Incident happened on the first day of running a brand new equipment (dragline). Operators were being tasked trained on a day when the plant was shut down and locked out. Fire broke out in engine compartment and damaged the engine. No one was hurt. Esparto Fire Department responded and eliminated the fire. The fire did not spread.
Employee 1 was operating a forklift to move a crusher liner. The liner shifted pinching the foot of Employee 2.
Employee was working on screen deck when he misplaced his footing resulting in a laceration to his left shin which required stitches.
As the employee was opening the office/trailer door, a gust of wind caught the door and threw her across the office deck ( appr. 6 ft) resulting in a mild left mandible contusion.
Employee was trying to clear a stuck roller with a hammer. The hammer got caught up in the belt. His arm was dragged in with the hammer resulting in right forearm contusion.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A RETURN ROLLER THAT HAD FALLEN AND WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH A MOVING BELT. WHILE PULLING THE ROLLER OUT IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MOVING BELT JERKING THE ROLLER IN EMPLOYEE'S HAND. HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND A SUPPORT BRACE CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.
While preparing to assist a 3rd party trucking company to load their damaged transfer trailer onto a flatbed our employee was injured. The transfer box fell off of the trailer ejecting our employee pinning him underneath the upside down transfer box.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A SKIP-LOADER TRACTOR. THE STARTER BECAME ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE STARTER BEGAN TO SMOKE SO THE EMPLOYEE HURRIED OFF THE TRACTOR THINKING HE NEEDED TO USE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. IN HIS HURRIEDNESS HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE USING COME-ALONG WENCH TO PULL TWO SLEEVED PIPES APART. THE INNER 4"" STEEL PIPE WAS RUSTED AND RESISTED SMOOTHLY SLIDING OUT OF LARGER PIPE. WHEN IT FINALLY RELEASED IT TRAVELLED OUT 32"" AL LOWING THE STEEL PIPING AND CROSS-BRACING TO DROP ON EMPLOYEE'S LOWER LEG AND ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE A WRENCH BEING USED TO TIGHTEN A LARGE NUT. EMPLOYEE MISSED WITH SLEDGE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT.