While removing belts from a screen, a motor fell onto the left ring finger of the repairman, resulting in a 2cm laceration that required four stitches.
LEXINGTON QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2001–2026
- Latest incident
- Apr 2026
Reportable incidents
11 on file2026 · 1 incident
2005 · 2 incidents
EE was installing a wipe ont he belt press. He was standing on a conveyor in front of press. He pulled on a rope to move lever. The rope came untired and he fell to the slab below 6' He did not wear fall protection.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING A CONVEYOR BELT FOR SPLICING & WHILE CUTTING THE EDGE HE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LT. INDEX FINGER.
2004 · 2 incidents
EE WAS CLEANING THE RETURN ROLLERS ON THE JAW UNDER CONVEYOR WITH A HAMMER
EE was running the dozer on bench #4, he climbed the slope to talk to other ee, when he got to the edge he lost balance and fell down about 15', he landed on his hands, he cut the right hand thumb.
2003 · 5 incidents
WHEN WALKING TO HER CAR, SHE STEPPED ON A SMALL BUILD UP AND TWISTED HER BODY.
THE EE WAS RUNNING UP 3 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS TO GETTO THE TOP OF THE PLANT. HE HAD BEEN WORKING 6 DAYS A WEEK FOR 3 MONTHS SETTING UP A NEW PLANT & RUNNING UP 3 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES PER DAY PLUS THE STRESS OF THE NEW PLANT NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY.
EE SAID WHEN HE WAS ON THE LADDER OPENING & CLOSING A VALVE TO TAKE MUD OUT OF A TANK, THE LOADER BUCKET TOUCHED THE LADDER AND HE FELL INSIDE THE LOADER BUCKET.
INSTALLING A MOTOR GUARD ON THE CONE CRUSHER, EE LOST HIS STEP AND HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR GUARD, SMASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE FEEDER AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
2001 · 1 incident
HE WAS CHANGING ONE SCREEN ON THE 6 BY 18 AND HE LIFTED THE SCREEN BY HIS SELF, AND HE FELT TESTICLES PAIN.