Employee reports while operating a CAT992 EE struck a toe in the wall causing EE's neck to move in a sudden backwards motion. Employee began to experience headaches and pain in EE's neck, after medical evaluation employee was released to full duty with no job restrictions. Employee was prescribed physical therapy.
Austin QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2021–2023
- Latest incident
- Sep 2023
Reportable incidents
7 on file2023 · 1 incident
2022 · 4 incidents
Pulling hose to load a shot, pain in abdomen (Umbilical Hernia) ****injury did not become reportable till after the 1/30/23 doctors appointment****
Employee was pulling a hose on the shot, hurt left shoulder.
EE alleges strain to left thumb from operating the loader and digging out large rocks. EE requested medical treatment 06/22/2022.
Employee was working on the jaw crusher. When EE cut the bolt, it ricocheted hitting the employee's face. Employee was treated at the emergency room and diagnosed with a fractured nose and fractured eye socket.
2021 · 2 incidents
While training another person, employee looked back at the drill rig, the operator motioned the drill pipe. Employee noticed the drill pipe fell out of gripper arm. When employee touched the pipe to assist it back into the gripper arm. The pipe dropped and pinched the tips of fingers 3 & 4 on right hand
An employee was helping another mag drill holes. The plate was cleaned and drill clear, another employee turned it on at the same time IE reached back in to move a rag. It became entangled in the bit and around IE's glove. This caused lacerations to ring finger and lacerations/fractures to the tip of middle finger, resulting in the loss of 1/2 inch of the tip of middle finger.