Mission Valley Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Mechanic was not looking up at air blower. One of four air diffusers had fallen out and as the machanic moved his hand across the diffusers his finger came in contact with the fan blade where the diffuser was missing.

Employee was lifting a tilt cylinder for an 834B caterpiller compactor from ground to 4" x 4" wooden blocks. Cylinder sat down on left long finger crushing and partially severing last digit of left long finger.

The employee felt pain on 10/01/2007 but did not report it until 10/12/2007. He was then taken to the company clinic and placed on restricted duty on 10/12/2007.The employee states that driving the pit truck caused pain and numbness in his R-arm, R-shoulder, and R-thumb allegedly.

The employee went to see the company doctor on 10/17/2006 and was returned to regular duty. A piece of metal became embedded in the employees L-cheek of face while chipping a rock out of the bolt hole. Stitches were applied.

While moving oxygen tank he strained his right shoulder.

The employee went to see the company doctor on 9/6/2005 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee smashed his L-thumb in steel door on electrical con-ex trailer as he was closing the door.

EE was operating CAT D25C articulated truck & was backing up to get loaded by the track hoe. EE was looking over his right shoulder to look up at the track hoe. EE stated that the weight of his hard hat & the positioning of his head caused him to strain his neck. He said that his truck was moving slow & the ground was rough. EE did not report neck strain until 2:30 pm.

Co-worker was in a CAT 637E Scraper and recklessly hit the back end of EE's CAT 631 Scraper.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR ON 8/14/03 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK. WHEN WALKING ACROSS PLANT TO SERVICE TRUCK EE SLIPPED, FELL DOWN AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE, WHILE CUTTING RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND. HE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 8/6, STITCHES WERE APPLIED, AND HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WENT TO GO SEE CO DR ON 7/9/03 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS SHOVELING AT B52Y TAIL PULLEY. AS HE SHOVELED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE FRONT OF R-KNEE.

EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR. ON 7/7/03 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE OVERTURNED BED ON CATERPILLAR HAUL TRUCK WHICH CAUSED AN ALLEGED STRAIN TO HIS NECK.

EE WENT TO CO DR ON 7-18-03 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS LIFTING ROCK/LOG TIPS INTO TANK AND ONE STARTED TO SLIP AND WHILE TRYING TO HANG ONTO IT EE STRAINED R-ELBOW. ALLEGED.

EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR ON 6/2/03 & WAS PLACEDON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS SHOVELING IN THE PLANT ON 5/29/03 & WOKE UP ON 5/30/03 WITH A SORE BACK

EE WENT TO SEE CO. PHYSICIAN ON 12-16-02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN CLIMBING OFF THE DOZER, EE SLIPPED OFF STEP THAT WAS COVERED BY MUD AND FELL WHICH CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS BACK. (ALLEGED)

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY PHYSICIAN ON 11/19/02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN WALKING TO BOLT TRAILER ACROSS CONCRETE SLAB, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A ROCK, HIS FOOT SLID UNDER THE BOL T TRAILER, HE FELL FORWARD WHICH CAUSED A STRAIN AND CONTUSION TO HIS R-LEG. (ALLEGED)

EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY PHYSICIAN ON 10-30-02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN REPAIRING PUMP, EE SLIPPED IN MUD STRIKING PUMP SUCTION LINE AND GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO TH E L-HIP AND L-LEG.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 8-19-02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE WATER TRUCK, EE PULLED BICEP ON RIGHT ARM.

EE WENT TO CO. DR. ON 4-10-02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN EXITING LOADER, CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ONTO GROUND, EE STRAINED HIS L HEEL. (ALLEGED).

EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTORE ON 5-23-01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS SITTING DOWN UNDER A CRUSHER MAIN FRAME PEROFRMING NORMAL JOB DUTIES WHEN RIGHT KNEE CRAMPED UP.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 2/23/01 & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS CUTTING A LINER OUT OF A CRUSHER & FELL INTO OPEN CHUTE

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 11/3/00 & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WAS PRYING A PIPE WITH A 24" PRYBAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE POINTED END PUNCTURED EE'S RIGHT THIGH

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 9/19/00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE STRIPPING INSULATION ON POWER CABLE RAZOR KNIFE HIT BUMP IN CABLE IT SLIPPED & CUT EE'S HAND

EE WEN TO SEE DR. ON 9/12/00 WHO PLACED HIS ON RESTRICTED. WHILE INSTALLING A BUSHING, EE STRUCK LEFT PINKY FINGER WITH THE HAMMER.

