Employee was pulling on drill that was stuck in stone on bottom line, when he felt pain in his lower back.
Crown QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 46
- Years on record
- 2000–2006
- Latest incident
- Aug 2006
Reportable incidents
46 on file2006 · 2 incidents
Employee was handling an air manifold and dropped in on his left foot.
2005 · 2 incidents
Employee was blocking track when he slipped in a mud hole and twisted his right knee.
Employee was operating a saw when a rock fell into the cut. The belt then flipped the rock back up striking the employee in the face, left cheek. He was wearing required PPE.
2004 · 5 incidents
Employee was leaving National Quarry driving to Crown Quarry. He was crossing IN 37 South, the truck side post obstructed his view and he pulled out into the path of another vehicle, striking him in the passenger side.
Employee was moving water pump (approx 70 lbs) when he dropped it bruising his right foot.
Employee was lifting his drill to the top of the cut and dropped it on his right hand, Employee didnt feel the need to seek treatment until after the shift was over.
Unknown - employee doesn't know of a specific incident that his pains began. He did say he was just walking and his knee began to hurt. In his opinion his problem is a result of shoveling the saw cuts.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE GRAVEL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST.
2003 · 11 incidents
ANOTHER EE WAS MOVING A ROCK SPLITTER ON TOP CUFWHEN HE DROPPED IT HITTING INJ EE'S FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOCKING TRACK WHEN HE BECAME SHORT OF BREATH & EXPERIENCED STIFFNESS. HE TOLD THE SUPERVISOR HE DIDN'T FEEL WELL & LEFT. HE WENT TO THE E.R. TO GET CHECKED OUT & HAS TWO BLOCKED ARTERIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAGS BACK ON TOP OF CUT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT ARM. REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR NEXT MORNING.
EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO SHAKE & SEE DOUBLE - SEIZURES.
EE WAS WALKING APPROX. 100 FT TO BEGIN A NEW CUT WHEN HE COLLAPSED, AN EE STARTED CPR, AMBULANCE ARRIVED ABOUT 15 MIN AND TOOK TO HOSPITAL.
EE WAS WORKING WHEN THE WIND BLEW DUST UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE
EE WAS PULLING CABLE AT THE END OF SHIFT SATURDAY WHEN HIS FOOT GOT STUCK IN THE MUD AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL MONDAY.
POWER WENT OFF, EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING TO TURN OFF THE PUMPS, WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE ROCKS AND FELL.
EE WAS PULLING ON A PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE AN AIR VALVE WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM OR CERVICAL AREA.
EE'S FOOT BECAME CAUGHT IN THE MUD, WHILE TRYING TO PULL IT FREE HIS RUBBER BOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE, HITTING HIS HAND ON A BLOCK. *EE DID NOT SEE A DR. UNTIL 4/10/03.
EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER BREAKER SWINGING HAMMER WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN HIS HAMMER AND THE OTHER BREAKER'S HAMMER HEAL.
2002 · 10 incidents
EE WAS HAULING A LOAD, FAILED TO SEE A LARGE MOUND IN THE AREA HE WAS WORKING. WHEN THE LOAD STRUCK THE MOUND, IT CAUSED THE LOADER TO JAR, THROWING HIM FORWARD AND CAUSING HIS LOWER BACK TO H URT.
EE WAS LIFTING A BUCKET OF WEDGES (40-45 LBS) WITH BOTH HANDS WHEN A MUSCLE BEHIND HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE STRAINED.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE LUMBER COMPANY PURCHASING A PALLET OF BAGS OF CONCRETE. HE WAS MOVING THE 80LB BAGS BECAUSE THE STACK WAS TOO HIGH. WHEN HE LIFTED ONE OF THE BAGS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BOTTOM CUT, ROLLING PIECES AWAY WHEN HIS CO-WORKER WHO WAS HELPING HIM ALLOWED A PIECE TO ROLL BACK ON HIS LEFT ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TEMPORARILY LABORING ON THE QUARRY CREW, WHILE THE SAWS WERE DOWN. HE TRIED TO LIFT A LARGE PIECE OF STONE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO PRY UP BOTTOM OF ROCK, WHEN THE ROCK BROKE AND HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A PILE OF ROCKS.
EE WAS SHOVELING WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS BREAKING STONE WITH AN 8 LB HAMMER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE DOING THE REPETITIOUS WORK OF SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMERTO BREAK THE STONE.
EE WAS WELDING & GRINDING IN SHOP WHEN A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
2001 · 9 incidents
EE WAS PLACING THE DRILLSTEAM INTO ROCK WHEN THE STEEL PINNED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE STEEL AND ROCK, BRAKING THE LEFT THUMB.
EE FAILED TO USE A LADDER & JUMPED DOWN APPROX. 6' TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CUT. HE THEN FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS NECK.
BOLTING TRACK TOGETHER & PINCHED PALM OF RIGHT HAND. DIDN'T KNOW EE SOUGHT TREATMENT UNTIL BILLS WERE RECEIVED. BILL SHOWS HE WENT TO ER AFTER WORK.
EE WAS ADDING A SECTION OF DRILL STEAL TO REACH THE DEPTH OF THE HOLE, WHEN HE BACKED THE FEED OFF FROM FAST FEED THE DRILL BOUNCED HITTING EE'SLEFT SIDE. EE HAS HAD 32 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING AND WAS BEING SUPERVISED AT THE TIME OFINJURY. EE WAS CARELESS, NOT PAYING ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A LADDER TO RELOCATE WHEN HE TRIPPED AND ALMOST FELL PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT AREA FOR BELT SAW WITH A SHOVEL & PICK, WHEN A ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS GETTING OFF THE BACK HOE, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF AND FELL INTO A HOLE. TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. EE FINISHED OUT THE WORK DAY, BUT WENT TO ER THAT NIGHT.
EE WAS PULLING ON AIR HOSE & WALKING ACROSS THE LEDGE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. HIS SUPERVISOR STATED THE LEDGE WAS CLEAR & HIS ANKLE JUSTGAVE WAY & HE TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING THE AIR OUT OF A MASTER CYLINDER, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET, SO HE PLACED RAGS ON HIS CHEST AND INSERTED A SCREW DRIVER IN CYLINDER AND PULLED AGAINST HIS BODY. EMPLOYEE FEL T RIB BREAK AND HEARD IT CRACK.
2000 · 7 incidents
EE WAS MOVING A ACYATALENE TANK WHEN THE TANK SLID AND SMASED HIS LEFT HAND BTWEEN THE TANK AND A MILL BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A WHEEL OFF WITH A BAR AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND CAME UP UNDER HIS CHIN, HIS HANDS WERE ON TOP OF THE BAR, TEETH HIT TOGETHER CHIPPING FRONT TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PNUEMATIC WATER PUMP FROM WAIST HEIGHT 2-3' WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED APART IN THE MUD AND GRAVEL AND DROPPED THE WATER PUMP ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN INTO AREA TO REMOVE A HOSE; HE SLIPPED ON OIL AND BUMPED HIS KNEE. DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 7/16/00, DID NOT REPORT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 7/17/00.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING WHEN HE STRUCK WEDGE WITH A GLANCING BLOW CAUSING HEAD OF WEDGE TO BREAK. A SLIVER OF METAL HIT HIM, CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EE WAS LIFTING AN AIR BAG (APPROX 50 LBS) OUT OF THE CRACK IN ROCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING BLOOMFIELD JACK. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDLE. JACK STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT JAW. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DR. INFORMED OFFICE 4/17/00 OF APPT. AT DENTIST ON 4-20-00.