Employee was installing new tracks on a excavator driving a steel pin with a sledge hammer to hold tracks together when a very small piece of steel fragment broke off and went into his rigt leg. Employee received 4 stitches in his right leg.
Apex Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2007–2012
- Latest incident
- Sep 2012
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reportable incidents
8 on file2012 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
While operating the D11 Dozer the operator ran over a rock causing the machine to jump and landing on a rock, teetering then falling back down to level ground, causing the operator to be jarred.
2008 · 2 incidents
Digging hard stone with 1100 excator. When digging, exavator track picked up off ground and slammed down hard several times, jamming lower back.
Snow/icy - shoveling scales - slipped on ice & cut thumb.
2007 · 4 incidents
Muddy conditions - he slipped and fell off track and landed on rock.
Drill chain broke-caught in mid air
Working on air tank on truck.
Driving parts truck, he wrecked with vehicle on road. Driver of our truck not at fault.