Auburn Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Miner was cleaning off a catwalk and allegedly felt discomfort in the shoulder area. After an investigation, it did not seem plausible the injury had occurred on the mine site. The miner ceased contact with the company until a State (Alabama) Panel Exam authorized the injury and the employee contacted the employer on August 25, 2022.

EE was cutting a conveyor belt for removal. In the process of cutting the belt EE cut the left elbow. EE received a laceration to the left elbow resulting in 4 stitches.

Trespassing - Non-Chargeable Incident - Two individuals trespassed on site during non-mining hours. An incident occurred requiring EMS response. No trespassing signs and fencing were in place prior to the incident.

Trespassing - Non-Chargeable Incident - An individual trespassed on site during non-mining hours. An incident occurred requiring EMS response. No Trespassing signs and fencing were in place prior to the incident.

Employee was removing grate bars from hammer mill. Bar slipped and caught his right thumb in pinch point between the bar and the crusher housing. Required stitches.

Around 10:00 AM a co-worker found Employee lying on the ground by the service truck apparently having a seizure. He was unresponsive to questions. He had been sitting in the truck with the air conditioner running since around 9 AM. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance. He passed away at the hospital.

EMPLOYEE WAS WAITING IN HIS TRUCK AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. AS PART OF THEIR JOB, THEY ARE TO REMOVE ANY SMALL ROCKS FROM ROADWAY TO PREVENT TIRE DAMAGE. HE HAD A FREE MOMENT AND DECIDED TO MOVE SOME ROCKS. EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED SEVERAL STONES WHEN THE LAST ONE CAUSED A STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM. THERE WAS MINIMAL LIFTING BUT MOSTLY LATERAL MOVEMENT.

EE WAS HELPING POSITION LOADER BUCKET ONTO FLAT BED TRUCK. A CHAIN WAS BEING USED TO POSITION THE BUCKET. THE INJURED EE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND AROUND THE CHAIN. WHEN THE BUCKET WAS LIFTED THE RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THEBUCKET.

EE WAS HOLDING PIN FOR SLEDGE HAMMER OPERATOR HE MISSED PIN HITTING EE ON RIGHT WRIST Y

HE WAS DISLOGDING BIG ROCK FROM SYSTROM WHEN PIPE HE WAS USING HIT HIM UP UPPER LIP.

TURNING A SCREW USING THE V BELT DRIVE WHEN HE WAS PULLING THE V BELTS CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS RING FINGER BETWEEN THE V BELT AND MOTOR SHEAVE.

HE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK A TOOTH OFF OF A MOTOR GRADER. WHILE HE WAS STRIKING IT, A PIECE OF THE FLAT SURFACE OF A BALL PIN HAMMER BROKE OFF HITTING HIM IN THE CHEST.

HE HAD TO CLIMB ON TOP OF A GUARD TO CHECK CONE CRUSHER WHEN HE WENT TO GET DOWN THE GUARD SHIFTED MAKING HIM SLIP.

EE WAS ON UPPER LEVEL OF CATWALK & CO-WORKER ON LOWER LEVEL PUSHING A PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH UP. EE TOLD HIM TO TURN IT SIDEWAYS. CO-WORKER TURNED ONE WAY & EE TURNED THE OTHER WAY PUTTING ALL THE LOAD ON EE, PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS WELDING A SKIRT IN JAW HOPPER. A ROCK, WEIGHING APPROX. 8#, ROLLED DOWN A SLOPE ABOUT 4' WHEN IT HIT SKIRT IT BOUNCED AND HIT HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.

EE WAS WELDING ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT JOBS THROUGH OUT THE NIGHT, SOMETIME HE ARC FLASHED HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT ON PICK-UP. HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD A PIECE OF PIPE IN THE COIL OF BELT. WHEN THEY MADE THE LIFT INJURED FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS NECK.

HE WAS TRYING TO FREE A BRIDGE OVER INSIDE A SYNTRON FEEDER. WHEN THE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE IT MADE A SUDDEN MOVE PULLING THE PIPE FROM HIS HAND AND HITTING HIM IN THE EYEBROWS.

