IRWINDALE PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

An employee was removing chute door. When they removed last bolt, door fell and rolled over the foot of another employee that was observing the work. Employee worked the rest of the day then stated the foot hurt. Employee was sent to clinic and diagnosed with a bruised great toe. Employee was placed on light duty, and was released to full duty on 10/24/2017.

Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of belt material to replace a skirt on hopper feeder #6. The utility knife slipped causing a small laceration to employees left leg. Employee was taken to the clinic and received 4 stitches then returned to full duty on same day. EE received a full discharge from care on 10/25/17.

While installing a classifier on the wet site of plant, employee was welding on a new sand chute. At break time, the employee was descending the chute and foot slipped causing EE to fall on back. Employee seemed okay but was taken to the clinic to be checked out. Employee was put on light duty 10/16 and returned to full duty 10/18.

While welding, acetylene gas built up in the closed cabinet that housed the welding hose reel. The acetylene gas in the closed cabinet ignited and blew the door off the hinges, striking the employee in the left calf, causing a laceration. UPDATE 12/4 - Fractured bone in knees. Surgery on 12/4 to USC LA County hospital

Dragline Operator slipped while washing windshield and fell less than 4 feet to the ground. Operator was taken to the clinic and diagnosed with a bruise/contusion to the posterior, back. He was placed on light duty for a week.

Employee was welding during his shift and later started feeling discomfort in his eyes. He reported discomfort on Monday 8/24/2015 and was sent to the clinic. He was returned to regular duty with no follow-up appointments. However he was given a prescription eye drop.

Employee is the landscaper in charge of trimming bushes and mowing grass. He reported pain in his back from loading brush and shrub clippings into his trailer. He was sent to the clinic where he received non-prescription Motrin and was placed on light duty for 8 days.

Workers were removing bolts to repair a crack in the housing of shacker below a bearing. After cutting a bolt with oxygen/acetylene torch the hot bolt fell inside the shacker box and down into the discharge chute. The hot material caught in the chute liner and after 30 to 35 minutes caused the chute liner to burn. The fire burned approximately 30 min.

The employee was washing down the deck of the dredge with a water hose. As he through the hose down the valve on the nozzle hit the deck which caused the valve to open and the hose to whip around and the nozzle struck the employee's foot and caused a contusion.

A tear was noticed on the belt of a conveyor. The conveyor was locked out. Employee used a pocket knife to cut the belt and to remove the torn piece. While holding the torn piece with his left and cutting with his right, he completed the cut. The momentum of his hand continued causing the knife to cut the top of his left hand. This required stitches.

An employee under his own independent action stuck his hand into the return side of the belt to get a rock that was hitting an idler roller. The idler roller sucked his hand in and he broke his right forearm. The pull cord was activated and the belt stopped. He called for help and was removed from the pinch point.

Employee failed to report the injury to employer until July 26, 2010. Employee was on the third deck of the mill performing clean up operations. He had over filled the wheel barrow causing materials to fall on the deck. When he went to move the wheel barrow he slipped on the spilled material that he had dropped. He did a split and got up and continued to work.

Our employee was climbing down the fixed ladder on the Cat 980H loader he stepped on to uneven ground in Pit 4 by the dust machine and sprained his left ankle.

Using pry-bar to clean materials and smashed his finger between tunnel wall and pry bar. The pry bar slipped.

Employee was on the road in Pit #3. While turning the corner near Conveyors 13 & 14, the truck struck a pile of silt material on the right side of the road near the conveyor. The driver was distracted by passenger and was going too fast for the conditions.

Whipline brake pedal was not latched properly. whipline parking brake was engaged

Two employees were reattaching a cyclone gate to an existing fence. Other ee advised ee that he was going to remove the come-along from the gate and asked him to hold the gate in position. EE let go of the gate to remove his hard hat to wipe his brow. This allowed the gate to fall and to strike him on the left side of the head.

While working the employee stepped on a rock and twisted his left ankle.

While installing the front guard on a shaker the employee's finger was pinched.

Employee was stepping off of conveyor when his foot became tangled with skirt board at this time employee fell on his left shoulder.

Heart Attack- operating dredge and told co-worker he was not feeling well, collapsed.

Employee was cleaning the windows on a CAT D-9 Dozer when he lost his footing and fell on his feet. He felled to maintain three-points of contact while cleaning the window.When he landed on his feet. He fractured his left ankle.

Employee and co-workers were working on rake cables on dredge. Employees failed to properly lock-out equipment. Employee was caught between rake cable and wench, when the wench energized, causing extreme bruising to right forearm.

