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.

WHILE UNLOADING STEEL PARTS OUT OF A TRUCK, EE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE EXITING CO VECHILE EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON PLANT AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

LIFTING UP T-ROLLERS OVERHEAD TO BELT THEN ARM STARTED HURTING.

EE WAS CUTTING A STEEL BAND OFF A PARTS DELIVERY BOX AND AS HE CUT THE BAND IT FLEW UP AND IT HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS USING A SMALL HAND WRENCH TO LOOSEN A RUSTY BOLT AND NUT WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WORKING WITH A HYDRAULIC PRESS TO REMOVE SHAFT FROM A BEARING. UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE JACK ASSEMBLY WHILE BEING INSTALLED INTO POSITION CAUSED EE'S FINGER TO LODGE BETWEEN THE BOLT AND PLATE ASSEMBLY CUTTING THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT FINGER.

GETTING TO CLOCK OUT HAD BLACKOUT

WRENCH WAS KNOCKED OUT OF EMP'S HAND WHEN BOLT CAME LOOSE AND HIT EMP IN MOUTH AND BROKE TWO FRONT TEETH.

CLEARING ROCKS FROM CRUSHER GOT FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN EYE.

WHILE BUILDING A CARPORT A RAFTER FELL OFF ITS SUPPORT HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD

WORKING INSIDE 6LDG EMPL STEPPED DOWN ON NAIL IN A BOARD AND IT STUCK IN HIS FOOT.

REMOVING ELEC B2XES FROM AN OLD BLDG.

EMPLOYEE WAS AD4USTING BRAKES ON MIXER TRUCK. BRAKE SPOON SLIPPED AND FINGER HIT FRAME.

WORKING ON CONV9YOR 7 STARTING TO PUSH IN THE SAFETY BLADES ON THE FEEDER WHEN THE SAFETYS BLEW. CAUSING 3RD DEGREE BURNS.

NOT ENGAGED IN AUTHORIZED WORK ACTIVITY OF CONROCKS BUT WAS MAKING A BOMB & IT DETONATED & BLEW OFF HIS LEFT HAND.