Clayton Aggregates Metal/Non-Metal

EE was removing nuts from the secondary crusher frame with a 1" pneumatic impact wrench. When the nut broke free the rotational force of the pneumatic wrench spun the nut up the threads pinning EE's right index finger between the handle on the impact wrench and the overhang of the crusher frame. EE received 7 sutures to the outside of the right index finger.

Temporary scaffolding staircase was removed. Area was not safely cordoned off correctly. Employee fell from 7' elevated height at doorway with no stairs. Employee suffered bruising and laceration.

Injured employee examined what needed to be cleaned on the transfer screen to move the gates. EE was in a squatting position and barred the material that was stopping the gates from moving. In the squatting position EE grabbed the chute opening with hands out and when EE pulled self up EE felt a sharp pain in back and a popping sound.

An employee was hauling material to the dump grizzly, when they felt a pain in the lower back. The initial diagnosis was a strain to the lower back and they were returned to regular duties on 8/16/2014. No medical treatment was given at this time. The employee was further diagnosed and was removed from the duties on 6/9/2015.

From a previous injury that was being treated by the insurance carrier, the employee stated both knees and the back was getting sore again over the past few days. The employee was conducting their regular job operating the Pit Loader and Dozer periodically in the pit area.

Walking on an uneven surface while performing a pre-task inspection, left knee hyper-extended as he strode and hit a depression.

The employee was pumping a manual grease gun when he felt some pain in the right elbow. The employee was sent to the clinic and was diagnosed with a minor strain to the elbow. The employee was sent back to regular duty with no retractions. The modifications were given based on the California Workers Comp. criteria only.

Employee was climbing down into the feeder that was being installed into #2 conveyor tunnel. The 4' "A" frame ladder slipped from under him and he hit his right elbow and right shoulder. His left knee was reported as sore due to walking on even surfaces during this project.

EE was lifting two tools out of a crate and while doing so felt pain in his abdomen. A bump developed and was diagnosed as an umbilical hernia.

Employees welding lagging onto a tail pulley, injured employee said he caught a couple of flashes during the 11 hour shift. At the end of the shift he realized that he had received a flash burn in both eyes.

Slipped as he stepped off a ladder, twisting his left knee.

Two employees were replacing a bearing on the ecentric shaft of the Noble feeder in #2 conveyor tunnel. The shaft and bearings were supported by a chain and a chain hoist. One of the chains slipped allowing the bearing to twist and drop two inches, hitting employees left thumb and breaking it.

While operating an electrical hoist he caught his hand on the cable. His left ring finger became caught in the block.

Employee is claiming a cummulative trauma to left shoulder, specifically left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis.

Employee was lifting a screen or gate when he felt pain in his low back.

Employee felt pain in his lower back when he bent over to connect cables from charger to welder battery.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL NEAR ONE OF THE CRUCHERS WHEN THE WIND BLEW DUST INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS LIFTING SCREEN AND PLACING THEM IN A RACK; HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AND NECK.

EE WAS PULLING ON GREASE LINE FROM SERVICE TRUCKWALKING BACKWARDS AT THE TIME & SLIPPED & FELL ON LOOSE GRAVEL IN AREA-FALLING BACKWARDS ONTO HIS BUTTOCKS. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS UNTIL 4/19/00 FROM DRS.

WHILE EE WAS REPLACING AN OLD ROOF ON SCALE BUILDING #2 HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

ONN7-22-98 EE REPORTED A SORE BACK. ON 9-25-98 HIS DR. REPORTED, THAT 15 YEARS OF RUNNING HEAVY EQUIPMENT CAUSED CUMULATIVE TRAUMA TO HIS BACK.

EE WAS LOADING WHEEL BARROW WITH DIRT AND MOVING FULY WHEEL BARROW. HE FELT PAIN WHILE MOVING WHEEL BARROW.

DURING PRESHIFT WALK AROUND, NOTICED ROCK BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND FRAME OF D9L DOZER. TRIED TO LIFT AND REMOVE ROCK. WHILE TRYING TO LIFT OUT FELT "POP" IN HIS LOWER BACK. CONTINUED WORKING ON TH E 24TH AND WENT TO DR. ON 27TH. DR. FELT IT IS PINCHED NERVE.

AS EE WAS CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH HE STEPPED INTO THE CHUTE OF SCREEN #2. HERE HE SLIPPED HITTING HIS LEFT UPPER THIGH ON THE CHUTE.

THE PIPE WRENCH THAT WAS BEING USED TO CHANGE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED & EE FELL AGAINST DRILL DOOR & RAILING.