EE WENT TO SEE A DR ON 7-17 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE BACK COMPANY LOADER INTO VEHICLE OF OUTSIDE PARTY.

REPETITIVE TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL OVER A PERIOD OF TIME CAUSED STRAIN TO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST.

WHILE PUSHING SAND AND GRAVEL MATERIAL IN THE PIT FOR PRODUCTION, EMPLOYEE RAISED BLADE OF DOZER AND DOZER JUMPED UP. EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP IMPACT ON THE LOWER BACK.

WHILE WORKING ON LAGGING, EE CUT HIS LEFT HAND THUMB WITH A RAZOR KNIFE.

WHILE STEPPING OFF OF A LOADER, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

WHILE WALKING ON A CATWALK, EE HIT HIS HEAD ON A BEAM CAUSING HIS NECK TO BEND BACKWARDS. INFLICTING A PAIN IN HIS NECK.

EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 10/22/99. WHILE REMOVING CHAINS FROM GRATE & LOADER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STEEL GRATE AND FELL ON TO HIS KNEE.

WHILE REMOVING A METAL COVER IT FELL & STRUCKI EE IN THE EAR

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING WASHING SWEEPER BROOM. THE HOSE CAUGHT IN THE BROOM, PULLING ON EMPLOYEE'S ARM CAUSING A CONTUSION AND LACERATION.

EE GOT OFF DOZER, WAS RUNNING TO BATHROOM AND TRIPPED OVER A ROCK TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

WORKING THROUGHOUT THE DAY USING THE SAME MOPTION, CAUSED THE TENDON IN RIGHT WRIST TO INFLAME.

JUMPED DOWN FROM FUEL TRUCK, SLIPPED AND HIT KNEE.

WHILE REMOVING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM A SYTEEL RACK, ANOTHER STEEL PLATE FELL OVER PINCHING THE LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE TWO PLATES.

A ROCK FELL OFF THE CONVEYOR STRIKING EE'S LEFT FOOT

WHEN AIR BLASTER WAS ACTIVATED, ROCKS HIT WINDOW OF DOZER WHICH BROKE CAUSING GLASS TO ENTER EE S EYE.

POSSIBLE HEAT EXHAUSTION

PICKING UP HEAVY PIECE OF METAL CAUSED PAIN TO WRIST.

EE WAS WASHING OUT HEAD PULLEY HOPPER WITH A WATER HOSE WHEN SAND & DIRT FLEW INTO HIS EYES.

EE WAS CHANGING TIRE AND WHEN HE LIFTED TIRE FROM TRUCK, HE FELT PULL IN HIS GROIN AREA.

EE WAS FUELING EQUIPMENT WHEN THE HAND RAIL BROKE AND HE FELL OFF LOADER ONTO GROUND SUSTAINING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT ANKLE. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 2/3/98.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER WHEN A ROCK FROM ABOVE HIT AND CRACKED WINDSHIELD CAUSING GLASS TO ENTER INTO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM PLANT WHEN STEP BROKE AND HE FELL WITH ELBOWS BREAKING THE FALL INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND BOTH ELBOWS.

EMPLOYEE STATES AFTER 8 HOURS OF BOUNCING AROUND IN LOADER SEAT, FELT PAIN IN LEFT BACK SIDE OF BODY ABOVE HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT INSTALLING NEW ROLLER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK AREA.

EE WAS GETTING OFF TANKER FUEL TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROCK TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A PIECE OF PIPE THE FLANGE FELL OFF ONTO FOOT.

HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE BROKE. THE CABLE FELL DOWN THE BOOM AND STRUCK EE IN THE FACE.

EE IS AN OPERATING ENGINEER WHO IS CONSTANTLY RUNNING EQUIPMENT. CUMMULATIVE SHOULDER INJURY FROM OPERATING HEAVEY EQUIPMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER.

EE WAS SHOVELING DIRT FROM A DIRT PAN ONTO A DRAGLINE WHEN HE INJURED HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE.

EE FELT MUSCLE PAIN & SPASMS IN HIS RIGHT LOWER HIP FROM RUNNING & BOUNCING ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT. EE DID NOT NOTIFY US UNTIL 2/28/96 ABOUT THIS INJURY.

AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS OF JACKHAMMERING CHUTES, RIGHT SHOULDER ACHES.

DRIVING OF PIT TRUCK FOR SEVERAL YEARS CAUSED EMPLOYEES LOWER BACK DISCOMFORT & NUMBNESS IN LEGS

OPERATING AND BOUNCING ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAS CAUSED EE TO HAVE A SORE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A 2" PIPE CAP ON WATER TANK. THE WATER TANK WAS PRESSURIZED. THE BLEED VALVE ON CAP WAS NOT OPENED OT RELEIVE PRESSURE SOTHE CAP SHO INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S FACE CUTTIGN IT. IT.

