Lakeside Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was replacing the idlers on the CAT 289D skid steer. As they pulled one bolt out and proceeded to the other bolt the idler fell. The employee was trying to stop the idler with their hand and their right index finger got pinched between the idler and the frame of the machine.

Employee had a personal medical condition causing loss consciousness and falling to the ground and fracturing orbital bone.

Trespasser came onto property, fell off highway, third party trespassed onto Vulcan property and fell into quarry causing death.

Customer truck driver mashed EE's right ring finger in the tailgate of EE's dump truck

On 3/29/21 an employee was helping to replace a return roller on a 30' belt. When the roller was popped out it fell down on EE's left pinky finger. The employee asked to seek medical treatment. EE was diagnosed with a shattered bone at the end of EE's finger and received eleven stitches.

EE was using a Box Cutter to cut cardboard tubes used to backfill drill holes when blade became stuck and the momentum caused EE's hand to continue upward across blade of box cutter resulting in laceration of right hand between thumb and forefinger.

Two employees were rebuilding an air swivel off of a Cubex drill. One was knocking the center shaft loose with a 1" socket. The other was holding the center shaft with left hand. The employee placed right hand under the shaft to catch it. When the shaft fell, it pinched the employees thumb between the shaft and the table, causing a laceration to right thumb.

Employee was working a ratchet adjuster on the 5 1/2 crusher to relieve the belt tension. The ratchet slipped and the employee lunged forward and struck his forehead above the eyebrow on the edge of the I-beam resulting in a laceration.

Body was discovered in the pit at approximately 10:00am on September 3, 2008 by an employee. The body was not an employee or contractor so Greenville County Sheriff was notified along with MSHA. The sheriff took over the investigation and MSHA investigator arrived approximately 1:00pm. For additional information contact Greenville County Sheriff Dept.

Loading and holding pre-split powder in 75 feet deep holes, strained back

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OTHERS CHANGE LOADER BUCKET TEETH & SIDE LIP PROTECTORS. HE STRUCK THE SIDE LIP PROTECTOR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TO FREE IT. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF THE LIP PROTECTOR & STRUCK HIS INNER THIGH.

EE HAD USED A CABLE PULLEY TO LIFT SCREENS FROM THE GROUND TO THE SCREEN DECK. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE PULLEY FROM THE CHAIN THAT WAS HOLDING IT. AS HE LIFTED THE PULLEY TO UNHOOK THE CHAIN, THE PULLEY SLIPPED AND THE CHAIN WHIPPED AROUND AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL WHILE STEPPING BACKWARDS. HE STUMBLED ON A ROCK AND FELL BACKWARDS. THE EMPLOYEE PUT HIS RIGHT ARM DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO BREAK HIS FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TOOTH ON LOADER BUCKET. HE REMOVED THE PIN AND THEN STRUCK THE TOOTH WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE TOOTH BROKE OFF A CUT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT THIGH.

WHILE TOSSING THE OLD IDLER OFF THE BELT, THE IDLER SNAGGED HIS GLOVE AND CHUG HIS FINGER.

EE SUSTAINED PULLED/STRAINED MUSCLE IN LEFT SIDE OF NECK WHILE ACTIVATING THE DUMP LEVER OF A EUCLID R-50 HAUL TRUCK.

EE WAS MOUNTING HIS HAUL TRUCK AFTER COMPLETEINGHIS PRESHIFT INSPECTION. HE HAD REACHED THE 3RD STEP OF THE ACCESS LADDER WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF AND PULLED BACK UP AND AT THAT TIME FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A CHUTE OVER A CRUSHER. AFTER THE CHUTE WAS IN PLACE, HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GATE. WHILE PULLING ON THE GATE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE SCOTCH BLOCK FROMTHE TIRE ON HIS HAUL TRUCK WITH HIS RIGHT ARM, THE EE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SIDE.

THE EMPLOYE EWAS GOING TO GET SOME RUBBER OUT OF HIS LOADER BUCKET SCOOPED UP WITH A LOAD OF ROCK. HE WAS STEPPING FROM THE TIRE TO THE BUCKET & SLIPPED ON THE WET TIRE. THE EMPLOYEE FLEL HIT TING HIS ELBOW ON THE BUCKET. THIS CAUSED HIM TO CHIP A BONE IN HIS ELBOW & HIPEREXTENDED HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE STARTED UP STEPS AT LOADING BIN (WASH BIN) TO LAOD TRUCK AND MISSED STEP AND HIT FOOT HURTING RIGHT BIG TOES. FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START A KOMATSU USING THE BATTERY FROM THE TRUCK. WHEN LOADER WOULD NOT START EMPLOYEE WENT TO BATTERY TO DISCONNECT LEADS. WHEN HE REMOVED THE FIRST LEAD FROM TEH POSITIVE TERMINAL, BATTERY EXPLODED AND BLEW ACID INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

EMPL WAS BLDG CONCRETE FORMS FOR NEW LOADING BINS AT LAKESIDE QUARRY. HE REPORTED HAVING SORENESS IN LET SHOULDER ON MONDAY 11/6 WHEN EMPL REPORTED TO WORK HE STATED SHOULDER WAS STILL SORE. T HEN SENT TO CO DR WHOSE DIAGNOSIS WAS TENDONITIS

WHILE UNSCREWING DRILL STEEL WATER PRESSURE CAUSED THE UPPER DRILL ROD TO THRUSH UPWARD ALLOWING MAN'S HAND TO GET BETWEEN THE JOINT THE UPPER DRILL ROF THEN CAMER DOWN AND PINCHED HIS LEFT AH ND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.IT TOOK 15 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.MAN HAS 10 RESTRICTED DAYS USE OF LEFT AHND.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE FITTING FROM JUNK SHOVEL, WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT HAND ON A BRACKET REQUIRING STITCHES TO HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9NING WINDOW HE PUSHED ON WINDOW AND HIS HAND WSENT TGHROUGH GLASS HANDLE WAS CAUGHT ON FRAME & EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTICE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CHANGE SCREEN CLOTH. WITH AID OF SECOND EMPLOYEE, SCREEN CLOTH WAS LIFTED TO TOP OF CHUTE AND WAS SUPPORTED BY CHUTE. WHEN THEY LOWERED SCREEN INTO CHUTE, IT SLIPPED PINCH ING HIS THUMB, 7UT THUMB IN TWO PLACES, STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING A 2 LB HAMMER ON THE END OF SHAFT WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE HAMMER WITH A SLEDGE A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF THE HEAD OF THE 2 LB HAMMER HITTING HIM IN THE L EFT HAND JUST B9LOW THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE SIDE OF THE HAND.

AS INDIVIDUAL WAS HOLDING DRILL STEEL LETTING IT UN-SCREW FROM DRILL HEAD IN ORDER TO PLACE IT ON THE LAZY SUSAN IT SLIPPD AND INSTEAD OFLANDING ON THE WORK PLATFORM OF DRILL, IT LANDED ON THE INDIVIDUALS LEFT FOOT., IT CUT HIS LEFT BIG TOE BEHIND HIS WORK BOOTS STEEL TOE PROTECTOR STITCHES REQUIRED

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON DRILL. UNHOOKING WRENCH CYLINDER FROM HOOK,TO BREAK STEEL LOOSE WITH POWER WRENCH.CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CYLINDER. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

WHILE REMOVING HOIST CYLINDER OFF TRUCK. CYLINDER SWUNG OUT OF SHAFT AND CAUGHT MATIONS LEFT HAND BETWEEN HOIST CYLINDER AND HYDRALIC TANK MASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER. STITCHES WAS REQUIRED.