Cabazon Metal/Non-Metal

Miner rolled R-ankle while walking from thickener to get parts for a maintenance project.

Drug impaired trespasser entered mine and was throwing rocks at haul trucks from pit slope. Authorities were called, & when PD tried to coax them up out of pit, they chose to head down & tumbled approx 100' down slope wall to pit floor. They then got up and ran before collapsing. FD transported them offsite. Awaiting PD report.

Slipped on shaker deck stairs trying to get more slack for welding lead, causing them to roll an ankle.

Miner was operating haul truck and while being loaded a large boulder struck the inside of the bed jerking the haul truck and operator cab side to side. As a result, the miner in the haul truck cab reports headache, neck and back pain.

Miner attempted to access the side of the jaw crusher when EE slipped and fell injuring EE's left ankle. Fall protection was in use at the time and the injury resulted in a broken ankle and torn ligament.

Miner was shoveling material and strained abdomen.

Miner was cutting a conveyor belt with a utility knife when the knife slipped cutting hand.

Miner was removing belting from a conveyors return side. When miner went to exit conveyor frame they slipped stepping down and hit right ear, forearm and thigh on conveyor frame. Contusion to head with Avulsion of right ear, contusion with abrasion to right forearm and right thigh.

Two miners were moving a bearing when one miner's fingers caught between the bearing and the stairs, causing crushing injuries to right middle and ring fingers and fracturing right middle finger.

Miner was inspecting the train before loading. Miner was dismounting off of a piece of equipment when an article of clothing got caught causing the miner to fall. Miner received a cut to elbow and a bruised hip.

Miner was Inspecting and cleaning the train load out area. Miner had pain in left knee was hard to walk, stand, or kneel that night at home.

Miner was shoveling material and aggravated mid and lower back.

Miner was changing rollers on a conveyor and felt something in his back. The next morning he really felt it. Miner has muscle strain/spasm in his back

Injured was helping on a project to fix an electrical problem and needed the man lift to reach. The area he drove equipment down was loose dirt and rather steep. He turned it too tight and lost traction thus sliding and making an abrupt stop on a dirt bank up against the gravity take up guard, throwing him around inside the basket.

EMPLOYEE HAD SUSTAINED AN INJURY IN FEB. 1999. EMPLOYEE ADMITTED NOT FILING THIS CLAIM PREVIOUSLY DUE TO HIM BEING UNAWARE THAT HE HAD A BACK INJURY UNTIL RECENT X-RAYS REVEALED IT. IT IS UNKN OWN HOW THE INJURY OCCURRED. W/COMP IS DELAYING AND INVESTIGATING CLAIM. DOCTORS WILL MAKE DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT INJURY IS INDUSTRIAL/NON-INDUSTRIAL BEFORE DECISION IS RENDERED.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER FROM ROD DECK PLATFORM WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL APPROX 6' TO GROUND.

EE WAS DRIVING DOWN INTO PIT AREA WITH LOAD OF WATER WHEN BRAKES FAILED JUMPED FROM TRUCK LOT CONTINUE INTO BANK WHERE CAME TO REST.

ELECTRIC BURNS ON HANDS AND FEET. POSSIBLE CONCUSSION, POSSIBLE LOSS OF TOES, PROBABLE IMPAIRMENT OF LEFT HAND. OCCURRED IN OFFSITE STORAGE AREA. LITTLE TOE AMPUTATED, LEFT HAND IMPAIRMENT, OT HER INJURIES. OSHA RESPONSIBILITY.