Azusa Rock: 55 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

On 03/06/2023 employee was retrieving a tear plate when they felt a strain to right shoulder. On 03/27/2023 employee notified management of the incident and requested medical evaluation, employee was placed on modified duty and prescribed work restrictions for a right shoulder strain.

Employee was attempting to back up a 6,000 gallon articulating water truck, when the right rear tire went up a 2.5% grade causing the truck and cab to tip over.

Employee was changing cutting bits on a piece of equipment. He was using an 8 lb hammer to release the retaining pin. A metal fragment chipped off the pin and struck his low abdomen. He was taken to a clinic and the fragment was partially removed. The remaining portion was left in place due to doctor's recommendation.

Employee was working to fuel equipment. As the employee climbed down off a D10 dozer he stepped to the ground. Upon releasing from the ladder he felt low back pain. The employee was diagnosed with a muscle strain at a local clinic. The employee was released to modified duty.

EE WENT TO SEE CO. DR. ON 10/10/02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN CLIMBING OUT OF LOADER, EE STEPPED ON TONGUE OF LOADER BUCKET WHICH HAS A 2"LIP, HIS ANKLE TURNED & RESULTED IN A SPRAINED RT. ANKLE.

EE WENT TO SEE A DR ON 8-21-01 AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK. WHEN EE STOOD UP FROM WELDING, HE BACKED INTO A PIECE OF HOT ANGLE IRON WITH HIS L ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON 8-16-00 AND WA PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HIS HANDS STARTED HURTING HIM SOME TIME IN MARCH 2000, BUT NEVER REPORTED IT UNTIL 8-16-00. EM PLOYEE ALLEGES CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DUE TO JOBDUTIES LIKE WRENCHING, SHOVELING, STEERING.

WHILE HAMMERING OFF RIPER TOOTH, A PIECE OF SHARPNEL BROKE OFF FROM RIPPER AND LODGED INTO EE'S LEFT LEG.

CLIMBING ON ROCK TRUCK WHILE REMOVING FILTER CANISTERS, EE SLIPPED & LOST GRIP ON TANK

TREE ROOT GOT STUCK AT HEAD PULLEY AND KICKED OFF ROCK WHICH STRUCK EMPLOYEE SHOVELING BELOW.

POSITIONING STEEL IMPACT PLACE WHICH A FELLOW WORKER MOVED INTO POSTION WITH HAMMER. HAMMER-BLOW MOVE PLATE PAST MARK AND PINCHED WORKER'S FINGER BETWEEN STEEL PLATE AND SCREEN STRUCTURE.

WHILE MOVING SCRAP STEEL STRIP STEPPED ON WET PIECE OF BELTING ON GROUND AND FEET SLIPPED AND EE FELL DOWN PINCHING THUMB BETWEEN STEEL AND CONCRETE K-RAIL BARRIER.

MINER WAS EXCAVATING WITH CAT 992C LOADER (EQ.#41024) AT FACE OF LOOSE QUARRY BANK. BANK ESTIMATED TO 25' TO 30' HIGH. COLLAPSED ON LOADER BUCKET TRAPPING MACHINE. AS OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO REL IEVE BUCKET A SECOND BANK FELL ENTRAPPING MINER IN CAB OF VEHICLE, BREAKING FRONT WINDSHIELD. THREE MENT REMOVED MINER IN APPROX. 10-15 MINUTES.

WHILE LIFTING CONCRETE CRIB MEMBERS, EE DISCONNECTED LOAD AND PUSHED HOOK AND SHEAVE BLOCK OUT OF WAY. CRANE OPERATOR DID NOT HOIST BLOCK AND WHEN IT SWUNG BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION IT HIT EE IN HEAD. FACE SWOLLEN AND TENDER RIGHT SIDE OF SKULL ABOVE ZYGOMATIC ARCH. 1/2" LONG LACERATION ON RIGHT EYEBROW AREA.

WHILE CLIMBING INTO HOPPER OVER SIDE WALL, LANDED ON FEET THE WRONG WAY & REHURT OLD INJURY (UPON LEARNING OF INJURY, APPROPRIATE FORM WAS OFFERED BUT EE DENIED FORM SAYING IT WAS AN OLD INJURY. EE CAME BACK ON 5/14/97 AND REQEUSTED FORM.)

ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TWIST IN WIRE ROPE SLING, WHILE A SLIGHT LOAD WAS APPLIED. SLING ROTATED QUICKLY AND PINCHED HAND AGAINST I BEAM. LACERATION OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FIRST FINGER. I NDEX FINGER.

ACCIDENT OCCURRED PRIOR TO SCHEDULED SHIFT START, PRIOR TO CLOCK IN. EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH A RATTLESNAKE WHICH WAS SEEN CROSSING FRONT OF DRIVEWAY TO PROPERTY. DURING CHASE EE WAS BITTEN BY SN AKE.

INSTALLING GUARD ALONE. ONE END FELL, CAUSING A SCISSOR AFFECT AGAINST ANOTHER GUARD TO HIS FINGER.