Employee, EE, was trying to brake a nut loose on a feeder table with a large ratchet. When the nut finally broke loose, the force from the ratchet caused his right pinky finger to get smashed between the bottom of the motor feeder table.

Employee, was working on the pit line, tearing down a head-pulley. Foreman, Other EE and Another EE were working with Him at the time. HE placed a pipe wrench on the bearing to break it loose, when the belt was being pulled. The wrench slipped from EE's hand hitting him in the forehead, causing him to get eight stiches.

Employee,He was checking the pit line, when he slipped on the concrete walkway. At the time of the incident, it was raining rather heavy and the ground was slippery. He fell on his back when he slipped.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING METAL PLATE WITH CO-WORKER. CO-WORKER LOST BALANCE, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL WITH THE PIECE OF METAL.

EE WAS OPENING A BOX OF PARTS AND HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE BOX AND HE POKED HIS FINGER IN HIS EYE. \

EE WAS WORKING IN THE SURGE PIT WITH OTHER EE WHEN HE DECIDED TO LEAVE. EE STARTED UP THE SURGE PILE AND WAS TOLD TO GO UP THE ROAD ON THE LOADER. INSTEAD HE WENT UP THE BANK, TRIED TO JUMP FR OM ONE PILE TO THE OTHER AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT CALF MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WORKING ON DRAGLINE, PULLING IT TO PUT ON ROPE SCOKET. THIS CAUSED A PAIN IN EMPLOYEE'S SIDE. WENT TO DR. THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND THAT EMPLOYEE HAD A HERNIA ON THE RIGHT SIDE GROIN AR EA.

EMP OPERATING LOADER BACKING DOWN LOADING RAMP WENT OFF SIDE OF RAMP AT DIFFERENT LEVEL CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP.

EMPLOYEE WELDING ON PLANT MOLTEN SLAG ENTERED LEFT EAR CAUSING BURN AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO EAR DRUM.

EMPLOYEE TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK FROM CONVEYOR SYSTEM PINCH AND CUT FINGER BETWEEN CONVEYORS CROSS FRAME AND THE PRY BAR THAT HE WAS USING.

EE FIGHTING WITH FOLLOW EE AND RECEIVED INJURY TO LEFT SIDE OF RIB CAGE AND LEFT ARM WITH LACERATION AND TWO BROKEN RIBS.

EE FIGHTING WITH FOLLOW EE AND RECEIVED INJURY TO LEFT JAW AND EYE.

WHILE MAKING A U-TURN IN THE YARD,THE STEERING WHEEL WHIPPED BACK AND LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BY THE SPOKE AND FOLDED IT BACK.

EE WORKING ON SCREEN AT TOP OF MILL DOING REPAIRS TRYING TO PULL UP FLOP GATE WITH A BAR AND HIS FOOT BAR SLIPPED OUT AND CAME DOWN ON HIS FOOT CAUSING INJURY TO EE RIGHT FOOT EE F RACTURE RIG HT FOOT.

EMPLOYEES USING GAS WATER PUMP IN TUNNEL WAS OVERCOME WITH CARBON MONOXIDE, TAKING TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION AND WAS GIVEN OXYGEN.

EMPLOYEES USING GAS WATER PUMP IN TUNNEL WAS OVERCOME WITH CARBON MONOXIDE, TAKING TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION AND WAS GIVEN OXYGEN.

EMPLOYEES USING GAS WATER PUMP IN TUNNEL WAS OVERCOME WITH CARBON MONOXIDE, TAKING TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION AND WAS GIVEN OXYGEN.

EMPLOYEES USING GAS WATER PUMP IN TUNNEL WAS OVERCOME WITH CARBON MAONOXIDE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION AND WAS GAVEN OXYGEN.

ELECTRICAL PANEL UP ON BEAM IT FELL BACK ON IM PINNING HIM UNDER IT

HOOKING UP A JACKSHAFT TO BE LIFTED & TRANSFERRED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF CONVEYOR AFTER HOOKING UP I STARTED TO BACK UP OUT OF THE WAY OF THE JACKSHAFT FOUR TO SET FEET BEHIND ME WAS A POWER POL E HOLE APPROX 6FT DEEP & FELL BACKWARDS INTO IT

EMPLOYEE WORKING IN SHOP REPAIRING BRAKES ON MECH TRUCK TRYING TO REMOVE BRAKE DRUM, #ONE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING DRUM WHILE #TWO EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING IT WITH HAMMER WHEN #TWO EMPLOYEE HIT #ONE E MPLOYEE ON THE THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.

