Cantera Vega Baja: 119 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

EE was approximately 4 feet in front of the generator transfer panel inside the electrical room, when a "flash" (fire) occurred, causing burns.

Employee was washing the machine on top of the platform ladder, suddenly the ladder went sideways falling to the floor.

Equipment engine cover fell on top.

Closing the bottle of the mill, the closing lid catches the finger of the left hand.

The employee was loading bags of ammonium nitrate when they bent to lift, felt a severe pain in the lower back.

While walking ee stumbles in an area not designated for lunch, falling and injure right side of the shoulder, thigh, back and scrape on the neck.

Employee was adjusting screw and nut holding the right hand followed I adjust to the impact wrench screw you catch the annular finger of the right hand.

The employee alleges feel pain in the left arm and back.

While employee was assisting the master mechanic in repairing the bulldozer's linkage, the chain that was lifting a part, broke and struck employee in the lower left leg. Causing employee a left leg traumatic laceration.

Employee was washing the Caterpillar 226 skid steer loader. When he opened the engine cover the radiator cap came loose and hot water was spilled from the engine to his abdominal area.

After working hours employee stayed at company parking lot to perform oil change in his personal car. He was using a hydraulic jack and wood pieces block equipment from movement. The hydraulic jack failed and employee was pinned in the chest between car and floor. The security guard helped him lift the car back and employee got up normally.

Employee was tightening a bolt on a radiator panel of a CAT 988 Loader. The panel was standing and fell on top of the assistant mechanic.

The injured person was on top of his trailer placing the tarp on the load and attached to a safety harness, he noticed that hook started moving inadvertantly, he pulled and trying to step down the trailer he fell to the ground.

THE EE WAS FITTING A SCREW (THAT WAS TO THE HEIGHT OF HIS FACE) WITH THE HELP OF A CO-WORKER. THE TOOL THAT WAS BEING USED (A "CHICHARRA" APPROX. 18"LONG) SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM IN THE LT.EYE.

EE WAS REPAIRING A PIECE OF MACHINERY AND SOMETHING HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS USING A HAND TOOL TO MAINTAIN THE SERVICETRUCK. WHILE HE WAS COMING DOWN FROM SERVICE TRUCK, HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE THE EE, A WELDER, WAS WALKING TO THE SCREW WASHER AREA OF THE PLANT, HE TRIPPED AND FELL LOSING HIS HARD HAT AT THE MOMENT OF THE FALL, WHEN HE GOT UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD WITH A STEEL CHA NNEL. THE EE SUFFERED HEAD TRAUMA WITH OPEN WOUND AND RIGHT ARM LACERATION.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE EE WAS CLEANING A WORKING PLATFORM WITH A WATER HOSE, HE STARTED WALKING DOWN A STAIR, WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL IN THE LAST 5 STEPS OF THE STAIRS. ALLEGEDLY HE RECEIVED INJURIES IN THE BACK & FRONT RT.SIDE (RIBS).

EMPLOYEE IS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, WHILE OPERATING CAT D11 STARTED TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. FURTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEAPHOID FRACTURE.

WHEN REMOVING A BOX OF BALLS USING A HAMMER, ONE PIECE OF STEEL BECAME EMBEDDED IN RIGHT KNEE.

THE EE USED A LADDER TO GET DOWN FROM THE MACHINE ON WHICH HE WAS WORKING. HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE FLOOR, BRUISING HIS RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS PUSHING A PART AND HE HIT HIMSELF WITH THE CORNER OF THE MOTOR. EL EMPLEADO ESTABA EMPAJANDO UN PIEZA U SE GOLPEO CON UNA ESQUINA DEL MOTOR.

THE EE RECEIVED A SMALL INJURY WITH A PIECE OF METAL ON THE RIGHT FOREARM WHILE HE WAS MOVING THEM FROM THE IMARI LOADSTONE, THE MAGNET THE INJURY WAS RIGHT ABOVE THE AREA WHERE THE BLOVE DOES NOT COVER.

EE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM MACHINE. HE STEPPED ON TOP OF STONE & IT ROLLED. LOST BALANCE AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PART OF THE TRANSMISSION FROM A MACK TRUCK TO REPAIR. HE FELL AND HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS SHOULDER.

EE RECEIVED A BLOW IN THE RIGHT ELBOW.

BLOW TO THE THUMB OF THE HAND BY A PIECE OF STEEL.

THE EE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AND LEFT LEG.

EE AND A COWORKER WERE CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL WHICH FELL AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING A BRUISE. THE EE WAS USING SAFETY SHOES.

THE EE MADE CONTACT WITH HOT ESCAPE TUBE WHILE CHECKIG THE TRUCK

MAN EE ENTER CAR LUNG BRONCHILTIS DUST HIS WORK HE WORK ALL F.S.E. TO APPRAISER.

THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL OVER A 'FINGER-LIFT" OF THE HAND. IT MADE A SMALL CUT IN THE LOWER LIP.

EE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND IS COMPLAINING OF PAIN.

THE EE SLIPPED AND SUSTAINED A SMALL CUT ON THE LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A SMALL CUT ON THE RIGHT FOREARM WHILE CARRYING A SECTION FOCORRUGATED STEEL.

THE EE WAS CHECKING HIS TRUCK. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, FRACTURING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIMSELF ON THE RIGHT HIP. WE WERE INFORMED OF THIS FEB. 26, 1996.

THIS ACCIDENT DIDN'T INVOLVE EMPLOYEES OF PRODUCTORA DE AGREGADOS, BUT OCCURRED ON THE PROPERTY. THE DRIVER FOR A CLIENT HIT ANOTHER DRIVER (ALSO A CLIENT) THAT WAS WALKING BEHIND. THE DRIVER HAD HIS BACK-UP ALARM FUNCTIONING.

