WATAUGA QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/23/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee stepped on the bottom end of a frozen berm behind the shop causing EE to fall injuring EE's right leg.
02/07/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a razor knife and cut left wrist, requiring staples to treat the injury.
08/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Injured employee was assisting another employee move a metal plate. In the process of moving the plate, the injured employee lost his grip and the plate fell and struck him on top of the left foot di...
10/17/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 11d restricted While walking up to inspect maintenance activities was struck with a flying object.
03/12/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning around tail pulley under plant and a rock fell and struck him on his lower back. Employee was sent for medical treatment that consisted of prescription medication for bruising a...
01/29/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding a plate in the Jaw feeder when a rock fell approximately 2 feet from the side of the feeder and hit or rolled on his middle finger on his left hand. Employee injury resulted in 4...
10/31/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost EE WAS UNLOADING A ROLL OF WIRE FROM TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING INT HE MUD AND FELL ON HIS TAILBONE.
05/04/2002 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost ENERGIZED. ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT IT STARTED ARCING, EE REACHED TO DE-ENGAGE THE DISCONNECT AS IT EXPLODED BURNING EE ON FACE & LEFT ARM.
10/08/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST LADDER WHILE CLIMBING ONTO PIT LOADER.
08/16/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF TRUCK CAB, DOOR CLOSED ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB, CUTTING IT. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATED NO SUTURES. SUBSEQUENT REPORTS, BASED ON X-RAYS, INDICATE A FRACTURE TO LEFT THUM B.