Macon Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

On 1/25/25 at approx. 8:30am a drill operator was injured when a hook from the drill winch cable fell from the top of the drill mast. The hook struck them over the left eye causing a laceration over their left eye. EE was taken to the ER, receiving multiple stitches. The operator had a follow-up appointment on 1/27/25 was released back to work 1/28/25 without Restrictions.

EE was placing a track pad when EE felt a slight strain in their neck.

EE was walking to the parts room to return tools and slipped and fell on ankle.

Operator was climbing down from machine and was using 3 point contact and missed the last step and fell to the ground and fractured their right ankle.

While doing maintenance on a crusher, employee was struck on the chin by a bolt that fell causing a laceration.

Employee struck pin on primary rock breaker with hammer. Upon impact a piece of metal came off the pin and struck the employee in the eyebrow.

Employee was repositioning a battery when it fell unto their foot causing a fracture behind toes

Employee was closing a Southway rail car door when a finger got caught between the door and latch.

While changing a return roller, the employee struck left thumb with a hammer causing a laceration and fracture.

While replacing guard after changing belts on screen the guard slipped and caught his hand between the guard and motor sheave resulting in a laceration to the hand.

A piece off a hammer broke off and entered leg while removing bucket teeth on loader.

While clearing down trees from drainage ditch, a tree entered the front windshield of cab injuring employee.

Employee was cutting the tips off of the used screen panels to remove them when the utility knife slipped and cut his left leg.

Employee was moving jack stands with hand trucks when he pulled/strained muscle in groin area.

Employee was attempting to remove rubber from a blown tire that was wedged between the rim of the truck. As he attempted to cut the rubber with his pocket knife, the knife slipped cutting two fingers on his left hand.

EE's were lifting the base off the to of machine at the scales. After the base was lifted, the swivel on the clam shell moved causing the base to travel back 12", catching the EE's left leg between the base and electrical bax attached to the midrail. This caused a lacertion to his leg.

EE was pulling on a water hose when he tripped on the catwalk, striking a rock with his leg, requiring 10 stitches just below his knee.

Pulled lower back while opening lower gate.

While walking to a loader on #8 pile, twisted knee on uneven ground, where floor of #8 pile was being dug up.

Employee was installing a chute on the load out bin, utlizing a come a long. Come a long slipped & the chute twisted, which caused the ee's hand to be caught between the chute & the come along. Employees left index finger was severly cut and smashed. Injury resulted in stitches to the finger. Employee was wearing personal protective equipment, when the accident occured.

He mechanic was working on a brake cylinder which was mounted on truck. Started to tighten bolts and and bolts stripped from studs causing chamber to separate.

After going under a conveyor frame, the employee rose up into a structural I beam resulting in a broken nose, cut upper lip having 5 stitches, chipped front tooth and cut on forehead.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO BREAK A BEARING HOUSING. REPEATED BLOWS WERE NECESSARY TO BREAK HOUSING & THE RESULTING IMPACT/JARRING MOTION CAUSED SORENESS & PAIN IN THE RIGHT WRIST/HAND AREA. EE HAD NO PAIN IN WRIST/HAND ON THE FOLLOWING DAY (FRIDAY), HE NOTICED PAIN & TIGHTNESS ON SATURDAY 3/20/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING THE WIRES DOWN ON THE SMA SCREEN MOTOR, WHEN THE KNIFE ROLLED OFF THE WIRE AND STUCK INTO HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A 1 1/2" LONG LACERATION TO THE INSIDE PALM OF HIS LEFT H AND REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED BACK PAIN WHILE OPERATING AN OFF-ROAD TRUCK. HE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL AFTER HIS TERMINATION ON 3/9/04. HE REPORTED ON 3/23/04 HE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS THAT LED TO HIS COMPLAINT.

WHILE LEAVING THE PRIMARY CONTROL HOUSE GOING TO PRIME DUST PUMP, EE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE GOING TO THE TRUCK.

EE WAS LOADING MATERIAL ON BACK OF TRUCK & SLICED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS LYING ON BACK OF TRUCK. LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS SLICED BETWEEN PALM & FIRST KNUCKLE. TH IS CUT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS WASHING OUT A RAISED TRUCK BED AND A ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BED STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER RIGHT LEG, CAUSING A CUT TO THE RIGHT SHIN REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT A MOVING RAILCAR, THE VICTIM FELL AND WAS STRUCK BY RAILCAR, CAUSING LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO LEFT HIP AND PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO LEFT FOOT.

OPERATOR WAS DRIVING LOADED HAUL TRUCK TO CRUSHER WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP AND STRUCK BERM ON SIDE OFHAUL ROAD CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN OVER.

EE WAS USING A CLECO HAND HELD GRINDER W/6" GRINDING WHEEL TO SHARPEN A BIT. THE GRINDING WHEEL CAME APART AND A PIECE OF IT WENT BETWEEN THE TOP OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND THE LOWER RIM OF HIS HARD HAT STRIKING HIM JUST ABOVE LEFT EYE. HE HAD A LACERATION & WAS TAKEN BY PRIVATE VEHICLE TO MED-CENTER NORTH MACON. FURTHER EXAM REVEALED A FRACTURE OF SKULL. TRANSPORTED FOR SURGERY.