EE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE COMPACTED ROCK, WHICH WAS JAMMED IN THE CRUSHER , WITH A BAR. WHEN THE ROCKS BROKE FREE, THEY CAUSED THE BAR TO JERK INTO HIS FACE, CUTTING IT.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING A BATTERY CHARGER, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO CAB OF LOADER AND BANGED KNEE ON LADDER.

BACK ON 2-2-90, EMPLOYEE WAS USIGN A PRY BAR TO LINE UP THE SCREEN WHILE CHANGING A WIRE CLOTH ON SHAKER AND FELT PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTEN TION FOR THIS INJURY UNTIL 2-25-94.

ORGINIALLY, SOMETIME BACK IN 1980, EMPLOYE EWAS UNLOADING A TOOL BOX FROM HIS VEHICLE TO THE OCEANSIDE SHOP WHICH RESULTED IN A STRAIN AND HERNIA TO HIS GORIN AREA. EMPLOYEE DID NOT CHOOSE TO SEE A DR AT THE TIME. ON 2-3-94 THIS INJURY WAS REAGGRAVATED BY HIS NORMAL WORK DUTIES. ON 2-11-94, THE EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THIS INJURY.

WAS REPLACING WORN AND WEAR TIPS WITH NEW WEAR TIPS. LIFTING NEW TIPS CAUSED A STRAIN ON EE S LOWER BACK.

NUMBNESS OF HANDS WHILE SHOVELING UNDER B-10 CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE BOB CAT STARTED TO BOUNCE. AT THAT TIME HE COUGHED. THIS CAUSED HIS MUSCLES TO TIGHTEN UP.

INSTALLING THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT IT SLIPPED OUT OF ONE HAND AND FELL CUTTING ONE FINGER

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF A 4 FOOT LADDER ON THE DECK AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AT AN ANGLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMP WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

PUTTING BOLT ON MOTEN BASE FEEDER EYE BOLT BROKE CAUSING IT SNAP BACK TO POSITION CRUSHING TIP IOF EMP FINGER

EMP WAS GRINDING LOCKS FOR CHEMICAL, WHEN DONE HE REMOVED HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND METAL SHAVINGS FELL INTO HIS EYE.

CHANGING SCREENS S M PC OF WIRE CLOTH LANDED IN EYE

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING DIRT WITH HIS HAMMER, TIP OF HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND STUCK IN HIS THUMB.

EMPL STEPPED OFF SIDE OF TRUCK TRAILER,SCRAPED KNEE AGAINST SIDE OF TRAILER.

REMOVING THE PIECE OF STEEL THAT WAS HOLDING THE CONVEYOR BELT UP WHEN BELT FORCED THE STEEL DOWN ON EMPS HAND

PRY BAR SLIPPED, SHOT ACROSS THE SHAKER AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HARD HAT.

EMP CHANGING SCREENS AND STEPPED INTO DISCHARGE HOLE. REPORT RECEIVED LATE FROM FIELD.

COMING DOWN LADDER CHIPPING HAMMER ON BELT CAUGHT ON WRUNG OF LADDER CAUSED TO LOOSE BALANCE, GRABBED LADDER WITH L HAND

EMPL WAS DECENDING STEPS WHEN SLIPPED & HIT TOP STEP WITH TAILBONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP AND DROVE OVER A ROCK (STOCK PILE).

EMPL WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK APPROX 3 MPH N HAUL ROAD WHEN HE HIT BUMP THEN ANOTHER THROWING HIM FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPL CLIMBING UNDER SHAKER DECK TO MAKE MODIFICATION WHEN LOOSE DIRT FROM SHAKER DECK FELL IN HIS EYE.

WHILE GRINDING METAL GRINDING DUST ENTERED LEFT EYE.

WHILE OPERATING D8 DOZER WIRE ON SEAT LATCH BROKE DROPPING OPERATOR AND SEAT TO FLOOR OF DOZER

WHILE BENDING 8 IN PVC PIPE WITH FORKLIFT SLING CAME OFF THE END OF THE PIPE HITTING EMPLOYEES FOOT

BECAUSE OF DUST WHILE CLEANING SHAKER EMPLOYEE HAD TO BLOW HISNOSE CAUSING BROKEN VESSEL IN NOSE.

WHILE INSTA6LING WIPER AT HEAD PULLEY, APC OF SAND FELL INEYE.

