Pacific Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee operating a loader parked on uneven surface. While dismounting the piece of equipment, the employee stumbled and fell. In an attempt to brace the fall, the employee injured EE's left wrist.

EE was lifting changing screens and heard a pop in right elbow. Was issued a brace on 3/7/16 making it reportable.

Employee was prying a 8 to 10 inch rock from a plugged chute. As the rock broke free, the bar moved and pinched left ring finger between bar and motor mount. No stiches were required but occupational therapy will be required to sustain movement and feeling in finger.

Beginning on or about 9/11/07 we had a job loading 20,000 tons of a 2 x 8 inch rock. EE said the motion of his loader while loading that material made his upper back begin to hurt. He spoke of a "whip" as the bucket came back against the stops and having to stretch to operate the scale

Employee was operating a wheel loader loading pit trucks on 3-15-06, when he felt a small pain in his back on the left side. He continued to work and didn't report anything until the morning of 3-22-06.

EMPLOYEES NOTICED PLANT MANAGER WAS VOMITING. THEY MONITORED HIS CONDITION. HE ASSURED THEM HE WAS FINE & DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THE "CLASSIC" SYMPTOMS OF A HEART ATTACK. HE WAS LATER OBSERVED SLUMPED OVER HIS DESK & AN EE CAUGHT HIM & LOWERED HIM TO THE FLOOR. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WERE CALLED & HIS CONDITION WAS MONITORED UNTIL THEY ARRIVED. DEATH OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3:45 PM

STACKING POWDER BOXES IN TRUCK, GRABBED A BOX, TWISTED TO PUT IT DOWN, WRENCHED BACK.

DROPPED HAMMER ONTO GROUND HITTING A PIECE OF PIPE, PIPE BOUNCED UP HITTING HIM ABOVE THE EYE BROW.

EE DIED OF A MASSAIVE HEART ATTACK WHILE HELPING LOAD A SHOT.

GRINDING STEEL SHEET WITH SAFETY GLASSES IN PLACE AND A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL GOT IN LEFT EYE.

STTAINED ARM LIFTING STEEL DID NOT HEAL PULLED LIGAMENT.

HE WAS CUTTING SKIRT RUBBER FOR A CONVEYOR BELT AND USING A UTILITY KNIFE AND HE SLIPPED.

TAKING BED OFF 769A CAT TRUCK CRANE OPERATOR SWUNG BED & I NAME (OUR MECH) WAS STEADING IT TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING THE CRANE WHEN THE CRANE OPERATOR MADE A MOVE THAT CAUSED THE BED TO SWING AG AINST I NAME HOLD & FORCED WEIGHT TO SHIFT I NAME POSITION & MAKE HIS BACK HURT

EMPL STATED TOI ME THAT AS HE CAME BACK TO CONTROL TOWER HE SLIPPED ON SNOW & FELL ON LEFT HIP & LEFT ELBOW.

I,NAME WAS OPERATIN THE PIT LOADER LOADING SHOT ROCK WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS NECK, SHO3 THAT HE DID NOT PUT ON HIS JOB APP.

LOADING LARGE SHEET METAL INTO LADER BUCKET WHEN METAL SLIPPED FROM BUCKET DROPPING DOWN ON THE LEFT LEG CAUSING A 1 1/2 IN CUT TTHE LEFT LEG

SORTING BY HAND21 MAN ROCK.ROCK ROLLED ONTO RIGHT HAND,BRUISING HAND.

EE STATED THAT HE WENT OT JUMP OFF CONVEYOR, SLIPPED & FELL INJURING BACK & NECK. WENT SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE REPORTING TO ME. SAID PAIN BECAME WORSE & TOLD HIM TO SEE A DOCTOR.