Employee was tightening hydraulic fitting with a 20"" adjustable wrench and was pushing down when employee heard/felt a pop in right wrist. (Accident was not reported until 6/3/2021)
Leesport QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2000–2021
- Latest incident
- May 2021
Reportable incidents
10 on file2021 · 1 incident
2020 · 2 incidents
Operator was working on a platform, removing a crusher, when EE stepped in an opening in the floor, EE lost balance and caught self on a railing with rib cage and knee. EE did not report the accident until 9/8/2020
EE was wiping dirt from rear hazard strobe on top of tank during pre trip inspection. While climbing down the ladder, EE's wedding ring became caught on ladder rung causing a deep laceration to ring finger on right hand.
2016 · 1 incident
While pushing material on overburden pile, dozer operator observed smoke coming from around bottom of cab. Attempted to extinguish fire with fire extinguisher but ultimately machine was fully engulfed.
2011 · 2 incidents
A suicide victim was discovered by employee of mine operator at 9:00 AM on 10/19/2011. Victim was located away from active mining near an abandoned out building along with his SUV.
While driving in pin for tooth on loader bucket, an unknown object struck employee in the area around left eye causing laceration and contusion.
2005 · 1 incident
Ee was greasing head pulley of conveyor #11 from catwalk. Grease tube to opposite side of lead pulley clogged. ee stretched over conveyor and slipped off end of conveyor onto rip tap pile 8' below. Ee suffered contusions.
2001 · 1 incident
MCCARTHY TIRE EE PROVIDING TIRE SERVICE TO QUARRY HAUL TRUCK WAS STRUCK INT HE FACE BY HYDRAULIC RAM WHILE TRYING TO POP INNER HEAD ON LEFT STEER TIRE. MCCARTHLY TIRE PROVIDES OFF ROAD TIRE SE RVICE TO QUARRY OPERATION. RAM BECAME DISLODGED AND EITHER RAM OR HYDRAULIC LINE STRUCK EE IN FACE.
2000 · 2 incidents
WHILE PERFORMING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF CATERPILLAR 990 LOADER, EE TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL EXT ENSION CORD TO ENGINE BLOCK HEATER ELEMENT. DURING THE FALL EE STRUCK RIGHT HAND, 5TH FINGER ON COUNTERWEIGHT CAUSING FRACTURE.
LABORER WAS CLEANING ROCKS FROM CONVEYOR #6 WHILE IT WAS OPERATING. THE HOE HE WAS USING CAUGHT THE CONVEYOR BELT JERKING THE HOE TO THE RIGHT BREAKING HIS RIGHT ARM AND THE HOE HANDLE WHEN HE HIT THE STATIONARY ROLLER BRACKET. LABORERS ARE TRAINED NOT TO CLEAN OPERATING EQUIPMENT.