Sussex Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

We were not notified of the injury until 07.22.2024. Miner was lifting a hammer out of our VSI when miner's foot slipped, and miner then pushed up to keep the hammer from falling, causing a sprain/strain to miner's right shoulder rotator cuff capsule.

Lifting 8ft long chunk of steel, injured middle upper neck.

Foreman attempted to lift a heavy piece of plant equipment and injured right bicep.

Employee was walking down a hill and turned abruptly to talk with someone behind them and states that the pivoting motion caused a "pop" in their left knee. Employee describes lost range of motion but no pain. Employee had the knee wrapped and went on light duty for the rest of the day, at which time they would go to a local clinic.

Miner was exiting skid steer, slipped, and jammed thumb into bucket of skid steer.

During the previous 3 days (June 16-18), EE had been working on a project pulling a lot of hose. He felt discomfort and pain from the pulling in his groin and behind the belt area. He though it might just have been indigestion, but the pain increased and was reported on 6/19/14.

Employee attempted to repair a piece of 3 1/2" drill steel (used as grizzly bars) that broke off the static screen. Employee failed to secure the broken drill steel after placing it in its receiving saddle. The drill steel fell from its cradle resulting in a fractured and lacerated left index finger.

At the chip stacker headpulley area, the employee was welding a wiper assembly in place. He was standing inside the transfer box. He had taken off his gloves and continued to work. As he tried to reposition himself, he grabbed both sides of the box and struck his left thumb against a burr on the top of the box. This caused him to cease work and contact his supervisor.

Group of employees reinstalling guard on Nordberg HSI Crusher Drive Sheaves. Employee got left hand in way of guard sliding into position. Caused laceration to palm - required 7 stitches.

EE states to have hurt back operating cat truck. Office notified 2/28/05 of incident. Doctor released him back to work as long as he could run a different truck. Off of work 3/1 and 3/2. Returned to work 3/3. EE left work 3/9 at noon in pain. Now off 3/10 thru 3/15/05.

Employee was sliding a steel box containing a "Port-a-Power" unit from tailgate of a pickup truck. Right 3rd finger was caught between the box and the tailgate and got pinched resulting in a laceration that required sutures.

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. THE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE JOB & THE EE CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH, RESULTING IN STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO FILE PAPERS IN BOTTOM DRAWER OF A CABINET. AS SHE BENT OVER SHE FELT A SUDDEN AND INTENSE PAIN IN LOWER BACK. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED WITH MEDICATION. SHE RETURNED TO WORK 7/31/00. AN MRI WILL BE GIVEN WHEN SWELLING GOES DOWN.

EE WAS DESCENDING DRILL WHEN HE MISSED A STEP & FELL BACKWARDS APPROX 4-5'. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE OF HIS L-5 SPINE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED RIGHT KNEE PAIN WHILE STANDING ON THE CATWALK OF A HAUL TURKC AFTER CLOSING THE CAB DOOR WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS REPLACING AN O RING ON THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER OF A L270 LOADER. WHEN FINISHED HE EXITED FROM UNDER THE LOADER AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TOSTAND UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMP WAS EXITING THE BACKET OF MANLIFT. AS HE STEPPED ON GROUND, HE STEPPED IN A SNOW FILLED TIRE RUT. SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE HANDRAIL OF THE BASKET, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE IN THE PROCESS.

EE WAS IN THE HAMMERMILL REPLACING A STRIPED OUT BOLT ON A BREAKER BAR. WHEN HE WENT TO PUT THE BREAKER PLATE BACK IN HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE PLATE FORCING HIS RIGHT HAND TO HIT THE FRAM EWORK FRACTURING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF BOLTS FROM A CRANE CARRIER DRILL. HE WAS POSITIONED UNDER THE MAST AND WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HIS HEAD HIT AGAINST THE LIGHT MOUNTED ON THE MAST. HE EXPERI ENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK. DIAGNOSED AS NECK STRAIN

DURING AN IDLE PERIOD, FIRE STARTED IN THE SOUTHAGLIME BAGGING STATION AT SUSSEX AGLIME PLANT. CAUSE AND IGNITION SOURCE ARE UNDER INVESTIGATIONARSON HAS NOT BEEN ELIMINATED AS A CAUSE. NO GAS OR ELECT SOURCE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. FIRE DAMAGED A 3 POSITION BAGGING DEVICE, 2 DOORS, VENTILATION CURTAIN, 4 CONVEYORS, 6000 EMPTY BAGS, WOOD FLRING,EXTNSV ELEC WIRING EQ. NO STRUCTURAL DAM

EE WAS PREPARING SURGE PILE BELT FOR A SECTION. AS HE PROCEEDED TO CUT THE BELT THE UTILITY KNIFE TURNED AND CAME OUT OF THE BELT STRIKING HIS THUMB ON THE OPPOSITE HAND RIGHT WHICH REQUIRED S TITCHES.

EE WAS WEIGHING A BAG OF LIME. AS HE SET THE BAG ON THE SCALE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

ON 08-22-95 EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AGLIME BAGS FROM PALLET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN LATER THAT DAY HE AGAIN EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THAT AREA WHILE LOADING BOXES INTO HIS TRUCK HE WE NT TO A PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED PAIN AS A HERNIAEMPLOYEE IS CONTINUING TO WORK WITH LIFTING RESTRICTIONS UNTIL SCHEDULED SURGERY DATE OF 09-18-9 5

ON 10/17/94 EE WAS HELPING REPLACE TURBOS ON A LOADER. AS HE WAS LEANING OVER TO PLACE A CHARGERON THE ENGINE HE FELT A PULL IN HIS ARM. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL MARCH OF 1995. ON M AY 15, 1995 HE SOUGHT PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT

EE WAS CLEARING OUT MATERIAL FROM THE WASH PLANT AUGER WITH A SHOVEL. WHEN HE TURNED TO DISCHARGE THE SOVEL HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT LEG & LOWER BACK.

