West Amarillo Sand & Gravel — Accidents

Total: 23 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/05/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Right pinky finger got pinched between the spacer and the housing of the bearing unit. While trying to remove the lower shaft and bearing on a double screw material washer. Received 1 stitch at ER to...
06/29/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee was cutting 2"" x 2"" x 1/4"" square tubing for handrail supports and catwalk structure. The employee had cut three pieces 3'6"" long. Each stick weighed approximately 19 pounds. The empl...
06/05/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee struck a swale cut into the haul road while returning to the pit and suffered a sprain to EE's left ribs and middle back.
05/18/2019 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Miner was using a man lift basket to observe feed to cone crusher at a height of 28 feet. The miner was wearing fall protection harness and a retractable lanyard but was not secured/tied off to the ma...
07/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 07/11/2018 while doing routine shop maintenance the employee realized something was in EE's eye. EE attempted to wash EE's eye out but did not report the incident. On 07/12/2018 EE went to the doct...
09/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Slipped on some rock and fell on back.
04/02/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a piece of belt, knife slipped and cut his right thigh.
10/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee rolled a 55 gal. barrel on his right lower leg.
07/07/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting wires from CB in loader-knife slipped and cut his point finger on left hand.
03/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 5d restricted While working at the main plant in the morning EE and another EE were changing screens. EE had one end of the screen and another EE had the other end. One EE's end slipped and fell on his right foot &...
09/08/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 85d restricted Employee was helping set a pulley on a belt at main plant. The pulley was being lifted by crane. Pulley gave & hit employee's hand. Broke bone on L/ring finger and cut it.
03/10/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing on truck steps - he slipped & fell on back.
05/28/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was tightening a bolt. Ratchet slipped and hit his left ring finger around the fist joint.
10/20/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE was cutting a 2"" hose on astec #2; knife slipped and the palm of his left hand.
09/04/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost EE was driving truck on rough ground and continued to do so unitl he felt he could not continue, reported to Plant Mgr at 1245 and EE sat for a 45 min period to see if the pain continued, before repor...
08/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The shop foreman was changing a fuel filter on a truck, had trouble getting filter to loosen. He pulled hard and hand slipped off and hit drain pan - cut left hand pinky finger.
06/20/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was hammering a bolt on a gear box at the rewash plant, a piece of the hammer broke off and hit him in the chin, he thought he just cut it and put a bandaid on it. 9-10-08 he reported to another EE...
04/01/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Setting Slurry Pump on Base Frame with Backhoe & chain. Bolt hole was not lined up & EE tried to push in place. Pump went past edge & tilted . EE's hand was on edge & was caught between pump & backhoe...
06/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 16d restricted STRAINED KNEE A MONTH OR SO AGO, FELL, REINJURED
06/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Picked up oxygen bottle wrong, strained back.
07/21/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE ON SCREENING PLANT.
04/24/2003 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None BOOM ON CRANE BROKE OFF PINNING EE'S ARM BETWEEN CATWALK AND BOOM SEVERING BETWEEN SHOULDER & ELBOW.
04/04/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None MINER WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR GRINDING ON METAL. PULLED GRINDER AWAY TO CHECK WORK AND REST ARMS, GOT GRINDER TOO CLOSE TO KNEE WHILE PAYING ATTENTION TO WORK.