EE got out of the haul truck to move a rock from the roadway. The rock was estimated after the fact to be around 100 lbs. EE threw the stone and felt a pop causing pain in EE's right shoulder and hand. EE was placed in an immobilizing sling.
MANCHESTER PLANTMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 2001–2024
- Latest incident
- Oct 2024
Reportable incidents
13 on file2024 · 4 incidents
EE was going back to quarry loader to get loaded when EE went from normal route and hit a small ledge. EE suffered a back compression injury, imaging did not show bone damage but EE received prescription pain medication.
Employee used a hammer and a prybar to free a 10-12"" rock wedged in between C2 chute and belt. Rock shattered, causing a large fragment of the rock to bounce and eject back towards the employee. Rock made contact with employee's forehead above right eye. All proper PPE was worn during the time of incident. Employee received 6 stitches and returned to work.
EE was using a port-a-power to separate the sides of the screen box in order to remove a screen deck for replacement. On the third move, EE was holding the tool and when pressure was released the tool jumped upward, crushing the EE's right thumb between the screen deck and the tool.
2023 · 1 incident
Employee was using a self-retracting razor knife to replace a sweep on the jaw crusher discharge belt. While cutting the sweep, employee was not wearing cutting gloves and overrode self-retracting action of knife. While cutting, left hand slipped under blade, cutting through regular glove and into left pinky finger - EE was taken to urgent care and received 4 stitches.
2012 · 2 incidents
Worker was replacing blow bars at crusher, cleaning around crusher, when hand got pinched between blow bar and crusher, causing laceration requiring three stitches.
worker putting door back on hopper pinched finger and required three stitches
2010 · 1 incident
Worker was cutting a plastic tie wrap off a guard with a razor knife. Knife slipped and he cut his hand, requiring stitches.
2008 · 1 incident
Worker felt discomfort in his back after shoveling. After pain did not decrease he visited his doctor, who prescribed restricted duty and physical therapy until improvement .
2006 · 1 incident
worker cutting rubber for scren deck was using razor knife, which slipped and cut worker's left thumb. Worker required three stitches to close wound.
2005 · 1 incident
Haul truck driver was lifting a rock off the roadway. Sharp corner of rock cut middle finger of left hand. Cut required six stitches.
2001 · 2 incidents
DRIVING LOADER ON RAMP USED BY QUARRY TRUCK. LOADER WAS HIT BY QUARRY TRUCK.
CLEANING A CATWALK WITH ELECTRIC CHIPPING HAMMER. HAMMER STUCK AND WHEN PULLING ON IT FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.