Employee evacuated truck on mine ramp and hit head on ramp floor causing serious head injury. *EE died on 3/19/2024.
Lexington Quarry CompanyMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 2000–2023
- Latest incident
- Jul 2023
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
13 on file (excluding fatalities above)2022 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF TRUCK LANDING ON A LOW SPOT IN THE GROUND CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST KNEE
2018 · 2 incidents
Employee was changing rollers and loosening the overs gathering tail pulley and strained shoulder. Didn't feel pain initially but became worse over the course of a couple days.
Two employees were in a man lift basket replacing a return roller. When the employees moved the weight shifted causing the man lift basket to shift. This shift caused the employee's finger to get pinched between the basket and conveyor frame
2015 · 1 incident
Employee had just completed normal routine belt splicing tasks and was exiting an aerial lift. He stepped out of the lift and his foot landed on a rock. He twisted his ankle on the rock causing him to fall to the ground.
2013 · 1 incident
EE was scaling for loose rock. Rock fell down and caught loading hose causing hose to become entangled around his left arm and jerked it.
2012 · 1 incident
EE was working on screens when he turned and twisted his left ankle and bruised his right elbow.
2009 · 3 incidents
EE was checking sensor on belt. EE stepped over handrail onto a beam. A wire nut had came off sensor and when he touched sensor it shocked him causing ee to fall approx. 15 feet.
EE noticed rock jam in crusher. EE stopped crusher to remove rock. He picked up rock (about 30 lbs) and later felt back pain in lower back.
Ee was getting out of truck when he missed the second step. When his foot hit the mine floor causing him to twist right knee.
2008 · 2 incidents
EE was cutting conveyor belt with knife when knife slipped cutting EE's right thumb requiring seven stitches.
EE was cleaning conveyor belt and stepped off belt onto platform. EE fell into a hole in platform causing dislocation of ee's right shoulder.
2001 · 1 incident
EE WAS GOING OVER A HILL WITH A CRANE THAT HIT THE SIDE OF A BERM INJURING HIS FOREHEAD & LEFT HAND
2000 · 1 incident
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OUT OF WATER TRUCK AND STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE.