Lifting a water pump; felt a pinch in lower back.
El Toro Materials CoMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 28
- Years on record
- 2000–2008
- Latest incident
- Jan 2008
Reportable incidents
28 on file2008 · 1 incident
2007 · 1 incident
2006 · 1 incident
cleaning out some holes that were just tapped out when a piece of metal hit eyebrow then hit inside of safety glasses and bounded into left eye.
2005 · 1 incident
Checking popped fuse at fuse box. Arc caught fuse box on fire causing burns to employee's face; right arm and hand.
2004 · 2 incidents
TIGHTENING PIPE FITTING ON WATER TRUCK-WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EE TO FALL ON HIS WRIST.
HAMMERING BEARING ON #3 PLANT-PULLED LIGAMENT IN R WRIST.
2003 · 3 incidents
GOING UP STAIRS TO REMOVE A PIECE OF CONCRETE. WHEN COWORKER PULLED IT AND GRABBED HIS NAIL & PULLED IT BACK & CRUSHED THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BOLT WITH HIS HANDS WHILE USING AN IMPACT WRENCH. THE IMPACT WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST.
2002 · 5 incidents
USING PIPE WRENCH TO MAKE ROLLER BAR TURN ON CONVEYOR - FELT PULL IN LOWER BACK.
STEPPED INTO LOADER BUCKET & SLIPPED. BUCKET WAS ON THE GROUND.
CLEANING PARTS NEXT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS GRINDING - NEXT THING HE KNEW HIS ARMS WERE ON FIRE.
MOVING ROLLERS AND LIME PLANT-BENT OVER FELT BACK STRAIN.
2001 · 5 incidents
HELPING ANOTHER MECHANIC. TWISTED & FELT A POP IN BACK. WORKING ON GENERATOR SET.
CLEANING PART FROM CHEMICAL MIXER AT MUD PRESS: HAND SLIPPED & CUT HAND OPEN
2000 · 9 incidents
WALKING UP EMBANKMENT, SLIPPED AND FELL; CUT OPEN UPPER LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING HYDRAULIC RAM WHEN IT JUMPED UP AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN A STEEL FLIGHT ON A SAND SCREW.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN OBJECT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON A WIRE CLOTH.
SPOKE OF STEERING WHEEL GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THUMB AND POINTER FINGER WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING BACK.
USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH ON D8N. OBJECT FLEW UP IN EYE.
EE STATED HIS BACK JUST STARTED HURTING. WASN'T SURE WHAT HE DID.