LACK OF UNDERSTANDING THE TASK BEING PERFORMED AND IMPROPER POSITIONING.

OPERATING HAUL UNIT IN PIT AREA. OPERATOR TURNEDON AC & TRASH BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE FROM VENT. OPERATOR HAD VENTS DIRECTED AT FACE WHEN TURNED ON..

EE WAS BLOCKING HAUL ROAD TO SHOP, REGULAR PRACTICE FOR BLASTING. ONE MINUTE WARNING WAS SOUNDED, THEN BLAST. BLASTER & SUPERVISOR GAVE ALL CLEAR. EE DID NOT HEAR BLAST, GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO CHECK ON BLAST, WALKED APPROX 5' UP BERM AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. ACCOMPANIED BY SUPERVISOR FOR TREATMENT AND FOUND TO HAVE TORN LIGAMENT IN FOOT AND FRACTURED FIBULA IN LEFT LEG.

STRUCK BY HIGHWAY VEHICLE WHILE STOPPED AT QUARRY INTERSECTION (PRIVATE DRIVE). EMPLOYEE STOPPED AT OLD MINE ENTRANCE HEADED FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS HWY 87. APPLING BROS. TRUCK (CUSTOMER TRUC K) PULLED FROM NEW ENTRANCE (EAST SIDE OF HWY 87) MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO PROCEED NORTH TO PIT ENTRANCE. WHEN APPLING TRUCK ENTERED HWY 87 N VEHICLE HAD TO STOP BEFORE TURNING LEFT INTO PIT EN

ON A LADDER WORKING ON THE ROOF OF THE TRUCKER PAVILLION WHEN THE BASE OF THE LADDER SLID BACKWARD CAUSING A FALL FORWARD WITH THE LADDER TO THE GROUND. TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH RIGHT ARM. LAN DED WITH ALL WEIGHT ON RIGHT ELBOW BREAKING RIGHT ARM IN THE ELBOW AREA WITH TWO PUNCTURE WOUNDS ALSO.

EE WAS PERFORMIGN MAINTENANCE ON A PLANNT SCREE. IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING THE SCREEN SIDE RAIL BOLT, HE CUT HIS HAND.

DRILLER WAS STARTING A HOLE ON 6TH BENCH. DRILLED INTO AN OLD CAP AND BOOSTER THAT HAD BEEN THERE APPROX. 5 YRS. IT EXPLODED MESSED HAMMER AND B&T VP. BLEW AIR SEARS AND TOP OF HEAD COVER OF F. BLOWED 2" AIR HOSE OFF ALSO.

9?514E MAKING ROUTINE ASCENT TO BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK TO ADJUST SOME HOSES. WHILE CLIMBING,EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THE PAIN PERSISTED RESULTING IN MEDICAL TREATMENT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CRUSHER WEAR METAL INTO A LOADER BUCKET.AS THE METAL WAS BEING LOADED,THE EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT ON THE METAL,CAUSING THE LEFT RING FINGER TO BECOME PINCHED BE TWEEN THE METAL AND THE LOADER BUCKET.SIX STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

REPAIRING HOSE ON SHOVEL CLEANING IT WITH CR C PRODUCT HAND S AND ARMS EXPOSED ALLERGIC REACTION

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BRAKE SHOES ON LOCOMOTIVE (WEIGHT 55 LBS.) AT THE MACON QUARRY. BRAKE SHOE FELL AS EMPLOYEE AND HELPER WERE POSITIONING IT. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT RING FINGER WAS MASHED AS H E WAS TRYING TO MOVE HIS HAND OUT OF THE WAY.

EE WAS TRYING TO POSITION THE LOADOUT TUNNEL CONVEYOR DRIVE GUARD WITH A PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BAR GUARD.

HE WAS ADJUSTING MATERIAL FLOW WITH A DIVERTER PLATE WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP. HE QUICKLY CAUGHT IT WITH ONE HAND ALLEGEDLY STRAINING HIS BACK.

HE WAS HELPING INSTALL NEW BUCKLES IN BELT AND WHEN HE LIFTED A SHART PIECE OF CROSSTOE INTO PLACE HE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

I.NAME STEPPED 0ROM HAUL UNIT TOO QUICKLY.SLIPPED & FELL ON ROCK ON GROUND.FELL BY MISPLACING FOOT ON BOTTOM STEP.

I,NAME WAS HELPING TEAR DOWN LD SHOP OFFICE AND HE JUMPED DOWN FROM ROOF ONTO COVERED WALKWAY FALLING THROUGH 7 FEET LANDING ON CONCRETE WALKWAY.

SEAT BROKE IN LOADER BECAUSE OF JARRING WHILE OPERATING IT