EE WAS HOLDING A PIN WHILE COWORKER WAS HITTING IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE PIN WAS MISALIGNED AND EE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST IT WHILE COWORKER WAS SWINGING AND COWORKER COULD NOT STOP MASHING EE 'S THUMB BETWEEN THE PIN AND A BEARING.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO PUT FUEL HOSE IN FUEL BARREL WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND THE ROCK ROLELD FROM UNDER HIS FOOT SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

RT EYE STARTED HURTING LATE IN PM. THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER. PUT DROPS IN EYE BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP. WENT TO DR ON 3-13-97. WENT BACK ON 3-17-97 TO EYE CLINIC. OFF WORK TILL 3-27-97. DIRT , SAND, SOMETHING IN EYE.

EE CLIMBED LADDER TO ENTER TRUCK AND FELT KNEE POP. EE DID NOT SPRAIN BY SLIPPING, FALLING, OR HITTING HIS KNEE

EE WAS CUTTING SHIRT RUBBER WITH AN UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB RESULTING IN THREE STITCHES.

WHILE REPAIRING A SECREEN THE EE SLIPPED ONICE ON THE WALKWAY. HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHING A JOB WHEN HE WALKED UNDER WHERE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A SET OF CHAIN JACKS TO THE GROUND BY A ROPE WHEN THEY CAME UNHOOKED & FELL ABOUT 15FT TO THE GROUND WHILE ON THE WAY THEY STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD& SHOULDER CAUSING HIM TO HAVE TO HAVE STITCHES TO HIS EAR

EE WAS DOING REPAIR TO A MUD-WIPER WHEN HE WAS HIT IN THE MOUTH BY A PIECE OF PIPE AFTER HE REMOVED THE COUNTERWEIGHT FROM THE TENSION BAR.

EE FELL FROM THE TOP OF TIRE WHILE TRYING TO REPAIR A HOLE IN THE CHAINS. HE FELL AFTER HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE CHAIN MENDING TOOL.

EE WAS CHANGING SCREEN AND HAD TORCH LAID DOWN ON SCREEN. HE HIT TORCH WITH SIDE RAIL AND TORCH SLID INTO HIS GLOVE TIP FIRST.

INJURED WHILE DISMOUNTING A TRUCK FROM THE TAIL GATE END OF TRUCK. HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND AND LOST HIS FOOTING WHICH RESULTED IN HIM INJURING HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE KNEE AND ANKLE.

EE WAS RUNNING A TRENCHER TO GET US A DITCH SO WE COULD HOOK UP TO CITY WATER HE ALLEGED THAT HIS PROBLEM WAS AGRAVATED BY RUNNING HIS MACHINE THIS IS A CONTINUATION FROM HIS EARLIER ACCIDENT

EE STATED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING IN THE ROCK TUNNEL. HE DID NOT REPORT HTIS UNTIL THE NEXT NIGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SCREEN CLOTH ON 8X20. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET TO TIGHTEN J-BOLTS. EMPLOYEE'S SOCKET SLIPPED OFF NUT, HITTING FINGER ON J-BOLT BELOW ONE HE WAS TIGHTENIN G.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIN TO BENT HAMMERS OUT OF HAMMER DRILL OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING PIN WITH A 20PD HAMMER THE HAMMER RICOHED OFF PIN HITTING EMPLOYEE HOLDING PIN ON THE FOREHEAD ABOVE R IGHT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PIN TO DRIVE PIN OUT OF HAMMERS IN THE HAMMER MILL. EMPLOYEE HITTING PIN WITH A 20LB HAMMER MISSED PIN AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT THUMB, CRUSHING THE THUMB.

EE WAS WASHING FLOOR OFF IN LIME HOUSE. EE CUT LEFT THUMB LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREEN. SCREEN WAS IN PLACE. EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING DOWN J-BELT WITH RATCHET AND SOCKET. RACHET SLIPPED OFF NUT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT RIGHT HAND ON FRAME OF WASH ER SCREEN.

55061LKING ON CATWALK ROCK TUNNEL DOWN TO TAIL PULLEY STEP OF ON UNLEVEL GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TAKE A BEARING OUT OF 8X20 SCREEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE (WITNESS) HAD CUT BEARING.EMPLOYEE USED A 2 PD BALL PIN HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT BEARING.WHEN EMPLOYEE HIT BEARING A 1/8" PIE CE OF LOOSE AND LODGED IN HIS LEFT CALF.

