COLUMBIA QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

While performing maintenance a bearing moved unexpectedly allowing the pulley to drop resulting in amputation of the tip of the employee's finger.

Employee was exiting a 988K loader when EE's foot got caught on the second step causing EE to fall approximately 2-3 feet to the ground fracturing hip.

The employee lost balance while working on a crusher and while reaching for lifting eye to catch themselves they lacerated their left palm.

Late Saturday, November 20, into early Sunday morning on November 21, a 22 year old male trespassed onto Vulcan property at the Columbia Quarry and fell from the top edge of the highwall into the quarry.

On Friday, October 22 a 992G caught fire, operator was able to escape safely. The fire suppression was not able to be set off manually, so the fire department was called.

An employee had been doing night shift maintenance (welding/grinding). When they got home that evening, they felt an irritation and noticed a very small piece of metal in their eye. Employee was seen by a medical professional who removed the piece of metal. Employee was released to full duty, but it is unclear when the metal got in the eye.

At approximately 02:30AM a 19 year old trespassed onto Vulcan Quarry. Person climbed over two 6' fences to enter the property. Person fell from the top fence of the high wall to a quarry "bench" approximately 300' below. The body was recovered on Sunday October 11, 2020.

Employee was stepping off of the bucket truck to the ground when EE's foot came in contact with the ground. Apparently the contact caused the steel toe to bend back breaking two bones in EE's foot.

While operating a backhoe, employee struck a small inside berm and rolled the backhoe onto its side. Employee was wearing seat belt and sustained no other injuries but did have a brief period where he didn't appear to be completely conscious. Employee stated that he did not recall driving onto the inside berm and was reported as being groggy by the Emergency responders.

Tire service tech was installing a tire on the loader. While installing the side flange and bead seat band the flange fell out of the bead area, striking the tech on the top of his right foot above the steel toe guard. Tech suffered a fracture to the top of the foot, the extent unknown until all test results are returned.

Employee was standing on a 12x12 wooden block when he stepped off and twisted his right ankle.

On Friday evening, one of our nightshift employees was flagged down by a trespasser on our site who stated his friend had fallen while trying to climb down the highwall.

At around 8:45am, EE met with plant manager at the office. The plant manager noticed the EE's speech was slurred. The EE said he felt sick and needed to go home. Given his health history with heart problems, the manager had him taken to hospital. At 11:15am, we were notified by hospital EE had possible heart attack while undergoing test. Later notified was not a heart attack.

Employee stuck hand in head pulley conveyor.

The drill tech was replacing a leaky fitting The drill tech stepped up onto the chain wrench to get a better reach. The wrench moved and he lost his balance. His knee struck the wrench during the fall injuring his knee. Knee strain possible level 1 trauma.

Heart Attack---Extent of possible impairment unknown at this time.

Cutting a loader bucket with a torch and a splatter ball fell behind safety glasses and caused a right eye burn.

Missed a ladder coming off of a loader bucket after welding and turned right ankle.

Employee was lifting a pan of rocks off of a scale and hurt his back.

Lifting the base of the hydraulic hammer into place he hurt his back. Employee did not go to the doctor until 12-19-05.

Employee reached for a piece of wire and came into contact with a piece of metal ceiling grid.

Ee was removing a blockage from the chute over the 5 1/2' short head crusher. A rock fell from an opening in the chute above ee approx 20' & struck ee's hard hat as he was looking into chute. The rock broke through the hard hat & lacerated ee's head. This required four staples to close. Ee was released to return to work.

Ee was striking a side lip protector on a loader bucket using a 16 lbs. sledge hammer. A small piece of the metal being struck flew off and struck ee on his right thigh just above the knee.

Employee was cleaning up on Tower #1, as he was descending the stairs to the ground level a rock fell approx. 25' from a hole in a chute and struck the employee on the right wrist.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL FROM THE TUNNEL FLOOR ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS SHOVELING ONTO THE BELT BETWEEN TWO FEEDERS. HIS SHOVEL BECAME ENTANGLED ON A ELECTRICAL CABLE. HE TOOK HIS LEFT HAND AND TOSSED THE CABLE TO THE SIDE. AS HE DID, HIS FINGER WENT BETWEEN THE FEEDER AND HOPPPER.

EE WAS ROLLING A LARGE STONE OUT OF THE HAUL ROAD. HE THOUGHT THE STONE WAS GOING TO ROLL OVER HOWEVER IT ROLLED BACKWARD ONTO HIS RIGHT HANDSTONE WEIGHT APPROX. 75 TO 100 POUNDS.

