On 03/28/2023 at approximately 1600 hours, an employee of Edge Aggregates was involved in a minor accident. EE was washing out the feeder hopper and opened up the overhead door. While attempting to lock the door, the overhead door fell and struck EE in the upper back. This caused EE to fall forward and strike their face on the frame of the plant.
Great Pit Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2001–2023
- Latest incident
- Mar 2023
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q1 | 4,172 | 4 | 3 | 958.8 |
| 2023 Q4 | 4,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 4,380 | 11 | 5 | 2511.4 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,032 | 19 | 9 | 4712.3 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,780 | 4 | 1 | 1058.2 |
| 2022 Q4 | 4,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 5,300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 3,780 | 6 | 4 | 1587.3 |
Reportable incidents
4 on file2023 · 1 incident
2011 · 1 incident
IE and another EE were beating a dry ice cooled master pin into a connecting link on the track of a D-6 MXL Caterpillar Dozer with an 8 pound maul. IE was holding the link in place with pliers. The maul hit the pin and bounced past the pliers and struck IE's leather gloved hand with a glancing blow. This resulted in a bruise to the left hand.
2009 · 1 incident
Pulled Muscle in back according to Dr. EE squatted down put both hands underneath the cylinder and began lifting up the cylinder off the ground with the bottle. He reached for the tailgate of the truck and eased his behind on the ground
2001 · 1 incident
REPLACING BEARING ON PLANT, HE HIS HIS THUMB WITH HAMMER CAUSING CUT THAT NEEDED STITCHES.