Employee went to pull belt out far enough from storage location to grab with fork lift. When initiating pulling, felt tweak in back.
Tilcon Newington QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 2000–2021
- Latest incident
- May 2021
Reportable incidents
16 on file2021 · 1 incident
2019 · 1 incident
Removing wear plate. Wear plate bounced off wall of chute and contacted employee leg
2016 · 4 incidents
Employee couldn't see above the sides of the truck for correct location under chute, so EE straddled between the truck and the concrete wall to see the correct chute location. Employee slipped off the step and fell between the wall and the truck on the ground and bent right knee out on a 45 degree angle. It was diagnosed on 11/3/16 that employee had a broken tibia.
Employee was walking and holding a pipe union in left hand. Employee stopped and headed back to their truck to grab a wire brush when they tripped causing them to fall forward to their hands and knees. The two pieces of the pipe union the employee was holding cut their finger when they fell.
Employee was changing a large acetylene tank on the welding cart. When ee picked up the large tank, ee felt pain in lower back and couldn't feel left leg.
Employee was using a torch to cut bolts off of the feeder in tunnel #3. A piece of slag landed inside left ear burning close to ear drum.
2015 · 1 incident
Employee worked all day on top of the bag house, and he was drinking water regularly. It was hot on top of the steel structure. Employee felt fine until the last hour of the day, when he felt a little dizzy. Employee came back down with manlift and went to the break room to get cool air. Employee was taken to the emergency room where he was treated with IV fluids and released.
2009 · 3 incidents
After getting into cab of truck, driver was stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction.
Employee servicing a CAT 922 loader. While descending loader, lost his grip and fell backwards. Fall was broken when his left upper arm struck a U-shaped piece of steel on a nearby welder. Employee crushed an artery. Had surgery to remove blood clot and sew arteries together. Full circulation restored. Out of work with restrictions.
Entering tunnel for daily housekeeping and found water running in the tunnel from the evening before. Stepped off stairs and hit a slick spot causing him to slip and twist left knee. Felt injury superficial and gave it some time to heal. On 5/12 pain still persisted. Sought medical care. Left knee sprain. Placed on restricted duty and prescribed PT and prescription.
2006 · 1 incident
unusual back pain while testing material (lifting heavy rock) has been diagnosed with back strain/sprain
2005 · 1 incident
stemming holes & attempting to pull pipes, went to bend over and felt pain in low back
2004 · 2 incidents
Rag employee was holding got caught on drill bit used to clean shavings, amputated top of right middle finger.
was turning with shovel in hand when felt pain in Rt side
2000 · 2 incidents
WHILE FRONT OF TRK WAS OFF THE GROUND (USE OF OVERHEAD CRANE) THE HOOK HOLDING IT SLIPPED & THE PU DROPPED 2 FT STRIKING EE'S KNEE
WHILE CARRYING SCREEN ONTO DECK FOOT WENT THRU OPENING BETWEEN ELECTRIC MOTOR & CATWALK CAUSINGHIM TO FALL Y