NATIVIDAD PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

EE was working on replacing screens on the scrubber screen. The top deck oversize grizzly panel was removed and set on the inspection bench. While pulling the screen panel out, the screen caught the grizzly panel which then fell on the mechanics left foot.

EE using pneumatic torque gun. Positioned tool on lug in the 6 o'clock position. EE is right hand dominant & was holding grip with right hand & used left hand to set socket on lug. Then placed left hand under barrel of gun. Squeezed trigger with right hand before moving left hand off of barrel. Resulted in distal end of left index finger amputation.

IW was moving a pallet from a stack to the floor, dropping it on the ground. Pallet tipped forward striking the employee's wrist causing injury

Employee was at the Scrubber Screen working on/inspecting grease lines before start-up. EE was leaving the upper work platform and stepped on an uneven piece of floor grating. EE's right foot landed on a piece that had a raised edge. EE's right foot rolled to the right side.

EE was working on preparing a media batch. Incident occurred when coworker was placing media barrel off the dolly. The barrel slipped while it was getting unloaded. EE at the time was guiding the barrel of dolly and the slipped barrel crushed EE's finger between another barrel.

EE reports that EE was driving the forklift in the Lower Plant Loading area when EE hit a pothole in the ground. Because of the jolt of the forklift EE felt pain in EE's lower back. At that time, employee chose no medical treatment. On 1/13/2023 the employee visited the doctor where EE was prescribed 6 chiropractic treatments.

Quarry Haul Truck driver missed last step and fell to ground. Right leg was caught in last step on the ladder and hurt right ankle. EE was taken to the doctor and they were diagnose with a strain of right Achilles tendon and Contusion of right foot. EE was given an immobilizing device.

A mechanic was replacing a conveyor belt in the lime plant. Lime fell from the upper level onto the mechanic's goggles. When the mechanic adjusted the goggles, lime fell into eye. After flushing the eyes on-site, the mechanic was taken to a doctor, prescribed 7 days of a prescription eye medication, and released to full duty for next scheduled shift.

Mechanic was kneeling down on one knee and bent forward to turn a 10" gate valve. When EE stood up from one knee, EE felt pain in lower back. EE reported this to the supervisor immediately and received first aid but did not seek medical attention until the following day when pain had increased. A doctor gave EE restrictions that prevent EE from doing the full job.

Employee was tramming JLG when they engaged a pothole full of water. As the tire dipped the energy transferred to the bucket and caused employee to bounce up and when they came down they twisted their right ankle.

When completing a vehicle inspection, the heavy equipment operator lost EE's balance and hit EE's elbow on a metal railing. The miner was given moderate duty work restrictions.

A haul truck driver was operating the vehicle with the window down. As driver came around a turn something entered left eye causing discomfort.

Employee got employee's right thumb caught between the connector of the bed of a dust truck. Employee fractured employee's thumb and received one suture.

Employee was moving a pallet, employee felt a pain in employee's back. Didn't receive notice of Chiropractic Care until 11/29/2017.

After installing screens at HMS Wet Screen in the morning & DSF Midwestern Screens in the afternoon, at the end of the day employee felt muscle spasms on the right side of neck and mentioned it to the leadman. Employee was still feeling pain the next day and requested to see a doctor.

Employee was talking to the employees working at Sacker #1 at the Pool Warehouse. As the lift table lowered, the employee's foot was caught below the motor housing, crushing the employee's foot. Employee was diagnosed with a broken bone in right foot.

Employee was carrying wire spools up the stairs at the tertiary crusher. On the second or third step, EE lost EE's footing and fell backwards striking EE's head on the concrete floor. Employee sustained a laceration requiring stitches.

Employee felt pain in EE's left shoulder while working at the rock picking station. Employee reported on 1/28/16 but did not request medical treatment. The employee requested medical evaluation on 3/22/16 and was placed on restricted duty.

Employee was working at the sacker #1. EE took a step toward the pallet with a full 50 lbs. sack in hand. Placing a bag requires stepping toward the sacker rotating EE's body approximately 90 degrees clockwise. Employee states that as EE planted in right foot EE got a sharp pain in EE's lower back and it ran to EE's thigh (the glute and hamstring).

Employee was carrying empty bags into the warehouse and tripped over a pallet, causing him to fall.

Employee was walking down a 3-step stair and missed the second step causing him to fall. Employee is feeling pain in his left leg and was release to work with restrictions

Employee was working to repair a screw conveyor. Due to the configuration of the area, employee had to climb in and out of the area and kneel during the repairs. Employee was wearing knee pads, but they were worn and did not offer much protection. Employee's right knee was sore and swollen at the end of the day.

Employee used a pry bar to shift the pallet roller frame back into position. During the task, he felt a sharp pain in his middle back, below the shoulders

Employee works as a packer loader at the 50-lb sacking station. Employees left wrist hurts when he moves a bag from the sacker spout to the pallet.

Reportable hearing loss is right ear

Employee was working with a wheel barrow moving rock. His right foot slipped causing him to fall to his knees. Wheel barrow handle struck him under his right arm pit causing right shoulder strain.

Employee felt pain in the groin area while sacking on 9/24/12. Employee reported internally, but did not request medical treatment. On 7/17/14, employee reported worsening of pain and requested medical evaluation. Employee was diagnosed with a hernia and had surgery 9/2/14.

Miner was dumping a wheel barrow of rock, when completed and started to pull the wheel barrow back to him he felt a pain in his left shoulder.

Employee indicated pain and swelling in right knee at the end of the day after kneeling and twisting working on installing spring assembly on dump truck.

