Was going to help another employee lift an oxygen bottle into the back of a service truck and felt a pull in EE's abdomen. Reported to supervisor and denied observation. Stated EE would let them know if the condition worsens. Came to supervisor at a later date and requested to be seen by the doctor. Doctor placed on restrictions of not lifting more than 25 pounds for 7days.
FORT LUPTON SAND & GRAVELMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 22
- Years on record
- 2004–2025
- Latest incident
- Feb 2025
Reportable incidents
22 on file2025 · 1 incident
2023 · 1 incident
EE attempted to start the truck, but the battery was dead. EE went to grab the jumper cables lying on the ground and felt a sharp pain in their lower back.
2022 · 1 incident
After replacing the tail pulley on the bridge belt, the operator, in the basket with fall protection attached, was moving the manlift with the basket approximately 4 feet above the ground. The jib boom failed and the basket dropped to the ground. This caused the operator to strike the basket resulting in a compression fracture of a vertebra and sprained knee.
2021 · 3 incidents
Shoveling the Tunnel and was shoveling material back onto the belt when felt a pop in their back.
Using a sledgehammer to drive in the bucket pin on the loader, they noticed that left wrist and hand were sore. Employee reported but did not see a doc until the 15th.
They were using a come along to pull the motor tension back, this allowed them to replace the drive belt onto to the pulleys. Come along slipped causing the motor to land on EE's hand.
2020 · 1 incident
It was a flat area near our roadbase production area where we were moving a conveyor head section.
2019 · 1 incident
Employee was lifting a section of pipe, employee was lifting with another employee when back started to hurt. Also moved some 5 gal buckets which made it worse.
2018 · 1 incident
A tube was being fed through the catwalk with a loader, with two employees guiding it on the catwalk. While lifting the tube on shoulder, one employee felt pain in shoulder. Upon investigation, the employee felt employee put too much weight on one shoulder and was not lifting properly.
2017 · 2 incidents
Working on conveyor frame when employee's finger was pulled in between the two frame flanges by their gloves.
EE and co-worker were working on the tail pulley shaft for the mainline stacker. They had taken a come along and attached it to the shaft of the tail pulley and pulled the shaft backwards. When EE went to remove the bearing from the shaft the bearing turned and crushed EE's finger in between the bearing and the tail pulley adjuster.
2016 · 3 incidents
A conveyor belt that was needing to be replaced, employee cut hand with knife.
While attempting to loosen the adjuster jam nut, EE placed both feet against the crusher frame in an attempt to increase leverage. Before I even realized what ee was doing, the nut loosened causing ee to fall to the deck.
As EE was putting on harness below the cat walk of the McCloskey R155. Co-worker was climbing into the hopper from the cat walk, to shovel. Co-worker threw the shovel towards the hopper and missed. When co-worker missed, the shovel fell back down and hit EE on the brim of hard hat and glanced off of neck.
2015 · 1 incident
Getting out of the truck to clock out at the end of the day and slipped on some ice and fell
2013 · 4 incidents
Right foot got caught by concrete debris on levy. Slipped on mud when stepping over other debris with left foot. This caused his right knee to twist and hyper-extend.
Using left arm to activate switch and right hand to hold open the access panel and the panel slipped and struck his left arm.
Pulling hydraulic assembly out of backhoe when it allegedly slipped out of hand and dropped on finger.
Employee was climbing up the ladder of his loader when he suddenly experienced a sharp pain in his lower back.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee removing grease tube from grease gun with knife and allegedly cut thumb.
2006 · 1 incident
Allegedly EE was grinding when the grinder kicked back and hit his leg. The grinder did have a guard.
2004 · 1 incident
The ee allegedly injured his right shoulder when he slipped on ice and fell down landing on his shoulder. He has not lost any time from work but has been put on restricted duty.