ON 7-22-93 EE ALLEGED REINJURY OF AN OFF THE JOB INJURY. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT EE DID RE INJURE A ROTO CUP TEAR OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH R ESTRICTIONS ON LIFTING.

IN THE PROCESS OF AVERTING A FALL ON A STEP DOWN TO A SLOPED WALKWAY, THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.

INJURED EMPLOYEE, ALONG IWTH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WAS CARRYING 120 LB. KEG OF GREASE UP THE STAIRS TO THE CRUSHER. THE KEG SLIPPED, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND ADJUSTED FOOTING TO HOLD ONTO KEG. AT TH AT TIME HE FELT PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS BACK. HE WAS SENT TO A DOCTOR FOR LOWER BACK PAIN AND WAS PUT ONA NO-WORK STATUS. UNDETERMINED WHETHER THIS IS A NEW INJURY OR RE-INJURY OF 10-25-85.

ON 03-09-92 EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO THE #1 STONE TUNNEL TO CHECK A BLOCKAGE IN THE FEED OPENING.AS IT HAD BEEN RAINING HE WAS WALKING ALONG THE BOLT HEADS TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER HE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS ANKLE.HE DID NOT GO TO A DOCTOR UNTIL 03-16-92 AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A 66 2/3 LB. BAG OF MATERIAL. HE FELT NO PAIN AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE E MPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF NON-WORK-RELATED BACK PAIN. UNTIL OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE, WE CONSIDER THIS A NON-WORK-RELATED INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BAGS OF PRODUCT FROM TRUCK TO CUSTOMERS TRAILER FELT PAIN IN BACK CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL OCTOBER 4 1991 BUT PAIN INCREASSED RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON OCT 4 1991

EMPL WAS INSTALLING DRIVE ON LIME PLANT DRYER. HE WAS USING HAMMER TO ATTCH GEAR TO SHAFT. PIECE OF METAL FRAGMENT CAME OFF GEAR & ENTERED EMPL'S EYE. EMPL WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF A METAL STRAP. THE STRAP WAS 18X1 AND WEIGHED LESS THEN 1/2 LB. HE REPORTED THAT WHEN HE BENT OVER HE FELT SIGNIFICANT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND WAS UNABLE TO STA ND. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A LUMBAR SPRAIN. THE PHYSICIAN PLACED HIM ON NO WORK STATUS. HE STATED THAT HE HAD SOME BACK PAIN 4 DAYS PRIOR BUT HAD NOT INFORME

STOPPED BY THE QUARRY AND PLACED TWO BATS OF 50 LBS BARN LIME SAMPLES IN HIS CAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT THE END OF CONVEYOR TAKING BAGS FROM BELT AND PILING THEM ONTO A PALLET. WHEN ONE OF THE BAGS BECAME STUCK AGAINST THE GUARD, HE REACHED ONTO THE BELT TO PUSH THE BAG OVER. APPARENTLY, ONE OF THE CLIPS WHERE THE BELT IS SPLICED CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AND HE PINCHED IT BETWEEN THE CLIP AND THE GUARD. THE INJURY RESULTED IN A FRACTURE AND CU

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP HIS DRILL FOR DRILLING ON THE HIGHWALL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TWISTED TO THE RIGHT. THE FRONT WHEEL BECAME LODGED IN A RUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHA RPLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, LODGING HIS RIGHT THUMB IN THE CROSS BRACE OF THE WHEEL WHICH TWISTED HIS RIGHT ARM AND STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM ON THE GLASS PANEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AN 8' X 10' DOOR ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE WAREHOUSE. WHILE SETTING THE DOOR DOWN ONTO THE FLOOR HE FAILED TO MOVE HIS HAND AND PIN CHED THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN RHW DOOR AND THE FLOOR. ON 5-7-90 HE WAS EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN. AN X-RAY REVEALED A FRACTURE OF THE BONE AT THE TIP OF THE FINGER, HOWEVER, P

ON 3-14-90 EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A BROKEN BAG OF LIM ON A CONVEYOR, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT AND STEEL PLATE. ON 3-19-90 HE REPORTED TO HS SUPERVIS OR THAT HE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 3-16-90, HE STATED THAT THE PHYSICIAN DRAINED FLUID FROM HIS FINGER. X-RAY WAS NEGATIVE AND HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE PARTS BUILDING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A MOUND OF SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND FRACTURING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND TEARING LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WHILE LIFTING A ZIPPER LIP TOOTH FAILED TO NOTICE ASTOOL BEHIND HIM STUMBLED, CAUGHT HIMSELF, THUS TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT PRIMARY CRUSHER AND WAS TIGHTENING A HEXIX NUT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF COME-ALONG AND HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMP. WAS PULLING LIME BAGS OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT AND WHILE LOADING THE ONTO TRUCK TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WHILE PICKING UP PALLET RECEIVED SLIVER IN PALM OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPPORTING ONE END OF A 21FT SECTION OF PIPE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS THREADING THE OTHER END THREADS DID NOT CATCH ALLOWING PIPE TO FALL PINCHING EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN AN AN GLE IRON & PIPE

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF THE FORK LIFT AND HIS RIGHT FOOT BECAME LODGED IN THE STEP CAUSING A HYPER-EXTENSION OF HIS RIGHT LEG.

EMP STATES THAT3WHILE PUCHING OVER PALLETS DURING COURSE OF WORK DAY HE STRAINED HIS BACK AND LEFT FLANK