Carroll Canyon Plant: 50 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

On 11/22/17, employee received medical treatment and was placed on restricted duty which is being accommodated. The employee slipped, heard a pop in right knee and experienced a right patella dislocation.

On 9/9/15, the employee was taken to Company clinic, placed on restricted duty which was accommodated. Employee while walking in Company parking lot was struck by a co-worker who was operating his personal vehicle. The employee was diagnosed with L-hip buttocks contusion, lumbosacral strain, L-elbow contusion and laceration.

SERVICE TECH WAS TRYING TO BREAK THE BACK BEAD ON A TIRE WITH A COMBINATION BEAD BREAKER HE SAID HE WAS STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE BUT AFTER INVESTIGATING HE WAS UNDER THE LOADER NOT ON THE SIDE OF THE LOADER HE PUT PRESSURE TO THE BEAD BREAKER IT CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT AND THAT SAVE HIM FROM SERIOUS INJURY

On 9/10/10 while the employee was loading out waste material, he stated over the radio that he felt faint. After parking the loader at the office, his manager noticed symptoms of faintness and confusion and the employee stated he had blurred vision. The employee was transported by EMT to Sharp Memorial Hospital on a non-occupational basis.

On 3/30/10 the employee was in the breakroom to start his lunch break when he called his supervisor to report discomfort in his chest and back. Management summoned EMS which responded. The employee was diagnosed with chest pain (non-specific) by a physician on a non-occupational basis.

Employee was taken to the Company clinic on 2/9/09 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee states that while placing a screen cloth, weighted at 15 lbs., into the bed of truck, he felt his right shoulder pull (Allegedly). Employee was diagnosed with a right shoulder strain.

Employee went to see an audiologist on 8/25/08 who determined that the hearing loss to his right ear is of occupational origin.

The employee went to see the company doctor on 4/15/2005 after the injury happened on 4/11/2005 had become irritated, and was returned to full duty. The employee was removing a hose to unplug the pump, and was burned by hot water.

Employee went to see Company doctor on 06/14/2004 and was released on restricted duty. Employee was climbing up ladder of loader and slipped twisting his ankle and fracturing his R-heel.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR ON 8/13/03, WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AND STITCHES WERE APPLIED. WHILE PULLING A CHUNK OF ROCK FROM CONVEYER, LEFT HAND GOT STUCK BETWEEN ROCK AND CONVEYER WHICH CAUSED LACERATION TO LEFT HAND.

INJURY HAPPENED TO AN IRWINDALE HEAVY DUTY SHOP EMPLOYEE AT THE CARROLL CANYON PLANT. EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY PHYSICIAN ON 11/14/02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE CHANGING SKIRT BOARD RUBBER AROUND FEEDER AND REPAIRING DIAMOND DECK PLATE, EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGHT HOLE AND STOPPED HIMSELF WITH HIS ELBOWS WHICH CAUSED LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS TO L-ELBOW.

EE WENT TO HOSPITAL WERE STITCHES WERE APPLIED AND HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY. CHANGING END COVERS ON LOADER BUCKET, EE WAS STRUCK BY WEDGED WHILE HAMMERING TO REMOVE END COVER.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 2/15/02 AND WA PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN CHANGING BUCKET TEETH ON LOADER, A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFF WHILE HAMMERING ON A PIN TO REMOVE BUCKET TO OTH AND THE SLIVER OF STEEL BECAME EMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S CHEST.

WHILE CLIMBING ON EQUIPMENT TO REPAIR IT, LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP.

NOT REPORTED UNTIL APRIL 6. EE WENT TO SEE DR. ON APRIL 6 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICED DUTY. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT, EE FELL BACKWARD AND DOWN HITTING HIS BACK ON LOWER HAND RAIL.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 12-20-99 AND WAS PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY. EE WAS HOLDING A BOLT WITH HAND AND TURNED ON IMPACT AND BOLT SPUN WHILE HOLDING IT WITH BARE HAND.

EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM WAS BURNED, WHEN THE RADIATOR CAB WAS KICKED OFF, CAUSING HOT RADIATOR FLUIDTO SPRAY ALL OVER THE PLACE.

GRINDER KICKED BACK, CUTTING ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE SET OF ROLLERS WHEN THE ROLLERS TIPPED OVER SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN ROLLERS AND CONVEYOR FRAME.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKIGN A SWITCH GEAR, HE WAS BITTEN BY A SPIDER. LATER ON THAT NIGT HIS ARM SWELLED UP AND HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. HE DID NOT NOTIFY US OF THIS INCIDENT UTIL 11-27- 95.

EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN NUT ON BOLTS. WHILE HITTING WRENCH WITH THE HAMMER, HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST AND THUMB.

