Employee was dismounting a ladder. As they descended, they missed the 2nd step catching themselves with their right wrist.
Pawhuska QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 36
- Years on record
- 2000–2025
- Latest incident
- Oct 2025
Reportable incidents
36 on file2025 · 1 incident
2023 · 1 incident
The employee was removing a guard and as employee twisted felt a pop in elbow.
2020 · 1 incident
Employee was at work, sitting in a truck, when they started having chest pains. The supervisor felt they needed to get checked out and drove employee to the doctor. After examination, medical staff decided employee need further care and sent them to the hospital. No injury attributed to the condition.
2016 · 1 incident
Employee was tasked with climbing into a screen deck to perform maintenance. When the employee climbed in EE complained that EE hurt shoulder. Employee was taken to the doctor and was treated as a first aid case. On 11/2/2016 the case became reportable due to a second doctor's opinion saying that the employee needed surgery on the shoulder.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee was dragging a piece of 8"" PVC tubing attempting to attach it to the water pump on a barge and stepped backwards into a gap between the barge and catwalk. He fell down and struck the backside of his left upper arm on the corner of the handrail which caused a laceration that required five stitches.
2007 · 4 incidents
End dump driver was backing under pit loader, pit loader said his bucket dropped, hitting bed of truck and causing haul truck to come off ground. When pit loader raised bucket up, haul truck came down, causing it to jump forward causing employee's neck to move suddenly. Haul truck driver was wearing seat belt.
Walking around the plant to start servicing, he stepped on rock on ground and twisted ankle.
While driving, He said the airride seat lost air pressure, and he hit a bump in road and jarred his back.
2006 · 1 incident
Using a wedge to move rock from jaw of crusher, wedge and rock gave way and employee fell against the safety railing.
2005 · 1 incident
PICKING UP TOOLS OFF THE GROUND, SET 2 1/2 LB HAMMER ON #1 SCREEN. HAMMER FELL OFF SCREEN BOUNCED OFF THE CAT WALK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE
2004 · 2 incidents
CLEANING UP JUNK IRON PILES, LIFTING JUNK IRON HE SPRAINED OR STRAINED HIS BACK.
Rolling belts on V-16 and got his finger between the belt and sheave.
2003 · 3 incidents
CLEANING WINDSHIELD OF HAUL TRUCK, HOLDING ON WITH ONE HAND AND HAD BOTH FEET PLACED WHEN HE LEANED OVER AND FOOT SLIPPED ON THE TRUCK LADDER AND AS HE STARTED TO FALL, HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT IN F ROM STEPS ON THE TRUCK, TWISTING HIS KNEE.
WHILE BANDING HOSE, HIS ARM SLIPPED AND BAND CUT HIS ARM.
JERKING ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT.
2002 · 7 incidents
SPRAIN OR STRAIN. PUSHING SCREEN WITH TOP OF HEAD.
JUMPED OFF END DUMP AND LANDED WRONG. MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED 8/20/02, PRESCRIPTION RECEIVED FOR INJURY.
WHEN TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH WRENCH, SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. 07/30/02-NO MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUESTED-NO LOST TIME. 08/07/02-MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUESTED.
NUMBNESS & TINGLING EXPERIENCE WHILE OPERATING LAODER. (REPORT RECEIVED IN OFFICE 7/12/02. UNAWARE OF INJURY UNTIL REPORT WAS RECEIVED)
GRINDING ON CRUSHER, IT WAS WINDY; METAL SHAVING GOT INTO EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
2001 · 6 incidents
IN AREA WHERE ANOTHER PERSON WAS WELDING, RECEIVED INDIRECT REFLECTION OF FLASH FROM WELDER.
PULLING CHAIN WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A CONVEYER BELT.
LIFTING BELT GUARD OFF OF #2 SCREEN & HIT ELBOW ON CORNER OF BELT GUARD
PULLING BOXES OFF SHELF, BOTTOM BOX FELL OUT AND HIT HIS FOOT.
2000 · 7 incidents
PUTTING METAL WEAR PLATE IN CRUSHER. IN A TWISTING MOTION, LIFTED A 100PD METAL WEAR PLATE TO PUT IN PLACE
STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. *WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTI 8-24-00 THAT IT WAS AN ON THE JOB INJURY. PER EE ON 8-24-00, THE INJURY HAPPENED AT THE END OF THE WORK SHIFT. HE CALLED IN M ONDAY, 8-14-00 ABOUT INJURY TO ANKLE; WOULD NOT BE TO WORK. NO MENT THAT IT WAS WORK RELATED. RETURNED TO WORK FOR 12 1/4 HOURS 8-17-00, AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE.
STEPPING OUT OF SCREEN BOX TO CATWALK, TWISTED LEFT HIP JOINT.
WHILE BACKING LOADER DOWN THE RAMP, THE LOADER CAME UPON AN UNEXPECTED ROUGH SPOT PRODUCING UNEXPECTED MOTION. HE WAS LOOKING BACKWARD AND AS A RESULT OF THE UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT, HE HIT HIS MO UTH ON THE WINDOW LATCH AND BROKE A TOOTH.
HE WAS UNDER THE LOADER, TIGHTENING A U-JOINT AND SOME DUST OR DIRT FELL IN HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
PULLING ON ELECTRICAL CABLE AND FELT A GRINDING IN LOWER BACK.