Employees lifting cab on Bobcat. Front door left open. Door slammed, smashing one employee's right little finger. Employee taken to ER. Xrays revealed no broken bones. Finger nail was removed by ER doctor, wound clenaed; bandaged. Pain meds prescribed; tetnus shot given. Employee released to return to work.
Cookeville QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2002–2018
- Latest incident
- Dec 2018
Reportable incidents
8 on file2018 · 1 incident
2013 · 1 incident
Delivery driver mashed hand between the lift gate of delivery truck and a 55 gallon drum of antifreeze.
2012 · 1 incident
A miner with approximately 38 years experience had a medical event while behind the wheal of a water truck. The miner was removed from the truck and transported by ambulance to a hospital. Nothing associated with the mine or equipment led to the medical event and no accident is being declared. The miner was released from the hospital within 4 hours of the medical event.
2011 · 2 incidents
Pulled back while exiting the vehicle.
Miner was doing mechanical work on a quarry truck, while accessing the truck a ladder was used, miner placed ladder on unstable area, miner fell and injured left knee.
2006 · 1 incident
While removing fill plug from hydraulic tank on trackhoe. EE lost grip on wrench and fell to ground hitting left shoulder on ground. He requested medical attention because of recurring shoulder pain-until that the injury was classed as non-reportable. Note 10 days reportine.
2005 · 1 incident
Customer was pulling drill with a dozer, steele got hung behind dirt pile, steele broke loose and struck leg/calf.
2002 · 1 incident
HE WAS CUTTING SOME BRUSH FROM AROUND THE CRUSHER WHEN HE STUCK A PART OF THE BRUSH THROUGH HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.