WHILE PULLING A36" CONVEYOR BELT TO CENTER IT FOR A SPLICE EE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT HAND. TENDONITIS IN THE LEFT HAND.

WHILE FUELING DOZER, PUMP HAD BLOW BY OF DIESEL MIST. EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTICE THE MIST UNTIL SOMETIME LATER WHEN CHEST BECAME TIGHT.

EE WAS CLOSING RT HAND DOOR AND CAUGHT THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND FRAME. LACERATION TO FINGER TAKING 4 STITCHES.

EE WAS HELPING TO CLEAN THE TRANSFER SCREEN CHUTE. HE REACHED IN TO MOVE A ROCK WITH HIS LEFT HAND. AS HE DID SO ANOTHER ROCK SHIFTED AND HIT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION AND FR ACTURE ON THE END OF THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS GREASING A 980 LOADER AND WAS UNDER THE MACHINE. THE WIND BLEW SOMETHING INTO HIS EYE CAUSING AN IRRITATION OR BURN TO HIS RIGHT EYE. EYE WAS SWOLLEN. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

INJURED WAS REVERSING THE ADJUSTING RAM TO ADJUST THE CRUSHER THE RAM WAS RETRATED CATCHING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE RAM AND FRAME, FRACTURING THE END OF THE FINGER.

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF CONVEYOR BELT REACHED OUT TO HANDRAIL & TURNED AT THE SAME TIME FELT & HEARD A POP IN HIS RT ARM & SHOULDER SPRAIN TO RT ARM & SHOULDER

PULLING WATER HOSE OFF OF WATER TRK. LATAER THHAT DAY & FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY;; BY #2 SCREEN. SLIPPED ON STAIR, MNISSED THE NEXT STAIR, & TWISTED ANKLE ON THE THIRD STAIR. SEVERLY STAINED ANKLE.

CUTTING BRUSH & TREE LIMBS & WAS EXPOSED TO POISON OAK

KEN WAS FIGHTING A SMALL GRASS AND BRUSH FIRE WHEN THE WIND CHANGED AND THE FIRE GOT BEHIND HIM. AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE AREA HE SLIPPED AND FELL. WHILE CRAWLING OUT HE WAS BURNED ON TH E UPPER INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT ARM.

WHILE OPERATING A 980 CAT LOADER, EE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG. EE REPORTED PAIN ON 5-17-93, SAID HE FIRST FELT IT ON 5-13-93 AND WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 5-18-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PICKUP WITH A LEAKING HEATER. THE WATER AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED INTO THE CAB & EXPOSED HIM TO ANTIFREEZE FUMES.

WHILE CHIPPING MATERIAL OUT OF A HOPPER UNDER GRIZZLY #1 EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING ON A 2INX12IN BOARD & MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE & HIT THE BOARD & BROKE IT WHEN THE EMPLOYEE FELL THE EMPLOYEE FELL THE CHIPPING GUN FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE LEFT EYE

AS EMPLOYEE CHECKED TO SEE IF A LARGE ROCK HAD PLUGGED A CHUTE & CRUSHER ANOTHER ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF A SCREEN AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND. SPLINT ON FINGER FINGER WAS FRACTURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PUNCH PLATE FROM GRIZZLY. PUNCH PLATE HUNG ON TRACK PAD RETARDER. EMPLOYEE GRABBED TRACK PAD AND PULLED. CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN PADS. LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS LACERAT ED REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE I.NAME UNPLUGGING A CHUTE,A ROCK BECAME DISLODGED AND HIT BAR THAT I.NAME WAS USING.JAMMED THE BAR INTO THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WHILE AJUSTING SKIRTS R ACHET SLIPPED OFF OF NUT & LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RATCHET HANDLE & ANGLE IRON FRAME OF CONVEYOR FINGER WAS BROKEN & HA S A BRACE ON IT NOW

EMPLOYEE HELPING CHANGE SCREEN CLOTH ON GYRADISC, BACK ACCESS DOOR WAS OPENED. DOOR WAS NOT SECRURED. BOTTOM DOOR FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

TIGHTENING BOLTS ON GRIZZLEY WITH RATCHET AND BAR.BAR SLIPPED AND HIT FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND CHUTE/

EMPLOYEE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER AND SLIPPED ON BOTTOM RUNG. STEPPED DOWN ONTO ROCK.

WALKING DOWN STAIRS AT TRANSFER TOER SLIPPED CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND STRAINED SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE HAD FILLED WHEELBORROW WITH MATERIAL. WHEN LIFTING TO MOVE IT FELT PAIN IN RIGHT CHEST AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 55 GAL OIL DRUM UP RIGHT AND SUFFERED MUSCLE PULLED IN LOWER BACK.

