Wilson County Quarry — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/05/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was riding in the buddy seat of an articulating truck when the truck hit a rock, jarring the employee's back.
10/23/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was rolling crusher rotor when left hand pinky and ring finger got caught between crusher rotor and side wall of crusher housing.
09/30/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was breaking free big rock from C1 head box when employee's finger was mashed between bar and door in head box.
04/10/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On April 12, 2021, employee reported back was sore from helping change crusher liners on April 10, 2021. First Aid method RICE (rest, ice, compress, elevation) was initiated at that time.
04/09/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading roller racks from pallet into pick-up truck. As they turned to step off pallet a foot got caught on a pallet band. Employee fell and hit right arm on the roller rack.
05/25/2012 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None A customer truck driver exited his truck at the scale house window to retrieve his ticket when he fell to the ground gasping for air. 911 was called and CPR performed until EMS arrived. Later died of...
07/31/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was replacing seals in tilt cly. Pin of the 990 loader slid off the frame and landed on employee's right edge of foot. Causing a fracture in the right little toe.
08/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Two employees were installing a new idler rack on C1 conveyor, the rack was already positioned onto the conveyor when the two EE's attempted to upright the rack to its final position. The injured EE s...
06/22/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was loading haul truck with shot rock. As employee returned to get second bucket of rock, a boulder rolled off the pile and struck the bucket of the loader. Employee was jarred forward and se...
03/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted EE was re installing the seat on a D8 dozer. He was lining up the seat and it slipped from the support position and pulled his left shoulder resulting in a strained rotator cuff.
08/30/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted The ee was exiting a haul truck after stripping operation and stepped on a step and twisted his body, resulting in a strained hip.
06/05/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 32d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A CRUSHER USING A WRENCH. AS HE WAS PUSHING AND PULLING ON THE WRENCH HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
04/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted THE EE WAS REMOVING THE ROOF FROM A GENERATOR HOUSING. AS HE REMOVED THE LAST BOLT, TENSION CAUSED THE ROOF SUPPORT TO SPRING UP & HIT HIM IN THE RT. SHOULDER.
12/31/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost THE INJURED EE WAS TIGHTENING HOUSING BOLTS ON TOP OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHED. HE WAS USING IS FOOT TO PUSH THE WRENCH AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE WRENCH AND THE OTHER FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE FRAM. HE FALL...
06/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted THE EE WAS CHANGING A DRIVE SHEAVE ON JACK SHAFT ON PRIMARY CRUSHER AND WHILE REPLACING SHEAVE HE STRAINED HIS BACK.