Merced Aggregates Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was cleaning up the surrounding work area when he went to pick up a piece of steel pipe he strained his back.

Employee was cleaning out around conveyor tail pulley and stepped into a muddy area and stepped into a muddy hole.

Employee was climbing into chute area of prewash plant via access door then slipped and fell backwards striking a rock in the chute straining lower back.

TWISTED KNEE WHEN STEPPING OFF EXCAVATOR ON UNEVEN GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO RELIEVE PRESSURE ON A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON THE AUXILARY CRUSHER BY TAKING THE FITTING OFF A CYLINDER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT VERIFY THAT ALL THE PRESSURE WAS EXHAUSTED FROM THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE A HYDRAULIC HOSE THE COUPLING KICKED BACK AND CAUSED AN INJURY TO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.

Employee was lifting large batteries and strained left groin.

Employee was working on a 988G loader bucket cutting edge using impact wrench to remove bolts. Bolts spun and employee tried to hold the bolt by hand to lock it in place and bolt spun cutting his left middle finger through his glove.

WATER TRUCK DRIVER WAS FILLING TRUCK WITH WATER, REMOVED ROPE THAT HOLDS VALVE OPEN & ROD CONNECTED TO VALVE CAME DOWN AND HIT THE DRIVER ON THE HEAD. HEAD CONTUSION.

EE WAS KNOCKING DOWN BELLY DUMP WINDROWS WITH LOADER. HE HIT A WET SPOT AND SUNK TO THE RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING EE TO TWIST AND STRAIN A MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK. EE WAS IN SEAT AND HAD SAFETY BELT ON.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING/WELDING ON THE LOADER BUCKET. HE NOTICED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY DURING WORK SHIFT BUT WHEN HE WENT HOME FELT A DISCOMFORT IN HIS LEFT EYE (FOREIGN BODY/FLASH BURN).

STEPPED OFF SCALPING SCREEN ONTO WALKWAY AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. HAD CLEANED WALKWAY PRIOR TO GOING ONTO SCREEN.

GETTING PARTS OUT OF STORAGE VAN. SLIPPED AND FELL OUT VAN(4 FT.) LANDED ON LEFT SHOULDER/ELBOW.

EE WAS REMOVING BEARING RACE FROM TRUNION BEARING. HAMMER SLIPPED OFF CHISEL AND HIT LEFT THUMB, INJURING THUMB AND NAIL. FRACTURED END OF THUMB BELOW LAST JOINT.

EE HAD EARLIER PERFORMED HEAVY PIPE WRENCHING INA CONFINED POSITION THEN HAD GROWING PAIN IN ABDOMEN AS HE CHANGED SCREEN CLOTH.

AN EE ATTEMPTED TO TOSS A SOCKET TO THE INJURED FROM A WORK AREA ABOVE THE INJURED. ALTHOUGH THE EE ATTEMPTED TO TOSS IT TO THE GROUND NEAR THE INJ HE MISJUDGED & THE SOCKET FELL AT THE IN J. AS INJ TRIED TO BLOCK THE SOCKET FROM HITTINGHIM IT STRUCK HIS HAND

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH FROM STORAGE AREA WHEN THE SCREEN FELL MAKING CONTACT WITH EMPLOYEE'S LEG.

EMPL RECD FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE DUE TO WIND.

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER HE HAD A FOREIGN BODY IMBEDDED IN LEFT EYE.

EMPL KNOCKING DOWN SMALL BUMP OF DIRT WITH FOOT.

EMPL DRAGGING EXTENSION CORD THROUGH SHOP WHEN CORD GOT TANGLED AROUND FLOOR JACK CAUSING THE JACK TO FALL OVER ON EMPL TOE.INJ CAUSED FRACTURE TO LEFT LITTLE TOE.

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING DOING HIS NORMAL DUTIES SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK WHEN HE SAW A PIECE OF METAL GOING UP THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE EMPLOYEE TURNED TO TAKE THE METAL OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST THE LOWER PART O F HIS BODY.