EE WAS USING THE WINCH AND LARGE HOOK, TO DISLODGE A PIECE OF STONE THAT HAD BRIDGED OVER THE JAW CRUSHER OPENING. WHEN THE STONE WAS FREED AND BEGAN TO CRUSH PIECES OR FRAGMENTS FLEW UPWARD. A PIECE FLEW UP UNDER EE'S SAFETY GLASSES AND LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING THE WATER PUMP ON THE 65 TON KOMATSU HAUL TRUCK. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE A FRAME GOING TO THE WHEEL, HIS LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE 2" LIP ON THE RADIATOR SUPPORT BRACKET. H IS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL 30" TO THE GROUND LEVEL STRIKING HIS SHOULDER ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. HE SUFFERED A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEMS WITH CONVEYOR #18. HE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER. HE STEPPED BACKWARD TO SEE AND HEAR IF THESTARTER SWITCH WAS ENGAGING ON CONVEYOR #18. HE TRIPPED OVER THE CORNER OF THE SKID STEER LOADERBUCKET WHICH WAS PARKED. HE TWISTED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF INJURING HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS TIGHTENING SPRING BOLTS ON PRIMARY FEEDERAT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. THE BOLT BROKE & THE SPRING STRUCK HIM ON LEFT HAND.

EE WAS STANDING ON TRACKS OF EQUIPMENT PREPARING TO GREASE EQUIPMENT. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF TRACK AS HE REACHED INTO THE CAB FOR A RAG. EE FELL FROM TRACKS TO GROUND LEVEL AND LANDED ON H IS FEET, BUT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION CAUSING A STRAIN ON HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE CONCAVES FROM GYRATORY CRUSHER WHEN HIS LEG BECAME PINNED BETWEEN THE MAIN FROME AND CONCAVE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE AND CONTRACTOR WERE INSTALLING BOLTS INTO MAIN FRAME OF CONE CRUSHER BOLTS WERE 3"X60". APPROX. 100 LBS AS THE BOLT WAS PLACED INTO FRAME HOLE, THE INJURED EE TRIED TO ALIGN THE BOLT. THE C ONTRACTOR LOST HIS GRIP, AND THE BOLT DROPPED INTO HOLE CATCHING EE'S HANDS.

EE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK DOWN INCLINED HAUL ROAD TO DELIVER SUPPLY OF WATER TO ROCK DRILL IN PIT. THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE SUFFICIENTLY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. EE CONTINUED DRIVING V EHICLE ON HAUL ROAD AND DROVE THROUGH BERM FALLIING APPROX 40' TO QUARRY FLOOR. EE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

EE WAS AT THE NO18 BELT CONVEYRO (SHUTTLE BELT)TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE CONVEYOR BELT RUBBING ON THE FRAME. EE TRAVELED BEYOND THE PROTECTIVE RAILING TO JOG THE BELT HE INADVERTENTLYPLACE D HIS FOOT ON THE SHUTTLE TRACK & THE SHUTTLE TRAVELED OVER HIS FOOT. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY STEEL TOE BOOTS

EE WAS REMOVING FASTENERS TO REPLACE SCREEN DECKS AND STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST THE SIDE OF VIBRATING SCREEN. HE WAS NOT WEARING WORK GLOVES.

EE WAS TIGHTENING TENSION BOLT ON THE NUMBER 2D VIBRATING SCREEN. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE HAND WRENCH, THE BOLT HEAD BROKE AND HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND MOTOR GUARD.

EE WAS PRYING WITH A STEEL BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL.

EE WAS TRYING TO PRY A ROCK LOOSE FROM A CHUTE AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS ARM

EMP WAS LIFTING A SCREEN AND WHILE LIFTING IT, THE SCREEN ROLLED BACK DOWN CAUSING A WIRE TO CUTTHE EMP'S OUTSIDE UPPER ARM. THE CUT WAS APPROX.1 1/2" LONG AND REQUIRED A BUTTERFLY STITCH AND TETANUS SHOT.

EMPLOYEE SPRAYED THE SEAT IN HIS LOADER WIHT SILICONE LUBRICANT TO KEEP IT FROM SQUEAKING. THE FUMES FROM THE SPRAY CAUSED IRRITATION IN RIGHT EYE.

A ROCK FELL FROM A BIN HE WAS WELDING ON AND HIT HIM IN THE KNEE, BRUISING HIS KNEE.

THIS TRUCK WAS CONVERTED OVER TO A WATER TRUCK. THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIR. EE USED A DRY CHEMICAL FIR EXTINGUISHER TO PUT IT OUT. THE WIND BLEW SOME OF THE CHEMICAL BACK INTO HIS FACE. HE HAD AND ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE DRY CHEMICAL--DERMATITIS IN FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING HEAD ON CRUSHER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE HYDRAULIC CONTROLS. AS THE JACK RETRACTED, THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RAM HEAD & THE JACKS BODY. I T BROKE THE BONE IN HIS RIGHT FINGER IN 3 PLACES

LIFTING ROLLERS, PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

HE WAS PULLING PUNCH PLATES ONTO THE SHAKER SCREEN & STRAINED HIS BACK.

HAUL TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON SIDE. THE DRIVER DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURE AND WAS THROWN AROUND INSIDE CAB CAUSING MULTIPLE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL BRUISES.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE STACKING RAILROAD TIES WITH A HOIST. ONE OF THE TIES WOULD NOT SIT FLAT, SIT FLAT, SO THE TWO EMPLOYEES ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE RAILROAD TIE OVER ON ITS SIDE. THEY EACH GRABBE D AN END, BUT ONE ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED HIS END CAUSING THE OTHER END TO ROCK OVER ON HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEEW AS TIGHTENINGA BOLT ON A SHAKER SCREEN. THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A CATWALK. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A GUARD AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LWOER BACK. THE GUARD ONLY WEIGHED ABOUT 20 LBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER BY PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIM. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS KNEE REQUIRING 11 STITCHES.

54736YEE STEPPED OFF PLATFORM ON A SPEAR HEAD PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT

REPLACING COUNTER WEIGHT ON SHAFT HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN IT ON THE SHAFT & IT FELL OFF HE & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT BUT THE WEIGHT PULLED IT DOWN HE MASHED HIS FINGE R BETWEEN THE COUNTER WEIGHT & A GUARD SUPPORT BRACKET

LOADING TRUCK WITH CRUSHED STONE WITH FRONT END LOADER FRONT END LOADER CAUGHT ON FIRE- OPERATOR BUMPED HIS KNEE WHILE SCRAMB TO GOT OFF-(PANIC).

WE WERE PUTTING A STEEL TOOTH ON LOADER BUCKET, DRIVING IT ON BY HITTING IT (TOOTH) WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF STEEL SHIVER CAME LOOSE HITTING AND EMBEDDING IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

HH WAS IN BED OF 33-07 FUMP TRUCK ATTACHING CABLES 20 CRANE COULD LIFT HEAD OF CRUSHER OUT OF TRUCK BODY. CRANE WAS BOOMING OVER TO PICK UP CRUSHER HEAD. THE SINGLE LINE WITH THE WEIGHT ON CRA NE DOWN HITTING BLOCK AND HITTING HIM ON LEFT SHHOULDER.

INSTALLING TRACK PINS IN 80-D SHOVEL TRACKS. I.NAME WAS HITTING PIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN SHIVER OF PIN FLEW OFF HITTING HIM IN CHEST.

DRIVING 50 TON KOMATSO TRUCK IN PIT. HE HAD DUMPED HIS LOAD OF ROCK AT PRIMARY CRUSHER AND HAD HEADED TO LEDGE FOR ANOTHER LOAD. HE TURNED ON STRAIGHT AWAY AT FINISHING PLANT WHEN HE HAD A HEA D ON WRECK WITH 40 TON 3307 TEREX TRUCK DRIVER -COOK HAD STOPED HIS TRUCK ON LEFTSIDE OF RD TO GET COEK HE WAS COMING BACK ACROSS RD TO GET TO HIS SIDE WHEN THE WRECK OCCURRED.

I.NAME WAS TRAINING CONVEHYOR BELT #1. HE WAS HITTING RETURN IDLERS OF BELT WITH SMALL HAMMER WHEN HIS LEFT HAND BRUSHED SIDE OF BELT AND IT PULLED HIS HAND AND HAMMER THROUGH IDLER (ADJUSTIN G IDLER) AND AGAINST UPRIGHT STRUCTURE OF FRAME.

WELDING IN CHUTE AT FINISH PLANT PC HOT SLAG BURNED ELBOW THEN LATER BUMPED RT ELBOW WHILE CHANGING BEARING ON CONVEYOR AT TAIL PULLEY. 2 DAYS LATER ARM SOLE UP DUE TO INFECTION INTERNAL OUTSI DE SKIN HAD HEALED UP.