SLIPED ON ANGLE IRON FELL AND GRABBED STEEL INJURING SHOULDER

INSTALLING 12" PIECE OF PIPE ON DUST BUNKER DOOR. USING CABLE COME-ALONG TO PULL PIPE FLAT ON DOOR. HOOK ON COME-ALONG SLIPPED PINNING FINGER BETWEEN COME-ALONG AND FLOOR. 4TH FINGER ON LEFT H AND FRACTURED.

LOADING BLAST HOLES. SPILL AMMONIUM NITRATE, FUEL OIL AND EMULSION MIXTURE ON ARM, CAUSING CHEMICAL DERMATITIS AND BURNS TO ARMS.

WAS USING COMEALONG TO LIFT METAL HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDLE & HIT A PIECE OF STEEL WITH ELBOW OCCURANCE JUST REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR AT THAT TIME ON JUNE 13 1988 HIT ELBOW AGAIN ON HAND RAIL WHILE INSTALLING GUARD LEFT ELBOW HAS BONE CHIPS

EMPLOYEE HITTIN1 WEDGE END OF MOUNTING BELT ON MOVING JAW OF 48 X 60 JAW CRUSHER HAMMER HIT OPPOSITE LOW DIE CAUSING BLOW TO GLANCE OFF AND HIT FINGER RT INDEX FINGER FRACTURED PRESCRIPTION M EDICATION GIVEN3

EMPLOYEE WAS UN1LUGGING ROCK FROM #1 GRIZZLEY HE REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES AND WIPED AWAY SWEAT FROM HIS LEFT EYE WITH HIS HAND WHILE WEARINF GLOVES DUST AND DIRT FROM GLOVE ENTERED EYE

CLIMBING DOWN L5DDER OF 988 LOADER WHEN, STEPPED ON GROUND FELT BACK GIVE WAY. PHYSICAL THERAPY REQUIRED.

EMPL USING WEED1EATER STANDING ON A SLOPE.LOST FOOTING AND SLID DOWN SLOPE STRAINING HIS BACK.

AS HE GOT OUT O0 HIS TRUCK HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HE HAD TO GRAB HOLD OF STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP FROM FALLING.

DRIVING QUARRY 7RUCK,IT SLID ON ICE AND HIT A BANK.HIS HEAD HIT CAB AND UCT HIS SCALP.

I NAME WAS DRIV3NG WATER TRUCK IN QUARRY WHEN HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK CAUSING THE SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT JOLT INJURED BACK AIR PRESSURE IN SEAT HAD LEAKED OFF NEW SEAT INSTALLED

I,NAME WAS ENLARGING THE OPENING IN THE FALSE BOTTOM OF A ROCK CHUTE, USING A CUTING TORCH, SO HE WOULD HAVE ROOM TO WELD INSIDE. HE FINISHED BURNING A PC. OF STEEL & WAS CHANGING POSITIONS. W HEN HE TURNED HE KNOCKED SOME HOT SLAG DOWN HIS LEFT SHIRT SLEEVE, WHICH WAS ALSO THE HAND HE WAS HOLDING THE LIGHTED TORCH IN. HE JERKED HIS LEFT ARM BACK WHEN THE SLAG BURNED HIM, IN DOING

I.NAME HELPING I.NAME MOVE WEAR COVER FOR SCREEN ECCENTRIC HOUSING.I.NAME HAD HOLD OF ONE END OF COVER AND WAS WALKING BACKWARDS.I.NAME HANDLING OTHER END AND WAS WALKING FORWARD.I.NAME LEFT O FOOT HIT PART OF SCREEN STRUCTURE GOING AROUND CORNER CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND WEAR COVER STRUCK HIM ON LEFT HAND,JUST ABOVE KNUCKLES OF LAST 3 FINGERS.

EMP WAS TAKING AIR OPERATED BRAKE POD APART WHEN SPRING LOADED SECTION CAME APART AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM

HERMAN JOHNSON INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING DONALD SCHULTE TO DEWATER SOME BLAST HOLES USING A BILL LANE AIR OPERATED PUMP INFLATABLE SLEEVE RUPTURED DOWN INSIDE HOLE AND AIR PRESSURE ESCAPING FROM HOLE BLEW PUMP HOSES WATER AND DRILL CUTTINGS UP OUT OF HOLE STRIKING MR JOHNSON ON RT SIDE OF FACE AND HEAD FORTUNATELY HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF IMPACT HE WAS APPROX 2FT