GRADUAL ONSET OF BACK INJURY FROM OPERATING A DOZER & OTHER HEAVY EQUIPMENT OVER A PERIOD OF 26 YEARS.

WHILE RAISING CATWALK OVER CRUSHER, ELECTRICAL CORD CAUGHT ON CONVEYOR - EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON RAIL TO UNTANGLE CORD. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE HELD ONTO AN AIR LINE FOR SUPPORT, PIPE BROKE AND EM PLOYEE FELL BACK STRIKING HAND ON CRUSHER.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTING TRAFFIC IN THE PLANT FOR A CUSTOMER TO BE LOADED, THE CUSTOMER DID NOT WAIT FOR CALMAT'S EMPLOYEE TO WAIVE HIM ON. THE CUSTOMER SAW AN OPENING AND STARTED ON HIS OWN HITTING THE EMPLOYEE WITH HIS TRUCK.

DRIVING PLANT TRUCK WHEN FOREIGN SUBSTANCE BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A TRANSFORMER WHEN HE DISRUPTED A BEE HIVE.

NON-EMPLOYEE, DATE OF BIRTH 7-28-75, WAS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF A PIT AT THE CARROLL CANYON PLANT. HE WAS DISCOVERED BY A GROUP OF BOYS IN THE AFTERNOON OF 4-16-90. FIRST REPORTS INDICATE HE H AS MULTIPLE INJURIES. NO OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

EMPL WAS INSIDE HOPPER FIXING SCREEN WHEN OFF SIDE OF HOPPER & JAMMED LEFT ANKLE.

EMP WAS CARRYING A PUMP UP A STEEP INCLINE WHEN HOSE CAUGHT ON A PIECE METAL AND CAUSED EMP BODY TO TWIST.

CLIMBING LADDER TO CATWALK TURNED AND TWISTED ELBOW.

WHILE LIFTING SCREENS INTO LOADER BUCKET EMPL STRAINED BACK.

AFTER CLEANING TRANSFER BOX,EMPL CLIMBED OUT OF BOX AND STEPPED DOWN ONTO CATWALK STEPPED ON ROUNDISH ROCK,SLIPPED AND TWISTED FOOT.INJ REPORTED 2-2-89 ALTHOUGH EMPL CLAIMS HAPPENED 1987.

EMPL ALLEDGES THAT HAUL ROAD IS SO BAD THAT STRAIN TO SEVERAL PARTS OF HER BODY IS CAUSED BY BUMPS IN ROAD.

WHILE DRIVING PIT TRUCK ON ROUGH ROAD BOUNCING UP & DOWN STRAINED NECK & SPINE

WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO LINE UP A BELLY PAN ON A D8L, PRY BAR SLIPPED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE #8 TOOTH.

WHILE HOLDING A BRASS PUNCH WITH VISE GRIPS, BRASS PUNCH CAME LOOSE FROM GRIPS AND HIT EMP. IN THE MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE PUSHED3ON THE BAR WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ABOUT 15 FEET ONTO HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE IS AN 9QUIPMENT OPERATOR WHO WAS WORKING IN A DUSTY AREA AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING STRONG AND BLEW SUBSTANCE INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DI9ECTING THE LOADER,CLEANING OUT FEEDER.WAS ABOUT 5FT.IN FRONT OF LOADER,AS STABBLER CLEARED THE TOP OF THE FEEDER,IT SPRANG FORWARD AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEST.

HANDLING ROCK L2G TIPS, EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND AND HIT ELBOW ON A ROCK LOG TIP THAT WAS INSTALLED.

DRIVING PIT TRU7K #6967 GOING BACK TO THE P IT TURNED TRUCK ON ITS LEFT SIDE LEFT LEG WAS OUT THE DOOR AND UNDER THE CAB

WHILE HE WAS LI0TING & TIPING SOCKET LIER HIS FEET SLIPPED BECAUSE OF THE RAIN HE SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON TOP OF THE SOCKET LINER & IN DOING SO HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO NOSE BRIDGE & EYEBRO4

HE HAD FINISHED WELDING AND STARTED TO WRAP UP AND STEPPED OFF THE SHOVEL BUCKET ONTO A ROCK AND HIS ANKLE TWISTED OVER

HAD BEEN SHOVELING MATERIAL UNDER THE TUNNEL CONVEYOR BELT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN HE CAME UP WITH S SHOVEL FULL OF MATERIAL AND WENT TO THROW IT ON THE BELT AND THEN FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK F FOR A FEW MINUTES

WHILE HELPING TURN CUTTING TEETH ON 150B SHOVEL STRAINED BACK PICKING UP AND TURNING CUTTING TEETH OVER