Employee was cutting a piece of corroded angle iron with a spear like point while inside of a chute at the wash plant. The employee tapped on the cut piece of angle iron with a hammer causing the entire 8-foot piece to come loose, falling and puncturing the top of EE's left foot a quarter inch above EE's steel toe boot.
Landisville QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 2000–2024
- Latest incident
- Apr 2024
Reportable incidents
14 on file2024 · 1 incident
2019 · 1 incident
2012 · 1 incident
Employee was changing screens on wash plant and when he tried to put screen over the rail part of the screen cut his wrist.
2011 · 1 incident
EE finished end of day mixer washout and slipped on ice and hard packed. He broke his fall with his right arm outstretched.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee was lifting steel C Channel (@75 lbs) up to a saw to cut down for a sign. He strained his back but waited until 8/3/10 to seek medical attention. Possible disc herniation.
2008 · 1 incident
Employee was cutting I-beam from primary crusher frame and it dropped and struck him in the neck and chest, bruising him.
2004 · 1 incident
Employee was kneeling on stones cleaning around a conveyor, when a stone punctured skin on his right knee. Employee did not want to seek medical treatment at this time. About a week later employees right leg was badly swollen. He went to the doctor and was told he has cellulitis in his right leg due to an infected puncture wound on his right knee.
2001 · 4 incidents
THE EE SUSTAINED PAIN INHIS RIGHT SHOULDER FROM THE REPETITIVE LIFTING OF A HOSE (~45 LBS.) ON AND OFF WATER TRUCK.
PLANT FOREMAN AND ANOTHER EE WERE WORKING ON A SCREEN TO FIX BEARING. AS FOREMAN WAS REMOVING COUNTERWEIGHT COVERING BEARING, IT SLIPPED OFF PINCHING HIS RIGHT RING AND LITTLE FINGERS.
DOOR TO WATER TRUCK SWUNG OPEN DUE TO THE WIND &HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK.
EE FELL APPROX. 15' FROM ELEVATED CONVEYOR/CATWALK AREA. HE WAS POSITIONING A WATER HOSE.
2000 · 3 incidents
EE SLIPPED FROM CATWALK OF HAUL TRUCK & CAUGHT HIMSELFT BY HOLDING RIGHT ARM ONTO HANDRAIL. HE REPORTED INCIDENT BUT DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 1/8/01. HE HAS NOT MISSED WORK BUT WILL UNDER GO THERAPY FOR SHOULDER STRAIN & HAS LIFTING RESTRICTIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH.
EMP WAS KNEELING UNDER DUMP TRK. HE PICKED UP PUMP (APPROX 75 LBS) AND LIFTED OVERHEAD TO INSTALL ON TRK. WEIGHT OF PUMP FORCED EMP TO LOWER AND RE-LIFT. STRAINED BACK DURING RE-LIFT.
EMP DRIVING R35#1 FROM SHOT ROCK AREA. DRIVE SHAFT BROKE ON TRK, CAUSING IT TO PICK UP SPEED. EMP PANICED AND JUMPED FROM MOVING TRUCK.