen house, it was very windy and particles of debris flew into his right eye. Was wearing safety glasses. Washed eye thoroughly. But 3 days lat...
06/13/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was descending the ladder of his front end loader when his left boot heel got caught on the step ""tweaking"" his knee. This led to pain/tightening of his inside back of the knee and tendern...
06/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee had just decended a fixed ladder from the rock grab next to the primary. When he reached the floor level, he took one step away from the ladder, when his left foot / leg went through the flo...
08/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 199d lost Claimant was on a vehicle when he twisted and hurt his back.
08/02/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee states he twisted right knee sometime during shift, nothing to pinpoint the accident, just that he had pain and it worsened towards end of shift.
04/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted The employee had stopped the fuel truck that he was driving on a flat, clear, dry area of the quarry floor. He dismounted the cab of the truck and when his right foot hit the ground, as he exited th...
02/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to drive shaft out of sprocket/shaft assembly. To do this it was required that he lift this assembly onto two railroad ties to allow room for shaft to be driven out of sproket...
01/18/2007 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Was assisting another employee who was welding and while holding steel, glove caught fire causing burn to pinky finger.
07/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted while walking up ladder with a shieve, handed off and gave to another employee felt strain, pain in lower back
07/26/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None There are no conditions that lead to this accident, employee has history of ankle problems and thinks it happened at work because of walking on uneven surfaces.
06/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning out rail car, door shut swiftly on fingers & cut top middle finger.
05/24/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 292d restricted While jackhammering the employee felt pain in his wrist that continued to increase.
02/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 220d restricted Was walking near railway where the ground was covered with snow and ice, lost footing falling and attempted to catch with left hand, causing an injury to pinky finger and part of left hand.
01/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While reaching to uncoil cable felt a pop in the back
10/14/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 42d restricted Employee complaining of pain in his right low back radiating down his leg with numbness. There is no known cause.
09/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hyper-extended his arm while climbing a ladder inside the bin.
07/15/2005 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None cleaning the dust pipe, and while placing back into position felt a pinch in right hip.
12/02/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None was hammering metal and had taken off his safety glasses, a piece of metal penetrated his eye
11/19/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Was washing drain pipe with hose, it became muddy and employee slipped on it hitting elbow.
08/31/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing out of crusher door and "" something popped in right knee
04/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 87d restricted Was moving an Iron beam and felt a pop in arm
09/16/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted WAS TIGHTENING VISE FELT PULL IN BACK.
02/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AND HAVING TO THROW IT A GOOD DISTANCE EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA THAT EVENING AT HOME. THE INJURY WAS REPORTED THE NEXT DAY.
02/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PREPARING TO USE THE BANDSAW WHEN HE BECAME DISTRACTED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE WATER PRESSURE FOR COOLING AND CLEANING THE BLADE THE EE BECAME DISTRACTED FOR A MOMENT. EE S RIGH T THUMB...
10/28/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 165d lost EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CORRECTING THE TRACKING ON HTE SCR DRIVE-A BELT. EE WAS ADJUSTING TWO BOLTS TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE TAILPULLEY ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT THE TRACKING. STONE FELL ONTO THE BE LT. EE...
09/13/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DRIVING A FORKLIFT ON THE UPPER HAUL ROAD, WIND BLEW AN OBJECT INTO EE'S EYE. EE REPORTED INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 9-17-01. DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS REPORTABLE UNTIL WE RECEIVED COPIES OF PRESCRI...
08/03/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A CO-WORKER WAS STRIKING THE WRENCH THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING (THEY WERE TIGHTENING BOLTS). THE WRENCH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB, FRACTURING IT.
06/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE SHOVELING, MUSCLE IN CHEST WAS STRAINED. EE GIUVEN IBUPROFEN & PLACED ON LIMITED DUTY FOR ONE WEEK.
06/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DESCENDING LADDER OF LOCOMOTIVE WITH ARMS SLIGHTLY ABOVE HEAD LEVEL, EE TURNED HIS HEAD SLIGHTLY AT THE SAME TIME & FELT A POP INHIS NECK. EE DIAGNOSED WITH A CERVICAL STRAIN & PLACED ON LIMITED...
06/01/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HEATING BUCKET FOR WELDER EE RECEIVED FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES OFF OFF REFLECTIONS OF EQUIPMENT, WALLS. UNKNOWN THAT EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION & IF REPORTABLE UNTIL 9/4/01.
07/19/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost WHILE STEPPING OFF OF A CONCRETE BLOCK, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING ON LOOSE STONE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.