EE was welding, and when EE finished with the rod, threw it from the holder. The rod fell into EE's boot and burned EE.
Brookman QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2010–2025
- Latest incident
- Jun 2025
Reportable incidents
9 on file2025 · 2 incidents
EE was loosening a drain elbow on the HP3 cone hydraulic tank. The pipe wrench EE was using slipped from the plug and EE hit their hand on adjacent beam.
2023 · 1 incident
Employee was moving the hinge portion of the chute attached to the Simplicity shaker for the secondary plant. The amount of force used to pry the hinge portion of the chute caused the blade portion of the telehandler to jump when the piece was dislodged. The blade from the telehandler landed on the Employee's left index finger causing laceration.
2018 · 1 incident
Employee was finishing shift and had forgotten lunch pale at break room. While walking back EE ducked underneath a conveyor belt support, EE's hard hat fell off and EE struck EE's head on steel support resulting in laceration on top of head. Ten stitches required.
2017 · 3 incidents
Two employees including one supervisor was in the Quarry tunnel attempting to raise the gate for the tail pulley. After repeated attempts, the wall went up and jammed one employee's right hand between the pulley and the wall of the tunnel. It took about 3 minutes to pry their hand out from being squeezed.
EE and two others were working in the Tunnel in the Quarry trying to raid the gate for the tail-pulley. When it became unstuck, EE's hand got stuck between the gate and the wall. The other two rushed to help free EE's hand using a piece of 2x4 wood to pry EE's hand out. It took about 3 minutes to free EE's right hand; EE's thumb was numb.
The employee was not wearing safety goggles while dispensing grease to a Trackhoe. The hose burst and entered the eye of the employee. Employee drove to the emergency room on own due to denying assistance. No medical report was received. The employee is seeing blurry and has not returned to work.
2016 · 1 incident
Employee was replacing a roller that goes underneath the conveyor belt #7 when employee tried to use force and pushed to flip the roller in place it slipped and became in contact with the employee's right middle finger.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee was hammering a tooth on an excavator bucket when a piece of metal broke off and became airborn, striking employee resulting in a minor laceration to the abdomen approximately 3/8"" in length