CHULA VISTA PROCESSING: 30 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

While shoveling in the Crusher Pit under the conveyor, employee struck his left elbow on the pipe support of the conveyor directly behind him.

Cummulative trauma to tailbone from use track hoe for mud haul.

The employee was climbing down from this front end loader when he lost his grip from the handle bars. He fell backwards to the ground approximately five feet striking his head on the ground.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HIS LEFT ELBOW HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR SOME TIME BUT THAT THE PAIN HAD INCREASED TO THE POINT HE WAS REQUESTING TREATMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS.

WHILE SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT, THE EE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK TO HIS SUPERVISOR. THE TREATING DR PROVIDED MODIFIED WORK OF "NO DRIVING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES". THE EE WAS ABLE TO PERFORM HIS NORMAL WORK SINCE HE DOES NOT OPERATE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN HIS JOB. IT WAS LEARNED LATER THAT HE WAS PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXERS TO EASE THE PAIN.

The employee was leaving the South end of the re-wash tunnel when he slipped in the mud.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF METAL PLATFORM HE SLIPPED ON METAL AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON BOTH HAND SRESULTING IN FRACTURES TO BOTH WRISTS.

HOLDING ROPE WHILE REPLACING CEMENT DUST BELT SLIPPED AND CEMENT DUST FELL INTO EYE AND ROPE SLIPPED THROUGH HANDS RESULTING IN ROPE BURNS.

DRIVING MATERIAL TRUCK #10-177 ON OTAY VALLEY ROAD JUST EAST OF 805 WHEN A VAN PULLED INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT STOPPING AND STRUCK VEHICLE RESULTING IN PAIN IN EMPLOYEE'S ARM.

GRINDING ON PIECE OF METAL WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EYE.

GANGLION CYST DUE TO THE REPETITVE MOTION OF DRIVING A TRUCK.

CUTTING METAL WITH TORCH ON VEHICLE 11-179 WHEN HOTSPARK POPPED OFF & WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES & EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE.

REPAIRING BUSHING ON MAIN AXLES & WAS MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE & DID NOT DUCK LOW ENOUGH & HIT HEAD ON CORNER EDGE

DRIVING TRUCK AND WHILE SHIFTING GEARS PULLED MUSCLE IN RIB AREA.

HITTING CHISEL WITH HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON OUR TRUCK (WATER TRUCK) #48-470 RESULTING IN PIECE OF CHISEL BREAKING OFF & GOING INTO LEFT HAND.

PULLING SAND AWAY FROM UNDER SAND HOPPER WITH MOTER RAKE AND WHILE PULLING IT TOWARDS HIMSELF HE STRAINED BACK.

REMOVING SEAL FROM OIL PUMP WITH PUNCH AND HAMMER HE HIT PUNCH WITH HAMMER AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT THUMB.

REMOVING ROCKS FROM GRIZZLEY WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING TIME UNTIL 11-16-89.

DRIVING WATER TRUCK RESULTING IN BACK PAIN.

MOVING A PIPELINE WHEN PIPE ROLLED ONTO LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN CONTUSION.

CHIPPING OUT MIXER DRUM WHO'S LOAD HAD SET UP WITH JACK HAMMER WHEN HE HAMMERED INTO SOME CONCRETE AND THEN TRIED TO PAY HAMMER OUT OF CONCRETE AND ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN CONCRETE RESULTING IN A ST RAINED BACK.

USING HAMMER TO HAMMER NAILS AND HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT THUMB.

STEPPING DOWN OFF TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING HARD ON FEET RESULTING IN ANKLE SPRAIN.

LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS WHILE WORKING ON VEHICLES RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.

WORKING ON LOADING HOPPER SWITCH WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION WITH HOPPER IN THE UP WHEN MECHANIC FREED HOPPER IT FELL ON HIS HAND.

CHECKING RADIATOR LEVEL FT SLIPPED STRUCK ELBOW ON HOUSING OF BLOWER

WORKING ON EQUIPMENT WHEN HE STOPPED TO TAKE A BREAK AND TRIPPED OF EQUIPMENT AND FELL TO THE GROUND RESULTING IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.

SCALING OUT METAL INSIDE TRUCK FRAME WITH TORCH RESULTING IN HOT SLAG BLEW BACK INTO EYE.

WHILE REPLACING MIXER DRUM ON TRUCK USING CRANE HE MOVED BODY WRONG WAY RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.

REMOVING EXTENSION HANDLES FROM WATER VALVES PULLING HARD WITH UPPER BODY RESULTING IN RIB FRACTURES.