Mayhew Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Employee complained of nausea and asked to go home. Other employees recognized symptoms consistent with a heart attack, and called 911. It was later determined that the employee did suffer a heart attack.

EE was cutting a piece of 6" channel steel at the steel rack behind the shop. He lifted the channel up and shored it with another smaller piece of steel so he could cut with the welding torch, he turned around to grab the torch, at that time some steel pipe slid off the rack and struck his right foot.

EE was heating a part to remove a broken steering ball stud in a cat 775D haul truck. Some hot grease spat back at him and struck his right forearm and caused him to srop the hot torch. The torch flame flashed by his side and burned his abdomen.

Employee was operating loader controls for another mechanic who was changing bucket pins. The cab was getting warm, so EE turned on the A/C. He then stuck his hand into the vent cavity (the vent louver was off & sitting on the dash in front of EE) to feel the air temperature. His left index & middle fingers came in contact with the A/C fan blower wheel.

EMPLOYEE WALKING ON DECK REBAR APPROXIMATELY 12" HIGH LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN/STRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT INFORM EMPLOYER UNTIL 11/4/05.

WHILE EE WAS USING A CHOP SAW TO CUT A PIECE OF METAL, THE CHOP SAW DISC BROKE. A PIECE OF THE DISC FLEW AND HIT HIS FINGER, MAKING A SMALL CUT ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

While stepping from machine to a ladder, pant leg got caught on the battery box. This caused him to fall, landing on his left side.

WHILE SHOP MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON MOTOR GRADER ALTERNATOR, HIS ELBOW BUMPED THE HOOD SAFETY LATCH BRINGING THE HOOD DOWN ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. THIS RESULTED IN ABOUT A ONE INCH SUPERFICIAL LACE RATION ON TOP OF HIS HEAD.

WHILE CHANGING A SCREEN ON OUR PORTABLE PLANT, EE WAS SWINGING A HAMMER TO BREAK FREE THE OLD SCREEN. HE MISSED THE TARGET AREA AND HIT HIS LEFT THUMB. THE CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WA S HIS HAND IN THE PATH OF THE IMPACT AREA.

AS EE REMOVED CHOCK ON WHEELS OF CONVEYOR TO HOOK CHAIN TO LOADER BUCKET O MOVE STACKER, CONVEYOR ROLLED INTO LOADER BUCKET EDGE, PINCHING HIS CALF (LEFT LEG).

EE WAS TAKING SCREENS OFF OF FORKLIFT WHEN A SCREEN SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND & STRUCK HIS LEG RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS LOWER LEFT LEG REQUIRING 6 STAPLES TO CLOSE. BACK TO WORK SAME DAY.

LIFTING A STEEL PLATE WITH A SLING ATTACHED TO ELECTRIC HOIST. SLING SLIPPED OUT OF HOIST HOOK AND THE STEEL PLATE FELL OUT OF SLING HITTING LEFT FOOT EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS RETRIEVING TOOL FOR MECHANIC STEPPED DOWNOFF LADDER & LOST BALANCE DUE TO UNEVEN GROUND & FELL ON RT WRIST Y

EE WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD AND SITTING IN A TWISTED POSITION WATCHING THE LOAD TURNED BACKWARDS. HE DROVE OVER A ROCK JARRING THE WAGON AND CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REPLACING THE BEARING ASSEMBLY ON THE WASH SCREW. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE WASH SCREW AND THE BEARING ASSEMBLY SMASHING HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE STEERING ARM ON THE PLANT SERVICE TRUCK. HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER AS HE WAS PUSHING THE STEERING ARM INTO PLACE.

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE INSTALLING A DRIVELINE IN THE 985 LOADER. HIS HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN DRIVELINE AND YOKE ON THE LOADER PINCHING AND LACERATING HIS FINGER.

EE WAS WORKING ON 988B LOADER. HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER AND SLIPPED A FELL.

EMPL WAS STRIKING REVOLVING SCRRN WITH BOARD TO CLEAN SCREEN. BOARD BOUNCED OFF SCREEN & STRUCK EMPL IN THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING INSIDE THE FEEDER. IN THE PROCESS OF THE WELDING PROJECT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING IN AND OUT OF THE FEEDER AND WORKING ON HIS KNEES. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING ON PROJE CT BUT THE DISCOMFORT IN THE KNEES REQUIRED HE SEE A DOCTOR BUT THE DISCOMFORT IN THE KNEES EMPLOYEE REQUIRED WORKING ON PROJECT BUT THE DISCOMFORT IN THE KNEES REQUIRED HE SEE A DOCTOR ON 10-

EMPLOYEE JUMPED 3-4' TO GROUND FROM THE PLANT AND INJURED HIS LEG.