After installing toe boards along catwalk employee felt swelling on right knee. This is being reported at this time as a result of employee reporting pain in right knee on 1/30/12 with doctor's visit and first report on 1/30/12 indicating restrictions of no repetitive squatting or kneeling.

Employee was shoveling some wet, heavy sand during housekeeping and felt pain and bulge in left side. Doctor's note indicates employee having surgery to correct left hernia.

While sacking 50 lb. sacks of sand, employee indicated left shoulder started to hurt

Employee was shoveling and got a sharp pain in his back.

Employee was descending ladder approx. 5 ft. high. While holding ladder with right hand and using left hand to attach safety chain, his feet slipped and right hand snagged on half chain link welded for safety chain attachment. Laceration of palm of right hand extending to tip of ring finger.

Complaint of soreness in neck due to excessive bouncing of quarry haul truck.

Strain/lower left back while trying to push full pallet with sacks down the pallet rolls.

Employee was climbing up ladder to change a light bulb when he slipped on the ladder rung and hit his knee on the railing.

Employee was cleaning build-up on D Conveyor catwalk, as he was shoveling he hit his finger on the handrail.

Using hand crank to move BW-9 belt conveyor at the DSF plant to new location felt pain in right elbow and wrist.

Switching gas valves at kiln, struck his left knee below knee cap on portable steps and caused laceration.

Removing cap off of pipe with bar and hammer, bar moved and hit left thumb with hammer.

Employee was removing a wire brush from a hand grinder when wires from the brush punctured the glove and the palm of his right hand.

While loading 8" HDPE, employee was thrown to the ground when he pushed the pipe while it was on the forks and it became out of balance.

Removing a screen at the scrubber when the edge of the screen caught his glove ripping it off and pulling his left hand and wrist.

Employee was cutting wire insulation when the cutter slipped and cut the EE's left hand

Drilling hole in PVC pipe. The drill caught the metal fram & swung around & cut his right pinky finger.

Hit his left ring finger with the handle of grease gun while greasing journal on #1 mill.

EE was using hydraulic bearing puller to pull a bearing off of a shaft, when puller fingers slipped and striking his left pinky finger, resulting in a fracture to the bone at the knuckle on his left hand.

EE was climbing out of Mid-Western screen #2 when he reached up and caught his finger on a sharp piece of metal causing a laceration on his pinky finger of his left hand.

Employee was cutting rubber belting with razor knife and cut the top of his left hand.

EE was in the truck shop pit working on the water truck when the wrench he was using slipped off a nut and hit his head over his left eye.

Employee was loading a bulk truck. He thought the tank may be empty so he reached outside the handrails and stuck his right hand in a 3"x4" opening to check for material flow. The air-operated cylinder closed the clam shell gate catching his hand between the cylinder rod clevis and the opening.

Worker was on his way to an area at the middle of his shift and drove over a drainage swale across a main road causing the loader to bounce and swerve. The operator hit his head on the window and frame on the right side of the cab. He was wearing his seat belt and aware of the drainage swale.

SHOVELING MATERIAL IN "A" TUNNEL, HIT RT. ELBOW ON CONCRETE WALL.

STEPPING DOWN FROM HANDRAIL AT #1 DUST TANK, FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

LIFTING MANLIFT BASKET UNDER ROOF OF KILN BUILDING, AS BASKET WAS LIFTING IT GOT HUNG UP ON SOMETHING & WHEN IT LET GO, HIS HEAD WAS HIT ON THE SIDE STRUCTURE OF BUILDING.

RIDING IN PU TRUCK AT NEW POND AREA, TRUCK HIT ARUT AND JARRED BACK.

WALKING DOWN STAIRS AT THE HMS PLANT HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE.

SLIPPED AND FELL AT THE EAST PLANT ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

UNPLUGGING ROTTOTILLER GRIZZLY AT AREA 51, SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND. LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL UNDER BELT, FELT BACK PAIN. LAST DAY WORKED 4-5-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WITH A WHEELBARROW UNDER #5FEED AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE FEEDER. HIS NECK CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM, AND HE REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 3-26-01. LAST DAY WORKED 3-27-01 .

EE PERFORMING DUTIES AS A SACKER. FELT DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT SHOULDER. CONTINUING PAIN, REQUESTED MEDICAL APPOINTMENT. LAST DAY WORKED 2-20-01.

PERFORMING DUTIES AS SACKER, FELT STRAIN IN NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER. ATTEMPTED TO WORK NEXT SHIFT ON 1-2-01 REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

PUTTING AWAY EQUIPMENT, TURNED, TRIPPED OVER PIPE, FELL ON RIGHT HAND, REPORTED TO FIRST AID BUT DECLINED MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1-2-01, X-RAY INDICATES HEALING FRACTURE IN SMALL BONE OF RIGH T HAND.

EE MOVING CHUTE LINER; LINER DROPPED ON LEFT FOOT. EE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT; DISCOMFORT CONTINUED, REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION 11/2 - X-RAY SHOWED FRACTURE OF TOE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF CONCRETE PAVEMENT ONTO ROCKS, TWISTED RIGHT FOOT, FRACTURED TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE WATER TRUCK. HE SLIPPED FROM STEP, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE (SPRAIN).

EE ATTEMPTED TO STEP UP ONTO PLATFORM, FOOT SLIPPED; HE GRABBED FOR TUBE TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND;JAMMED FINGER HARD AGAINST THE TUBE HE WAS REACHING FOR.

WALKING UP STEPS TO OIL TANK. STEPPED ON LOOSE BOARD, STRAINING HIP, KNEE AND RIGHT CALF.