Warfordsburg Quarry — Accidents

Total: 31 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/16/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner was performing a routine crusher liner inspection, when a steel bar used in opening and closing the access door struck the employee in the right forearm resulting in a contusion. This incident...
08/02/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped and landed on hand and as a result fractured the small metacarpal bone in EE's right hand.
02/25/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee stated while in the process of removing the mid axle of a portable mobile crusher, the axle linkage pivoted upward creating a pinch point resulting in injuries to the tips of three fingers.
10/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 70d lost, 94d restricted EE lifted and carried 12""x12""x36"" cribbing weighing approx. 160lbs
01/17/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 228d lost Employee was walking between two buildings on site when employee slipped and fell, breaking the fall with employee's left hand/elbow. This resulted in a fracture of the left humerus (upper left arm).
09/14/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK UP A HILL WHEN THE TRUCK STALLED. IT BEGAN DRIFTING BACKWARDS AND THEN ROLLED ONTO IT'S SIDE.
11/23/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was standing next to a skidloader. The skidloader operator began to move the skidloader and ran over the employee's right foot.
11/12/2003 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY SPECIFIC EVENTCONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT. EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN.
08/27/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CLEANING UP TOOLS AT THE END OF SHIFT THE WIND WAS BLOWING HARD & BLEW DIRT INTO LEFT EYE.
08/07/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS USING A #20 SLEDGE HAMMER AND FELT PAIN AFTER REPEATED USE.
07/08/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 65d restricted EE WAS STANDING ON AN UPRIGHT HAUL TRUCK HOOKING UP CABLES TO PREPARE IT TO BE MOVED OTHER MACHINERY BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK. ONE OF THE OTHER PIECES OF MACHINERY JARRED THE HAUL TRUCK, CAUSING E E TO NE...
07/01/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CLEANING OUT A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT (VSI) WITH AN AIR CHISEL. A PIECE OF DIRT OR ROCK GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
05/06/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost WHILE REMOVING A TOP DECK SCREEN FROM A 6 X 20 SHAKER, THE SCREEN CLOTH DROPPED, PINCHING EE'S FINGER ON THE SECOND DECK DISCHARGE LIP.
04/17/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING OVERHEAD JIB HOIST TO MOVE A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. AS THE CYLINDER WAS BEING LOWERED IT BEGAN TO SWING AROUND. EE TRIED TO GRAB AHOLD OF IT AND IN DOING SO HE PULLED OR TW ISTED H...
02/19/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 2d restricted WHILE DISCONNECTING A PRESSURIZED HYDRAULIC HOSE, FORCE FROM HYDRAULIC OIL PUSHED EE BACK SEVERAL STEPS CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO A LOWER LEVEL (APPX 5-6FT).
11/12/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT OUT ON THE RECEIVING DOCK; WHEN HE WENT TO STEP DOWN FROM FORKLIFT ONTO CONCRETE FLOORING WHICH WAS WET, HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT KNEE TWISTED.
10/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING OBJECT THAT FELL APPROX. 2 FT AND STRUCK HIS R LEG INT HE THIGH AREA. HE WAS HANGING A 9 1/2""X 92 1/2"". PIECE OF AR THAT WAS FASTENED WITH 2 BOLTS ON EACH END. WHEN HE ATT...
09/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL COUNTERWEIGHTS ON SCREEN GEAR DISC, THEY SLIPPED AND LANDED ON LEFT PINKY FINGER. SMASHING LEFT PINKY FINGER AND LOSS OF FINGERNAIL.
09/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 27d restricted WHILE ASSISTING ANOTHER EE TO MOVE A SCREEN, 100-150 LBS HE FELT PAIN ON HIS LEFT SIDE NEAR HIS BELT AREA THAT MOVED DOWN INTO THE GROIN AREA.
08/22/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A UNIVERSAL JOINT FROM A DRIVE SHAFT, WITH THE SHAFT CLAMPED IN A VISE HE WAS HAMMERING ONT HE CROSS OF THE JOINT WHEN A PIECE FRAGMENTED FROM THE HAMMER AND IT LODGED IN HIS LEF...
07/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost CHIPPING VGF (FEEDER), MOVED TO REPOSITION HIMSELF & LOST BALANCE. HE EXTENDED HIS RIGHT HAND OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF & HIS RIGHT HAND LANDED ON A BOLT WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS HAND CAUSI NG NEED...
05/09/2002 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK ON A VIBRATING DECK FROM A READ-SCREENALL, THEY LOWERED THE DECK ON THE FLOOR WITH 1 SIDE RESTING ON AN I-BEAM THAT WAS RAISED OFF THE FLOOR BY A SHAKER SPRING UNKNOWN TO THE W...
04/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 301d lost PULLING A WELDER OVER TO HIS WORK AREA TO REPAIR CRUSHING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.
04/15/2002 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 10d restricted WAS REBUILDING A PTO AND SHAFT WHICH WAS ONT HE FLOOR, WHEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE A HOIST TO LIFT THE SHAFT A STRAP CAUGHT ON THE SHAFT NUT CAUSING IT TIP OVER AND FALL OCROSSED HIS RIGHT F OOT.
04/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS PICKING UP A VALVE BODY AND TWISTED HIS UPPER BODY AT LEFT SHOULDER BLADE CAUSING SEVERE PAIN.
03/22/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A SPLICED PIECE OF HOSEAPART, HE FAILED TO PUT DOWN A RAZOR KNIFE THAT HE WAS HOLDING IN HIS RIGHT HAND. AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE HOSE, THE KNIFE CUT HIS KNUCKLE OF ""L ITTLE"...
01/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REBUILDING SCREEN; BEFORE CLOSING MACHINE HE MANUALLY WAS SPINNING SHAFTS WHEN HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 COUNTER WEIGHT, PULLING HIS RIGHT HAND IN. HE HAS A BLOOD BLISTER AND SWELLING ONHIS RI...
12/13/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None WHEN REMOVING EARPLUGS HE FELT AND HEARD A SMALL POPPING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT EAR. LATER HE NOTICED TENDERNESS IN HIS EAR AND SOME FUZZINESS WITH HEARING.
08/22/2001 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF POWER SOURCE TO A WATER PUMP. WHILE PULLING THE FUSE SAFETY SWITCH HANDLE TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ARC SHIELD EXPLODED AND BLEW THE ELECTRIC BOX OPEN RESULTING IN SERIOUS...
06/01/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 166d lost WHILE SITTING DOWN WITH BOTH LEGS HANGING OVER EDGE OF CONE CHASSIS, HE WAS USING 2 WRENCHES TO TIGHTEN LUBRICATION FITTINGS. WHEN HE PULLED WRENCHES TOGETHER HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT TERS TICLE Y
03/01/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE STATES WHILE SWEEPING THE FLOOR OF THE ELECTRICAL TRAILER FINE PARTICLES OF ROCK DUST ENTEREDHIS EYES FOREIGN MATTERS IRRITATED HIS CONTACT LENSES