EMPL STANDING ON CATWALK AT CRUSHER SCREEN 30'HIGH. WAITING ON CRANE OPERATOR TO BOOM UP A 4' X 6' METAL PLATE.WHEN METAL PLATE WAS BOOMED UP,GRABBED METAL PLATE GUIDING IT OVER HANDRAIL.TH4E WELDING ROD EMPL USED TO SECURE METAL PLATE BROKE.METAL PLATE STRUCK EMPL ACROSS RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A SEVERE BRUISE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCK. HE WENT INTO STOCKPILE WITH BUCKET, HE THEN PUT LOADER IN REVERE BACKING UP. HE THEN PUT LOADER IN FOWARD GEAR JERKING HIS HEAD INTO A BACKWARD MOTION CAUSING INJUR Y.

EMPL WAS GATHERING VARIOUS CONVEYOR COMPONENTS & PLACING THEM IN CENTRAL COMPONENT STOCKING AREA. WHILE LIFTING RETURN ROLLER WEIGHING APPROX 80 LBS HE STRAINED LOWER STOMACH MUSCLE POSSIBLY R UPTURE. EMPL HAS MEDICAL HISTORY OF HAVING HAD HERNIATED RUPTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS LOADER, LOADING DIRT AND ROCKS INTO HAUL TRUCKS. HE DROVE THE LOADER INTO THE MATERIAL TO LOAD HIS BUCKET. THE BUCKET CONTRACTED A LARGE BOULDER THAT WAS COVERED W ITH DIRT AND UNSEEN. HEW AS THROWN FORWARD IN HIS SEAT AGAINST HIS SEATBELT, STRAINING HIS STOMACH AND OBLIQUE MUSCLES. HIS FORWARD BENDING MOTION STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL THAT LODGED INSIDE A CRUSHER. IT COULD ONLY BE REACHED FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CRUSHER. A 4 FOOT LONG TORCH NOZZLE WAS USED. THE CUTTING AREA WAS A CONF INED SPACE AND OVERHEAD OF THE EMPLOYEE. WHEN HEBEGAN CUTTING AND CAUSING MOLTEN SPLATTER, ONE OF THE SPARKS CONTACTED HIS FACE AND FELL BETWEEN HIS EYEGLASSES AND EYELID, BURNING HIS EYELID.

EMPLOYEE & ONE OTHER WORKER WERE LIFTING A SCREEN APPROX 125# FROM TOP OF WASHER DOWN TO CATWALKEMPLOYEE SLIPPED LOOSING CONTROL OF SCREEN & THE EMPLOYEE INJURY OCCURED AS A RESULT OF THE WEIG HT OF THE SCREEN FALLING WITH HIS FINGERS BEING CAUGHT IN THE SCREEN MESHING PULLING HIS ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BATTERY (WEIGHING APPROX 50 LBS) INTO THE COMPARTMENT OF A CATERPILLAR LOADER. THE EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE BATTERY APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 FEET, LEANED OVER THE COMPARTMENT T O POSITION THE BATTERY, AND THE STRAIN OF HIS UPPER BACK OCCURRED.

WAITING TO PULL SCREEN CLOTH UP TO SCREEN DECK (APPROX 20'). PULLED SCREEN UP WITH ROPE ATTACHED. SCREEN WAS TOO HEAVY, PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE REMOVING PUMP IMPELLOR IMPELLOR FELL ON RIGHT HAND 4TH FINGER CAUSING LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE RODE DOWN WITH I NAME TO CHECK ON ELECTRIC PUMP IN QUARRY THEY GOT OUT OF TRUCK & STARTED WALKING DOWN SLOPE (8FT HIGH 45DEGSLOPE) ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO JUMP REST O F WAY DOWN LANDED FLAT FOOTED FELT RUNNING BACK BUT WAS NOT TO CONCERNED ABOUT IT TOLD I NAME ABOUT IT

I,NAME WAS SUPERVISING PUTTING TRACKS BACK ON CASE 220 BACKHOE. PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN NECK WHEN TRUCKS STARTED MOVING ON TRACK ROLLERS.

EMPL WAS ON WASHER SCREEN DECK HE WWAS PULLING WATER HOSE LOOSE FROM FITTING WHEN HOSE CAME LOOS HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON SCREEN DECK SPLINTER OF METAL WHEN IN HIS FINGER HE ALSO BRUISED R KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN OFF OF A LOADER.STEPPED ON LOOSE ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTEN NUTS & BOLTS ON BUCKET OF CUSE 220 BUCKHOE. RATCHET SLIPPED AND HANDLE HIT EMPLOYEE'S FRONT TOOTH.

CLEANING WEDGED ROCK FROM FEEDER. ROCK BROKE LOOSE PINNING FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND TUNNELL CEILING.