PAIN IN LEFT SIDE, NOT SURE WHAT.

EE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY WHILE HE WAS VERIFYING THE WATER OF THE RADIATOR OF A COMPRESSOR.

THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A BAR WHILE HE WAS CLEANING IN THE PLANT.

THE EE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE HE WAS PAINTING A MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE NOTED ESCAPING AIR AND ASKED OTHER EMPLOYEE TO VERIFY THE LEAKY VALVE. THE FRIEND DID SOMETHING WITH THE TIRE AND HE WAS THEN TRAPPED BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE TRUCK CHASSIS.

EE LABOR WAS INJURED WHEN WATER UNDER PRESSURE SPRAYED INTO HIS LEFT EYE WHILE HE WAS WASHING MACHINERY.

THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A STEEL BEAM WHEN HE FELL ON THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

CLEANING UP.

HEADACHE WHILE CLEANING MILL.

EE IS ASKING THE STATE HEALTH AGENCY TO EVALUATE HIS CONDITION OF BRONCHITIS TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS ANY RELATION BETWEEN HIS CONDITION & HIS WORK

EE, LABORER DOING CLEANUP, SLIPPED AND SLIGHTLY INJURED THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF HIS HAND.

GETTING OFF THE MACHINE, FELL APPROX. 6'- FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ARM.

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EMPL WAS SOLDERING A VEHICLE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND ON BUMPER OF VEHICLE.

FELL TO LOWER LEVEL HURT R ARM

CARPENTER HELPER, WAS USING A HAMMER TO CLEAN A STEEL BEAM. A PARTICLE OF STEEL PRODUCED A SLIGHT INJURY TO HIS LEFT ARM.

WHILE HANDLING IN PLANT HE EXPER PAIN IN LOWER BACK

THIS EMPLOYEE SUFFERS FROM LOSS OF MEMORY WHICH HAMPERS HIS WORK

WHILE MAKING HIS ROUND AS WATCHMAN THE EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. HE CLAIMS HE HURT HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS WATERING DOWN SOME DIRT AND STEPPED ON THE CLEANING TOOL HE WAS USING AND RECEIVED A SHARP WOUND IN THE RIGHT ARM. NOTE: THIS IS A TRANSLATION OF A SPANISH NARRATIVE.

EE FRONT-END LOADER OPERATOR WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON HIS LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL ABOUT 4FT & INJURED HIS RT SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING (SOLDERING) UP A SOLDER WHEN A PARTICAL OF SOLDER OR DUST ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.

THIS IS AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF A DOCUMENT SUBMITTED IN SPANISH. THE EMPLOYEE MADE USE OF A TOOL FOR CLEANING.THE TOOL WAS AT A LEVEL TOO HIGH.IT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NECK.

TRUCK DRIVER FELL 3' OFF THE TRUCK HE WAS CLEANING AND INJURED THE LEFT SIDE OFF HIS BODY.

HE GOT STRUCK ON RIGHT EYE WHILE ADJUSTING SCREW.

MAKING A RAFTER IN DITCH HE FELL HURT RIGHT LEG

EE LOADER OPERATOR COMPLAINS OF PAIN IN ADBOMEN AND BACK.

WENT TO GRAB FIRE EXTINGUISHER OF WATER & CUT RIGHT HAND ON PIECE OF METAL NEARBY.

TRANSLATION:EMPL USING HANDTOOL TO REPAIR A TRANSMISSION AND A PARTICLE PENETRATED IN RIGHT EYE.

THEY WERE REPAIRING THE STAY (ROPE) ON A POWER SHOVEL. PULLING WITH A SNATCH-BLOCK, THE SECTION OF STAY (ROPE) OF A SHOVEL TO CONNECT IT WITH THE SECTION BEING REPAIRED. THE SNATCH-BLOCK SLIPP ED, HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.

NOTE:(NARRATIVE ARRIVED IN SPANISH TRANSLATION MADE).THE INJURY HAPPENED AS HE REMOVED THE CONVEYOR COVER,WHEN HE LIFTED IT FROM THE STEADMAN MOTOR.

EMPL HANDLING TUBING AND SOMETHING GOT INTO HIS R EYE APPARENTLY DUST

WHEN USING PNEUMATIC HAMMER EQUIP SLIPPED FROM OPERATOR GRIP CAUSING INJURY TO INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND.

A CONTINUATION OF A CASE OF BACK PAIN FROM WHICH THE EMPLOYEE STILL SUFFERS.

EE COMPLAIN THAT HIS BACK HURT AS A RESLTH OF OPERATING THE TRUCK.

BACK PAIN ALLEGED CAUSED TO WORKER DURING HIS NORMAL WORK ROUTINE.

THIS EMPLOYEE HAVE HAD BACK PAIN FOR SOME TIME. WHEN THE PAIN INTENSIFIELD THEY REPORTED IT TO THE STATE.

EMPL SANDING PI9CE OF METAL EQUIP OR SANDING MACHINE SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND HITTING RIGHT KNEE.

TRACK DRILL OPE9ATOR LEFT HAND THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL BOOM AND THE BASE.

OPERATOR OF FRO3T END LOADER SLIPPED FROM THE MACHINE TO THE FLOOR CAUSING A RIGHT ANKLE FOOT TRAUMA.

THE OPERATOR SL3PPED WHILE DESCENDING FROM MACHINE. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS TRAPPED AND THE LACK OF BALANCE CREATED THE BACKWARDS MOVEMENT OF HIS WEIGHT CAUSED THE INJURY.

WHEN THE EMPLOYEE LEFT FOR LUNCH SLIPPED TO THE GROUND & FELL ON EARTH - HURT HIS SHOULDER