Pacific Heights Pit Metal/Non-Metal

EE pulled on v-belt and caught his right hand finger in pulley. Equipment was locked/tagged out.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CLEAR THE COBBLE BELT AT THE SCREEN PLANT. HE WAS COMING BACK DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BELT. HE RUBBED HIS HAND OVER A WASP NEST THAT WAS UNDER THE BELT. THIS CAUSED WASPS TO STING HIM SEVEN TIMES BEFORE HE COULD GET AWAY FROM THEM. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN OTHER THAN TO WARN EMPLOYEES TO BE AWARE OF THE NESTS AND TO SPRAY THEM FOR ERADICATION OF WASPS.

FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS A DRIVER ON A HEAVY HAUL TRUCK (EUCLID B70. IN MAY 1999 EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN DUE TO THE TRUCK. WE TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEE TO THE SHOP AS A MECHANIC.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AT THE SCREEN PLANT WHILE REPAIRING AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN STOMACH.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AN ASPHALT SHUTE AT THE HOT PLANT. METAL SCRAPING BAR GOT CAUGHT ON A SLATCAUSING IT TO SLAP EMP UP BESIDE THE HEAD BREAKING RT JAW BONE. A GUARD HAD BEEN REMOVED TO PERF ORM THIS JOB. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED.

A WASP LANDED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S HAIR, CAUSING HIM TO SWING AT THE WASP.WHILE HIS ARM WAS STILL SWINGING IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SHARP BOTTOM EDGE OF THE TESTING SCREENS, CAUSING THE INJU RY THAT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR A CRUSHER AT THE CRUSHING PLANT. A BRASS BUSHING SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED APPROX. 8 STITCHES ON HIS FINGER.

TIGHTENING A PLUG WITH PIPE WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT KNUCKLE ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

RAM HAMMER, SUSPENDED BY CABLE, SWUNG AND HIT ELBOW.

WORKING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN SHOP. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF STEP & HIT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING HIS CHIN TO HIT A PIPE. EMPLOYEE CUT INSIDE OF LOWER LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK AT THE CRUSHER. HE HIT HIS HAND WITH A SLAG HAMMER.

EMPL WAS OPERATING CAT DOZER HE STATED THAT SHIFTING GEARS HAD CAUSED LEFT ARM & SHOULDER TO HURT. EMPL STATES HE DID THIS ON OR ABOUT 4/19/91 HOWEVER HE CONTINUED TO WORK. HE WENT TO DR ON SU NDAY 4/21/91. HE AGAIN RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT INFORMING US. HIS LAST DAY WORKED WAS 5/2/91. RETURNED TO WORK ON 7/1/91 OFF AGAIN ON 7/15/91 BECAUSE EVEN AT MODIFIED WORK HE CONTINUED TO HAV

EMPL WAS WORKING IN SHOP REPAIRING & SUPERVISING REPAIRING WHEN HE BECAME DIZZY & PASSED OUT FOR FEW SECONDS. RUSHED HIM BY AMBULANCE TO EMERGENCY WHERE POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK WAS CONFIRMED. AF TER COMPLETE DIANOSIS WAS FINALIZED DEFINITE HEART ATTACK WAS RULED CAUSE & EMPL HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY PERFORMED.

THERE WERE NO UNSAFE CONDITIONS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT CAUSED BY EMPLOYEES NOT PERFORMING LOCK OUT SAFETY ROCEDURES ON CONVEYORS. ONLY ONE EMPLOYEE INJURED.

HAND GRINDER SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEES HAND AND CUT ARM THERE WERE NO UNSAFE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDNET