The employee was loading steel from a steel storage rack onto a truck-mounted overhead rack. A 23' by 1 1/2"" angle iron fell from the truck-mounted rack striking him on head and neck. He was taken to William W. Backus Hospital for treatment.
Wauregan QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2000–2011
- Latest incident
- May 2011
Reportable incidents
11 on file2011 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
While removing a bolt used to attach the cutting edge to a loader bucket, employee thought bolt was dropping out of hole. He put his hand under to catch it, and the spinning bolt cut his fingers.
2005 · 2 incidents
while shoveling felt sharp pain in left middle finger, and then it swelled up
2004 · 2 incidents
While decending stairs employees knee began to burn, unknown reason.
2003 · 2 incidents
WALKING ON CATWALK STEPPED BACK, LOOSING FOOTING AND TWISTING LEFT FOOT, AS TIME PROGRESSED SO DID THE PAIN.
EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DISMANTLING CONVEYER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN THE CONVEYER DROPPED ABOUT 6-12 INCHES STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEG ABOVE THE KNEE RESULTING IN A LACERATIONNEEDING MULTIPLE STITCHES.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS WORKING WITH 2 COWORKERS TO TAKE APART A LARGE FEED HOPPER. WHILE THE INJURED EE WAS WAITING FOR ADDITIONAL TOOLS, TO ARRIVE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT HE BECAME IMPATIENT AND BEGAN TO COM PLETE THE WORK HIMSELF. CUTTTING THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE HOPPER IN PLACE, HE CUT THE FINAL BOLT ASSUMING THE HOPPER WOULD FALL STRAIGHT DOWN. INSTEAD, IT SHIFTED AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT.
2001 · 1 incident
WHILE RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM 2 CO-WORKERS TO PLACE A 20' SECTION OF CATWALK. THE CATWALK MOVED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN THE CATWALK AND A CEMENT BLOCK REQUIRING STITCHES.
2000 · 1 incident
EE WAS CUTTING A BELT, SLIPPED OFF CRIBBING BELT AND STRUCK TOOTH ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, BREAKING SAME.