WAS OPERATIONG LOADER DIGGING WUARRY WALL SECTION DISLODGED FALLINT INTO BUCKET CAUSING LOADER TO DO AN INVERTED WHEELIE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY STRIKING THE TOGGLE SWITCH

EMP. WAS WORKIN1 WITH CONVEYOR FRAME WHEN THE FRAME FELL AND THE EMP. SUFFERED A BROKEN TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ROCKS OUT OF GRIZZLY WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELL AGAINST HAND. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 2-11-88 WHEN HANDBEGAN TO SWELL AND PAIN WORSENED. DIAGNOSED AS FRAC

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS AT PAPLANT AND TWISTED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING ATHEY WAGON WHEN THE SEAT SHIFTED SUDDENLY FROM BEING BOLTED DOWN INCORRECTLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING SCREENS INTO PLACE ON SCREEN CLECK WHEN HE PULLED THE WRONG WAY AND HURT HIS ELBOW.

LADDER SHIFTED 4HILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN IT AND HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS AD4USTING THE JAW CRUSHER. IN DOING SO, HE NEEDED TO LOOSEN THE JAW BY HAMMERING IT FREE AS IT GOT STUCK AND HAMMERED HIS HAND INADVERTENTLY.

WIND BLEW FORIE3G OBJECT INTO EMPLOYEES EYE WHILE HE WAS WORKING.

PAINTING-THIS P5RT ADDED FROM REQ LETTER SETTING CONVEYOR ON CONVEYOR PAINT STAND.FROM FORKLIFT TO STAND.STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

INSTALLING CEME3T WEIGHT AT READY MIX TEMECULA PLANT.UNKNOWN FOREIGN DEBRIS FELL INTO EYES.

EMPLOYEE GRINDI3G ON STEEL PLATE PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASES

EMPLOYEE ADDED 2IL TO HYD TANK BUT BUCKET WAS NOT FULLY LOWERED SO THE TANK WAS OVER FILLED WHEN HE LOWERED BUCKET IT BLEW THE CAP OFF AND SPRAYED HIM WITH OIL WHICH GOT IN HIS EYE

WELDING IN ENCL2SED AREA AND SUFFERED FLASHBURN TO EYES

OPERATING A BIG1LOADER, PAIN STARTED IN LEFT SHOULDER. BECAME BAD ENOUGH TO SEND HIM HOME. HE GOT SOME REST & ABOUT 10:00 THE PAIN RETURNED MUCH STRONGER

OILING WHEELS O3 TOOLBOX, BOTTOM BOX WAS TITLTED SLIGHTLY, WHEN HE BENT OVER TO APPLY OIL TO WHEELS & TOP. TOOLBOX SLID OFF STRIKING HIM ON HEAD, SHOULDERS & CHEST

EMP WAS REPLACI3G OIL PAN ON CATERPILLAR ENGINE & FAILED TO REMOVE NAILS FROM LUMBER HE AS USING UNDER THE M ACHINE

SLIPPED AT PLAN7 & HURT LEFT ANKLE.

CHECKING BELTS 5ND BREAKINGS ON HEAD PULLEY AND GEARING STRAINED MUSCLES.

HELPING A WELDE9 AND CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF WELDING PROCESS, SUSTAINING FLASHBURN IN BOTH EYES.

WORKING IN PLAN7 EXPOSED TO POISION IVY.

CUTTING NOTCH I3 RUBBER CONVEYOR BELT WITH RAZOR KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT THIGH.

PUSHING SAND OF0 SLOPE WITH TRACTOR, GOT SAND IN EYES.

STANDING IN WAT9R DOING THE DAYS WORK, CAUSED INFECTION IN BIG TOE.

PULLING ON HOSE3FROM WATER TRUCK. PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

HIT FOREHEAD ON3PIECE OF STEEL WHILE WASHING PULLY ON CONVEYOR BELT.

WELDING WITH TO9CH, STEEL PIECES FLEW OUT, WENT BEHIND GLASSES AND GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.

TWISTED ANKLE W2ILE GETTING OUT OF TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE THAT W5S BREAKING UP BIG BOULDERS STRUCK A BOULDER, PIECE OF ROCK FLEW INTO OTHER EMPLOYEES EYE.

CHIPPING SLAG, 0OREIGN ITEM WENT INTO EYE.

SHOVELING AROUN8 THE PLANT, CAME INTO CONTACT WITH POSION OAK.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMT9D TO REPAIR WELDER WHILE WELDER WAS STILL RUNNING. STUCK FINGER IN FAN.