Employee was using chipping hammer while doing maintenance on stone plant Deister screen. Employee's hands were sweaty and slipped down shaft of chipping hammer, hitting screen and causing small laceration, bruise and swelling. On 7/7/2016 employee sought medical attention for the swelling that had not receded. Diagnosis was broken bone in left hand.
Watertown Plant Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2001–2016
- Latest incident
- Jun 2016
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 3,206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 528 | 2 | 1 | 3787.9 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,934 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,598 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,531 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
8 on file2016 · 1 incident
2013 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT CONVEYOR BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING THROUGH SAFETY GLOVE, LACERATING LEFT INDEX FINGER.
2012 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE CUTTING AND SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT AT CRUSHING PLANT, USING UTILITY KNIFE AND T-SQUARE - CUT RIGHT HAND WITH UTILITY KNIFE REQUIRING STITCHES AT LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM.
2007 · 1 incident
Employee was handling lifting straps, twisted left wrist resulting in the need for surgery at a later date to repair tendon/ligament damage.
2005 · 1 incident
Employee was climbing down the ladder of a quarry haul truck, when his foot slipped and he hit his left leg on a metal step of the haul truck, producing a laceration of the left leg just below the knee. Employee required 4 sutures to close wound.
2003 · 1 incident
EE WAS SEATED USING LARGE WRENCH TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER. WHEN EE STOOD UP HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & LEG. HE WAS ASSISTED OFF CRUSHER AND AWAITED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
2002 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE SPRAINED BACK MUSCLES WHILE REMOVING FOOTBALL SIZED STONES FROM SCREENS UNIT AT PORTABLE CRUSHER.
2001 · 1 incident
EE WAS USING PICKAXE TO CLEAN FROZEN CHUNKS OF STONE OFF GRATES ON STONE HOPPER. EE STRAINED BACK MUSCLES WHILE DOING SO.