TAKING CRANE INTO QUARRY AND ENGINE QUIT, WITHOUT ENGINE, NO BRAKES OR STEERING. CRANE HIT HIGH AREA AND TURNED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE COMING TO REST AGAINST ROCK BERM.

BACKED UP TO DUMP LOAD, STALLED TRUCK, ROLLED FORWARD WITH ENGINE OFF. NO BRAKES. RAN INTO WALL. STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED INSTALLING CONVEYOR BELT ON #1 CONVEYOR. HE SLIPPED OFF CONVEYOR AND FELL AND BRUISED LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAN OUT ROCKS IN CRUSHER. PULLED LEFT HAND BACK QUICKLY AND HIT BACKSIDE OF HAND ON ROCK. HAND SWELLED AND PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING UP FRAME THAT HOLDS LIGHT FIXTURES ON PORTABLE LIGHT UNIT.THE CATCH (HINGE)SLIPPED AND THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND BASE OF PORTABLE LIGHT UNIT.(PRESCRIPTION WAS GIV EN EMPLOYEE)STITCHES REQUIRED.

EMP WAS WORKING UNDER TRUCK. RAISED HEAD SUDDENLY AND BUMPED IT AGAINST TRUCK FRAME. EMP CONTINEUED WORKING AND WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM 11 PM THAT NIGHT. DID NOT R EPORT INJURY UNTIL FRE AM 4 1 88 PRESECRIPTION WAS GIVEN EMPLOYEE

EMP WAS CLEANIN1 OUT UNDER TUNNEL CONVEYOR. HE SLIPPED AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP

EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N WORKING IN STEAM CLEANING AREA & HAD GOTTEN OIL ON BOTTOM OF SHOES STARTED UP LADDER ON LOADER & FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL BACK & BRUISED MUSCLE IN BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING HAMMERS IN HAMMERMILL CRUSHER.STRAINED MUSCLE WHILE INSTALLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING BINS TO LOAD TRUCKS. ROCK FELL OFF WASHER BELT AND HIT LIFT LONG FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS PO8ITIONING 55 GAL.DRUM OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.STEPPES ON CONCRETE FLOOR AND STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING UP MEDAL STEPS ON PUS MILL.HE SLIPPED & SCRAPPED SKIN ON LEFT SHIN BONE.FIRST AID WAS APPLIED TO THE INJURIES.EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK.HE WORKED 8 1/2 HOURS &9 1/2HRS FR I. AND 3HRS SAT6RDAY.LEG WAS HURTING SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR MONDAY MORNING.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING PICKUP MATERIAL & PICKING IT ON BACK OF MANTENCE TRUCK.STRAINED MUSCLE WHEN PUTTING LARGE BACK OR BACK OF TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING POSITION OF DISCHARGE HOSE ON 8" PUMP. COME-O-LONG WAS ATTACHED TO HOSE & EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION HOSE. COME-O-LONG SLIPPED ON HOSE & EMPLOYEE\S LEFT THUMB W AS SMASHED BETWEEN METAL FRAME & COME-O-LONG.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF BACK OF LOADER TO CHECK DRIVE SHAFT (U-JOINTS), SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

EMPL USING LARGE WIRE CRIMPER TOOL TO INSTALL BATTERY TERMINAL CONNECTOR ON END OF BATTERY CABLE.PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST AREA.

ENCLOSER WAS RAISED ON STEAM CLEANER SO THAT IT COULD BE PRIMMED SUPT STARTED MACHINE & GLOVE ON I.NAME LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY & V-BELT

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER CATWALK, HE PUT ONEFOOT ON SHOVEL TO DIG AND THE OTHER FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.

HAND WAS GRIPPED AROUND MOTOR SHAFT (40HP ELEC.MOTOR) HELPING TO MOVE MOTOR INTO POSITION MOTOR TWISTED AND FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN MOTOR SHAFT AND WALL

WAS HELPING REPAIR ELECTRIC POWER METER BASE WAS SLIDING WIDE IN CONDUIT HAND SLIPPED AND WAS CUT ON CONDUIT.

JACK WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER WITH A WATER HOSE IN ONE HAND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ANDHE LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 4 FEET. IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND WAS VERY COLD.

SUSPECTED SPIDER BITE ON PENIS

INJURED WAS LOADING SHOT & COMPLAINED OF B ACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HAMMERS INTO THE MOLD AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.