PALMDALE PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

On 5/6/13 the employee requested med treatment, was taken to the Company clinic & was placed on restricted duty which was accommodated. The employee alleged that while lifting & pushing a water hose into the dust suppression tank, he felt pain in his low back. It is unknown if this alleged event occurred on mine property & it is currently being investigated by the WC TPA.

The employee went to the company clinic on 8/23/2010 and was placed on restricted duty. Employee was using two wrenches to loosen a hydraulic coupling; one wrench slipped off the fitting and employee's L-elbow hit the frame of the haul truck.

The employee was taken to the company clinic on 7/18/08 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee was using a cutting torch and as he re-positioned himself, he turned the torch towards his R-wrist resulting in a 1st - 2nd degree burn.

Conditions contributing to the injury are unknown. On 2/19/08, the employee stated it is unknown how injury occurred but he has experienced right knee pain for approximately four months. The employee was taken to the company clinic on 2/19/08, was diagnosed with tendonitis and was placed on restricted duty.

Employee went to the company clinic on 12/18/07 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee states that while he used a hammer and chisel to adjust skirting on a conveyor, he missed the target and struck his left thumb resulting in a contusion and laceration requiring sutures.

The employee went to see the company doctor on 3/16/2007 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee allegedly strained his back while lifting a steel plate.

EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR. ON 3/19/04, STITCHES WERE APPLIED AND HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE REMOVING NUTS AND BOLTS FROM A LOADER BUCKET, EE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.

EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON SEP 8TH 2003 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTEICTED DUTY. EE WAS CHANGING A BEARING AND A METAL ADAPTER WHICH WAS PART OF PORTA-POWER UNIT FLEW OFF AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT WRIST AND LEFT LEG RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY PHYSICIAN ON 12-6-02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE MOVING A CHAIN SPROCKET FROM FORKLIFT, SPROCKET SLIPPED AND FRACTURED L INDEX FINGER.

EE WENT TO SEE CO DR ON 8/9/02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE CLAIMS THAT OPERATING MOBILE EQUIPMENT OVER THE YEARS, REAGGRAVATED AN OLD BACK INJURY. ALLEGED.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 3-18-02, STITCHES WERE APPLIED AND WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY. WHEN CHANGING TEETH ON A LOADER, EE HIT TOOTH WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND HIT EE IN THE LIP/ CHIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 7-24-01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN CHANGING LINERS IN THE CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE PULLED THE RUBBER LINER AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 7-20-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SCREENS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.