WHILE WELDING HE GOT DIRT INTO HIS EYE.

WHILE LIFTING RIPPER SHANK, POSSIBLE HERNIA.

WHILE CLIMBING LADDER WITH JACKHAMMER WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 FT OFF BOTTOM OF HOPPER,SAFETY ROPE BROKE LANDED ON LOWER BACK(RIGHT SIDE)AND ROLLED ONTO BELT HITTING RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT WRIST.

WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH A PIECE OF MOLTEN STEEL POPPEDINTO EAR

WHILE CUTTING A PC OF RUBBER BELT UTILITY RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THUMB

INFLAMATION RESULTED FROM NORMAL WORK ACTIVITY RIGOROUS AND EXTENDED NATURE OF NORMAL ACITIVITY RESULTED IN TENDON INFLAMATION IN WRISTS

WHILE CLEANING OUT TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STEP

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING COVER PLATE OF BRAKES OFF AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

GRINDER WEDGED IN WELD BEVEL AND SHOT OUT, GOUGING BACK SIDE OF EMP LEFT WRIST

WHILE DRIVING OVER VERY ROUGH SECTIONS OF ROAD, EMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK DUE TO JARRING.

TIGHTENING HYDR5ULIC FITTINGS, WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE. LEFT EYE.

WHILE WORKING W3TH AN IMPACTION TOOL, FOREIGN PARTICLE BLEW INTO EYE.

CLIMBING DOWN L5DDER OF TRUCK, LOST BALANCE FELL ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR. BRUISED FROM THE FAR UPPER PART OF BODY

RUNNING DRAGLIN9, DROPPED BUCKET OF MUD INTO REBAIL HOLE. MUD CAME OUT OF THE HOLE AND HIT EMP IN THE EYE BREAKING HIS GLASSES, MUD OR GLASS SCRATCHED THE LEFT EYE

GRINDING, WELDI3G, PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES EYE.

PLACING RUBBER 1LUGS IN DRUM WITH VUCANIZING GLUE THEN HITTING THEM WITH A 4 # SLEDGE TO SEAL. I.NAME WAS ALSO DOING THE SAME & HIT A PLUG THE GLUE SHOT INTO EES EYE. IRRITATION OF LEFT EYE.

EE JUMPED OVER 8PRAY BAR ON S-10 LANDED ON ROCK INS CREEN & WISTED HIS FOOT IN RUBBER BOOTS LEFT FOOT FRACTURED.

RUNNING MUD CAT3OBJECT GOT INTO EYE

STANDING ON SID9 OF GRIZZLY WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP AND HIT HIM HIT HIS RT LEG AND FOOT

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 AS HE WAS STEPPING UP ON TRACKS OF CRANE,SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT ARM.

PICKING UP A ST9EL PLATE WITH CRANE.

CUTTING SPRAY BARS OUT OF 5-10. WHEN TORCH POPPED SLAG GOT IN

STANDING ON A LADDER ABOUT 15\ OFF THE GROUND PULLING WIRE. LADDER SLIPPED AROUND BACKWARD. REACHED FOR SOMETHING TO GET HIS B ALANCE SHARP EDGE ON BOX CUT FINGER

OPENED WATER VALVE ON TRUCK AS HE DOES EACH MORNING AND SOMEHOW PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK

WHILE STEAM CLEANING A TRUCK, THE HOSE FLIPPED BACK AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

LIFTING GEAR REDUCER OFF OF CRANE

UNWINDING A 1 1/4 IN STEEL CABLE FOR THE ELECTRIC SHOVEL AND DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN

WHILE OPERATING THE HOT PLANT CONVEYOR BELTS THE WIND BLEW A PARTICLE OF DIRT OR DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE.

STUMBLED OVER SCREENS STACKED AGAINST OPERATORS TOWER AND WENT DOWN 8 STEPS.

WHILE SHOVELING HOOKED MIDDLE FINGER ON SHAKER SCREEN.

WHILE PUTTING SHEET METAL ON 980C LOADER CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED

CHECKING THE RAILS ON S 4 ROCK WAS THROWN FROM SCREEN AND HIT EMP IN RT EYE

HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW WHILE WORKING ON DRAGLINE.

WORKING OVER A JAW CRUSHER, THERE WAS NO FOOTING AND WHEN CHUNKS FELL, HE SLIPPED AND GRABBED ROCK DEFLECTOR WITH ONE HAND AND HELD ONTO BAR AT THE SAME TIME.

WHILE RUNNING D8L DOZER FELL ON FELL ON TRACKS WHILE REMOVING BRUSH FROM BEHIND BLADE