Palmdale: 69 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Was cutting belting with a razor knife, blade slipped and cut through EE's glove & R-index finger.

Employee stated through the course of duties changing screens on a shaker deck on 5/22/2020 that employee's knee tightened up. Employee thought it would be fine, but 5-hours into the shift on 5/23/2020 employee reported the injury.

Employee was greasing his loader when he slipped and fell hitting his side on the loader and cracked 3 ribs.

Employee was walking down stairs and slipped and fell.

Employee was attempting to un-hook a com-a-long from a chute and cut his arm on the chute.

Employee noticed a piece of metal that was on a conveyor belt (that just had gone through a crusher) and went to pick it up, the metal was hot and burnt two of his fingers.

Swinging a sledge hammer at a wedge in a cone crusher and missed the wedge. While swinging through, he felt a sting in his upper left shoulder.

Climbing up ladder to enter cab of Haul Truck, felt pain in lower back.

Driving haul truck - back pain.

Employee was cleaning out a chute that had build-up of material with a shovel. He stabbed at the build-up with the shovel and felt pain in his arm. Reported injury on 3/29/05.

EE PARKED HAUL TRUCKS SIDE BY SIDE THEN STEPPED ACROSS FROM PLATFORM TO PLATFORM. EE SLIPPED & FELL DOWNWARD BETWEEN PLATFORM CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING AWAY FROM WATER TRUCK CAB WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, HIT HIS REAR END FIRST THEN HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CLEAN-UP IN THE AREA OF #2B CONVEYOR (STAND AND CRUSHER UNDER BELT), WHEN A 4" - 8" ROCK CAME FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING CONSIDERABLE SWELLING AN D PAIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRE TRIP A WATER TRUCK SERVICE THE TRUCK REQUIRED OPENING THE HOOD EE BELIVES ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH WHILE OPENING THE HOOD.WENT TO HIS OWN DOCTOR ON 10-24-02 REPORTED TO CO. 10-25-02

WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSED WIND BLOWN DUST TO GO AROUND EYE PROTECTION & INTO EE'S EYE. INJURY WAS FIRST AID UNTIL 6/26/02 REQUEST FOR MEDICAL.

EE WAS HELPING REPLACE SCREENS, ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A WEDGE WITH A 4LB. SLEDGE HAMMER IN A HARD TO REACH LOCATION. HE INADVERTANTLY HIT THE RUBBER DONUT. THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK & HIT HIS FIN GER AGAINST THE SHAKER SCREEN BASE.

LIFTINGS PROCEDURES USED TO LIFT SCREENS, EE WAS LEANING OVER A SPRAY BAR USING HIS CHEST AS LEVERAGE TOLIFT UP SCREENS WITH BOTH HANDS ON A SET OF HOOKS ATTACHED TO THE SCREENS TO PULL IT UP WHEN EE HEARD A POP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST.

EE WAS COMPLETING A WALK AROUND INSPECTION OF PIT TRUCK WHEN HIS LEFT GAVE-OUT CAUSING EE TO FALL AND HAD HIT HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE GROUND THE IMPACT CAUSED SWEALING AND PAIN. THE EE STATE D HE HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS/INJURY WITH THIS KNEEWHICH CAUSES IT TO GIVE WAY SOMETIMES.

CAUSE UNKNOWN--DEVELOPED BACK PAIN OVER PERIOD OF TIME STARTING IN NOVEMBER, 1993.

WHILE REPAIRING VEHICLE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON REAR BUMPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WIRE XX CABLE WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND.

WHILE DRIVING DUMP TRUCK, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT.

FRONT WHEEL OF TRUCK DUG IN AND TURNED SUDDENLY, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO TURN AND SNAGGING HIS HAND.

EMPL CLAIMS OPERATING HEAVY EQUIP CAUSED CHRONIC BACK PAIN. EMPL FIRST BECAME AWARE OF INCIDENT ON 10/22 CLAIM IS UNDER DISPUTE. LAST DAY WORKED 10/02

EMPLOYEE PULLED HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE LIFTED A HEAVY BUCKET FILLED WITH ROCK AND SAND.

TWO EMP WERE HOLDING A CABLE AND ONE EMP LET GO OF CABLE CAUINSG INJ TO INJ HAND THIS ACC HAPPEN DURING THE PLANT CONSTRUCT. NO MATERIAL BEING PROCESSED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SCRAPER WITH GREASY HANDS SHE DROPPED A BOLT AND SLIPPED SHE COULD NOT CATCH SELF AND FELL OFF THE EQUIPMENT SHE STUCK HER HEAD ON THE GROUND

ANOTHER EMPLOYE9,WAS HAMMERING A PIN AND INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A CHIP OF THE PIN.CHIP ENTERED LEG AND REQUIRED REMOVAL AND STITCHES.