ADJUSTING THE TENSION BOLT. BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE SPRING ON THE BOLT TO HIT HIS LEG AND CAUSINGHIM TO FALL.

LOST FOOTING AND SLIPPED.

WHILE SITTING DOWN CUTTING EDGE, WITH CRANE, IT SPUN ON CORNER AND FELL ON EE WHILE IN A CROUCHED POSITION HITTING HIM ON THIGH ABOVE RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE MOVING ROCK. RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND METAL CUTTING TIP. LEFT HAND DOMINANT.

LEANING FORWARD TO LOOK AT A BOLT WHEN WRENCH HE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED AND HIT EYE.

LOST FOOTING AND FELL.

WHILE REMOVING ROCK FROM UNDER JAW HOPPER TO RESTART STALLE DCONVEYOR, A ROCK FLEL AND INCHED SMALL FINGE RON RIGHT HAND (GLOVES WERE BEING WORN). LACERATION AND POSSIBLE FRACTURE BELOW LAST J OITN AND TIP OF LITTELE FINGER.

AATTEMPTED TO CLIMB LADDER WHILE CARRING 18"X24" RUBBER IMPACT PANEL. LOST BALANCE, FELL TO GROUND ABOUT 3', AND CORNER OF PANEL CUT LEFT UPPER ARM. LACERATION WITH MINIMAL BLEEDING, CLOSED WITH SUTURES AT EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITY, RETURN TO WORK.

TRAMP IRON DETECTED ON BELT. INJURED ACCESSED BELT TO RETRIEVE METAL PIECE AND BELT ROLLED BACK CAUSING INJURED TO FALL AND RECEIVED INJURIES. FOUND, FAILED DODGE BACKSTOP ASSEMBLY. BACKSTO P REPLACED. ABRASIONS TO FINGERS/BROKEN THUMB.

WAS CLEANING TOE OF SLOPE WITH DOZER BLADE, AND HIT A ROCK. THE EQUIPMENT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. LEFT HAND WAS ON THE LEFT STEERING CLUTCH HANDLE AND IT JARRED HIS HAND, ARM, SHOULDER AND NECK INTO SPINE.

HIT HEADF ABVOVE LEFT EYE ON STEEL SUBSTRUCTURE WHILE CLEANING UP UNDER DUMP HOPPER.

OPENED RADIATOR ON A CRANE & HOT WATER SHOT UP & BURNED FACE & NECK.

ROCK FELL FROM INCLINED STACKING CONVEYOR WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER CONVEYOR RADIAL DRIVE AREA. RETURNED TO WORK AFTER APPLYING ELASTIC BANDAGE AND DRESSING ABRASIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OVERSIZE ROCK OFF CONVEYOR HE STOOD IT UP (ROCK) ON ITS EDGE TO THROW OVER THE SIDE WHEN ROCK ROLLED DOWNWARD SHARP EDGE CUTWRIST

EE STATED INJURY NOT RELATED TO JOB DUTIES BUT AGGRAVATED BY THEM. THIS IS FROM A PAST INJURY.

EE WAS BEING TRANSFERRD IN THE BED OF A CO PICKUP AS HE STEPPED OVER THE TAILGATE & STEPPED UPON THE REAR BUMPER HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE GROUND

ATTEMPTING TO TURN ROCK BY HAND. ROCK SHIFTED, CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER ROCK.

WHILE WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CHECKING OIL AFTER STARTING THE D-11 MACHINE SOMETHING BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

WHILE RE-HOOKING LIFTING CHAIN ON JAW CRUSHER,TOGGLE PLATE -350 LBS-ROLLED OVER ON HAND WHICH WAS UNDER PLATE TRYING TO FREE UP CHAIN. POSSIBLE BROKEN FINGERS,LEFT HAND.

WHILE CLEANING PLANT AREA PRIMARY PLANT A ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF CHUTE AND HIT HIS KNEE, LEFT KNEE.

FALL FROM TRACTOR

SHOVELING DIRT AROUND PLANT AREAS.

CLIMBING UPON 773 ROCK TRUCK <TO GET INTO CAB| GRABBED ONTO SCREEN ABOVE CAB TO PREVENT FROM FALLING BACKWARDS ACTUAL DATE OF INJURY SAID TO HAVE BEEN 100289FIRST REPORT OF INJURY WAS 101989 I NJURY IS TO RIGHT WRIST WITH SORENESS & LOSS OF RANGE OF MOTION

POSSIBLE INSECT.

WALKING ACROSS TRUCK SCALE FOOT WENT THROUGH BROKEN FLOOR BOARD INJURY WAS AN ANKLE SPRAIN

EMPLOYEE IS A H9AVY DUTY REPAIRMAN AND WAS REMOVING A HYDRAULIC HOSE AND GOT HYDRAULIC OIL IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING DOWN FROM CAB OF WATER TRUCK AT THE END OF SHIFT AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE.