Employee was splicing conveyor belt with three other ees at Bellino Tunnel Belt. While positioning belt, ee was standing, slightly bent at waist pulling slack from belt and felt sharp pain in lower back, diagnosed as a strain.
Employee was replacing a belt on the Power Screen and bumped his knee, causing a contusion that subsequently became infected. Employee declined medical treatment until 12/13/11. Claim was accepted on 12/13/11 as reportable.
Employee was cutting a belt with a razor when the knife slipped and cut his right lower leg.
Employee was removing a dowpin from a nut guard to the crusher, when the wrench slipped, causing the top of his right index finger to cut on the sharp edge of the nut guard
Employee was replacing a 15 HP electric motor on the crusher feeder. As he tried to position the motor onto the mount, the motor shifted and caught his finger against the frame of the crusher feeder. Employee experienced a laceration on the small finger of his right hand.
DESCENDING FROM A STEP STOOL. EE MISSED THE SECOND STEP, FELL BACKWARD, AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE EDGE OF THE DESK. EE'S IMPACT ON THE EDGE OF THE DESK CAUSED A 3/4"" LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE GRASPED A HANDRAIL USED FOR ACCESS TO A PLATFORM UTILIZED TO CHANGE THE BLOW BARS ON A RECYCLE PLANT. EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE PAIN DID NOT SUBSIDE, SO TH E EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVEN TO CALIFORNIA OCCUPATION PHYSICIANS IN MODESTO, CA. FURTHER EVALUATION REVEALED AN ACUTE SPRAIN ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE INFORMED HIS FOREMAN THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL WELL & HAD FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM. FOREMAN TOLD EE HE WAS GOING TO DRIVE HIM TO CALIF. OCCUPATIONAL SERVICES IN MODESTO TO HAVE THE SITUATION CHECKED OUT. EE SAID HE PREFERRED TO GO HOME & CONSULT HIS PERSONAL DR. EE'S DR MET HIM @ SONORA HOSPITAL, RAN SOME TESTS WHICH INDICATED EE HAD MAJOR HEART PROBLEM & HAD EXPERIENCED MILD HEAR
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HIS TOOLS AWAY. A PIPE JACK FELL OVER AND STRUCK HIS KNEE.
WORKER WAS LOOSENING A NUT ON A CONE CRUSHER UNIT. A WRENCH WAS ATTACHED TO THE NUT, AND THE WORKER WAS HITTING THE WRENCH WITH A 4"" SHAFT. WORKER MISSED HIS TARGET AND SLAMMED HIS FINGER AGAI NST THE WRENCH.
OPERATOR WAS MOVING A HYDRAULIC JACK AFTER ADJUSTING A CONE CRUSHER. HE SLIPPED ON AN OILY SURFACE ON THE CRUSHER PLATFORM, LANDING ON HIS BOTTOM LEFT SIDE.