EE WAS REMOVING PIN FROM 988B LOADER WITH AIR GUN AND A CHIP CAME OFF THE PUNCH A WENT INTO RIGHT ARM OF EE CUTTING BLOOD VEIN.

EMPLOYEE EXITING MEN'S RESTROOM PUT HIS HAND THROUGH THE GLASS IN THE DOOR. EMPLOYEE HITTING THE GLASS ON THE DOOR TO OPEN IT CAUSING THE INJURY. LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB AND HAND. LACERATION OF EXTENSOR TENDON.

WHILE CHIPPING SHARP CHEAT ENTERED SIDE OF GLASSES AND EMPLOYEE BEGAN RUBBING HIS EYES, THIS CAUSE FOREIGN PARTICLES TO INFLAMMATION OF EYE.

EMPLOYEE WORKING IN PIT #3 WITH LOADER, AND WHILE DIGGING INTO BANK, THE BANK CAME DOWN INTO THE BUCKET CAUSING LOADER WHEEL FRONT. THE REAR TO COME OFF THE GROUND AND DROP BACK DOWN CUASING EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS BACK.

HOOD WAS UP WHEN INSTALLING A NEW WELDING ROD IN A SMALL AREA THAT WAS INCLOSED. THE WELDING ROD HIT THE SIDE OF THE WALL AND STRUCK AN ARC CAUSING RUST FROM THE STEEL TO GET IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPL REMOVING STEEL PLATE FROM TRUCK-5' X 8' X 1/4".PLATE FELL LANDING ON EMPL RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER WHEN PEICE OF METAL FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WORKING ON TRUCK SCALE, WHILE EXITING PIT AREA HE STEPPED ONTO A 10" PIPE AT WHICH TIME HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE CHEST AREA ON A CROSS BEAM.

EMPL WAS REMOVING A OCUPLING ON MUD CAT USING A PRY BAR THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL R HAND TO BE PUSHED AGAINST AIR CLEANER SHARP EDGE OF AIR CLEANER CAUSED LACERATION R INDEX FINGER

ROLLING LIP USED BELTING ROLL BAR FELL ON R FT.

WHILE USING A HIGH SPEED GRINDER, WITHOUT WEARING SAFTEY GOGGLES A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES EYES.

REPLACING HOIST CYLINDER PIN WHEN IT FELL OVER ONTO EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND.

DESCENDING FLIGHT OF STAIRS AT DRY TUNNEL.EMPLOYEE'S ANKLE TWISTED WHILE TURNING TO DESCEND NEXT FLIGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PICK-UP TRUCK AND WHILE STOPPED AT PROPERTY'S ENTRANCE ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED OUT OF ITS TRAFFIC LANE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S VEHICLE.

EMP WAS STEPPING OFF A SAMLL TRACK LOADER WHEN HE REACHED GROUND HE EXPER. A PAIN IN HIS LEFT HIP. HE STEPED OFF THE WRONG WAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A LODING HOPPER CLEANING A TAIL PULLEY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM A LOADER BUCKET HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK BRUISED BACK AND LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PIT AREA DISCONNECTING CHAIN FROM BUCKET OF LOADER. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BUCKET, CHAIN SWUNG AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED INJURY TO TEETH.

AT LOADOUT AREA GOING UP STAIRS TO RETRIEVE SAMPLE FROM BIN, EMPLOYEE HAD TEST CYLINDER IN HAND, HE LOST HIS FOOTING; AND, IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP FROM FALLING OFF STEPS, HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE AN D MID-LOW BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING CRUSHER, PLACING SPINDLE SHAFT INTO PLACE. ANOTHER PERSON LET GO OF THE CRUSHER SHAFT AND IT DROPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT IRWINDALE PLANT REPAIRING CONVEYOR LINE. WHILE PICKING UP ROLLER (WHICH WEIGHS APPROX. 75#), EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED INJURY TO LOW BACK.

WHILE AT IRWINDALE ON CRUSHING DECK WORKING ON PLUGGED SEVEN FOOT CRUSHER CHANGING POSITION OF ADJUSTING RAMS, EMPLOYEEHS LITTLE FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN RAM BARREL AND RAM BRACKET.

WHILE ADJUSTING MASTER CLUTCH ON 71B BANKDRAG CRANE, CLUTCH WAS LOOSE AND IT SNAPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT IRWINDALE PIT PLANT MOVING LARGE ROCKS AWAY FROM CONVEYOR. A ROCK WEIGHING APPROX. 30# FELL THREE FEET OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.