I NAME WAS OPERATING LOADER LOADING TRUCKS WITH ROCK TO HAUL TO PRIMARY CRUSHER WHILE DIGGING INTO MUCK PILED STONE THE LOADER HIT A BIG ROCK CAUSING HIM TO MOVE FORWARD-KNEE HITTING DASH

CLEANING SOCKET SEAT LINER INSIDE 7' STANDARD CRUSHER HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HAND AND CUT HEEL OF HAND

TAKING SHIMS OUT OF JAW CRUSHER,WHILE USING CHAIN JACK TO PULL SHIM OUT OF CRUSHER-CHAIN HITTING INJURED ACROSS RIGHT KNEE.

A MALL PC OF METAL TO BE USED FOR DIP STICK MOVED & TURNED AROUND IN DRILL PUMP & CAUIGHT & REDMOVED LEFT THUMB NAIL

WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM TRUCK AT END OF SHIFT AFTER EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED HIS TRUCK, HE MISSED LAST STEP AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE CLEANING OUT BOTTOM PART OF FEEDER TO DO REPAIR WORK INJURED CUT RT FOREARM ON PC OF JAGGED METAL ON BOTTOM OF FEEDER.

CHANGING BASE AND WEAR PLATESON FRONT END LOADER BUCKET WHILE DRIVEN PLATE IN PLACE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PCG SLIVER OF STEEL CAME OFF AND LODGED IN LEFT LEG.

AFTER CHECKING IOL ON FRONT END LOADER HE WAS OPERATING - HE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS TO BACK OF LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT LEFT ELBOW ON ENGINE COVER - CONTUSION/BRUISE TO ELBOW.

IJURED WAS CARRYING 6" CHANNEL UPSAIRS. PC WAS 42" LONG WEIGHT = 20#. HE STEPPED ON 1ST STEP IT MOVED CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE - SPRAINED RT. KNEE.

INJURED WAS DRIVING PICK-UP OUT OF PIT. WEHN FLAT BED TRUCK COMING DOWN HILL WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE AND HIT PICK-UP CAUSING HAND TO HIT INSIDE OF CAB.

REMOVING RIP RA1 FROM CRUSHER CHISEL HE WAS USING TO PRY ROCK SLIPPED AND MASHED LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN CHISEL AND CRUSHER.

INJURED WAS PUL5ING ON RAG STUCK IN AIR COND. BLOWER FAN-WHILE PULLING CUT MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND ON SHARP CORNER METAL-REG-3 STITCHES.

INJ WALKING TO 4OB SITE ON METAL WALKWAY.IT GAVE WAY DUE TO HEAVY RAINS INJ ELL WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT LEG BY CEMENT FOOTING SUPPORTING WALKWAY.

INSTALLING FRONT BRAKES ON PICK-UP TRUCK, INJURED ATTEMPTED TO STEP ACROSS OPEN GREASE PIT & SLIPPED FELL CUT RT SHIN.

CUTTING WITH CU7TING TORCH.THE HOSE WAS EVENTUALLY? FAULTY.THE HOSE B ELOW HAND CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED SMALL PLACE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

INJURED WAS ATT5CKING LOSE AND WEAR PLATE ON FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. WHEN HE REMOVED LOSE FROM BUCKET THAT HOLDS WEAR PLATE ONTO BUCKET, PLATE FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT.

INJURED WAS INS7ALLING JAW PLATE IN CRUSHER AS JAWPLATE WAS LOWERED INTO CRUSHER INJUREDS LEG WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE CRUSHER & PLATE.

INJURED WAS CLEANING AROUND ROLLER WITH SCREWDRIVER RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT PULLED BETWEEN ROLLER AND METAL UNDER ROLLER CAUSING CRUSH INJURY TO HAND, LARGE VOLAR LACERATION AND CENTUSION OF MED IAL AND ULNAR NERVES.

INJURED WAS USING A HOOK ATTACHED TO A WIRE CABLE TO MOVE A ROCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER. WITH TENSION ON THE CABLE THE HOOK BROKE AND FLEW BACK AND HIT INJURED ON UPPER RIGHT ARM, FRACTURING ARM.

LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND IDLER WHILE HELPING TO REPLACE BELT ON CONVEYOR. SMALL FRACTURE AND STITCHES IN LITTLE FINGER AND STITCVHES IN INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND.