Rancho Cordova #115 Metal/Non-Metal

EE IS NOT SURE WHEN OR HOW THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED. EE WAS STANDING ON PUMP PLATFORM & SLIPPED INTHE MUD STRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE OPENING UP A 5" VALVE ON TP POND PUMP

EE WAS REMOVING A STEEL PLATE USED TO BLOCK THE FEED CHUTE OF VB-1 AND SLID HIS HAND ACROSS THE EDGE OF A STEEL SIDE LINER PLATE, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RT RING FINGER. THE EE WAS NOT WEA RING GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. LACERATION REQUIRED 2 SUTURES.

EE, A PLANT OPERATOR, WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE A LOOSE CONNECTION ON CONVEYOR #30, AT THE 480 VOLT MOTOR CONTROL STARTER, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN THE LUGS WITH A SCREWDRIVER ON THE ENERGIZE D SIDE OF THE BREAKER, HE GROUNDED THE SCREW DRIVER AGAINST THE CASE CAUSING IT TO ARK BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND AND FACE.

2 EES WERE DOING A CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE ON CONVEYOR #27. THE 2 MATING SURFACES HAD BEEN CUT, BUT ONE SIDE NEEDED TO BE TRIMMED. INJURED EE WAS HOLDING BELT IN POSITION, WITH HIS LEFT THUMB IN THE PATH OF THE KNIFE BLADE. AS FELLOW EE TRIMMED, THE BLADE CAME THROUGH TRIMMED AREA & CUT EE'S THUMB. IT REQUIRED 6 SUTURES TO CLOSE.

WHILE WALKING TOWARDS THE SHOP, EE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THE AREA WAS WIDE OPEN WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE, IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE TRAVELWAY WAS WET AND MUDDY. EE REQUES TED TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON THE 19TH OF MARCH.

EE WAS INSTALLING TEETH ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET, BENDING THE KEEPER PINS. WHILE HOLDING A HAMMER PUNCH ANOTHER EE WAS USING A 8 SLEDGE HAMMER. THE SLEDGE HAMMER HADLE HIT EE S LEFT THUMB. ACCID NET RESULTED IN THE LEFT THUMB WITH A CHIPPED BONE, AND DR PUT THE THUMB IN A SPLINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING OXYGEN BOTTLE OFF OF TRAILER MOUNTED WELDER TO PLACE IT ON THE GROUND. AS HE TWISTED AND TURNED TO DO THIS, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING FUEL TANK ON THE FUEL TRUCK BED. HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE AIR TANK TO THE TRUCK BED, SLIPPED AND FELL, SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ARC WELDING. HE LIFTED HIS HOOD TO CHECK HIS WORK AND A PIECE OF WELD SCALE POPPED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. DR. FOUND NO FOREIGN OBJECTS IN RIGHT EYE. EVIDENCE OF SCRATCHED CORNEA. PRE CAUTIONARY MEDICATION PRESCRIBED (ANTIBIOTICS).

EE WAS LINING CHUTE ABOVE CURSHER #2. WHEN DIRECTING STEEL CHUTE LINER INTO POSITION, THE CABLE HOOK ON THE CRANE HUNG UP ON A CROSS MEMBER. EE PULLED ON THE CABLE TO RELIEVE IT. THE PLATE SLI PPED HITTING HIS LEFT SHIN.

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED FUELING WELDER AT THE SERVICE AREA. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM WELDER ONTO THE FUEL HOSE TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE. HE USED HIS LEFT HAND TO SUPPORT THE BOLT HEAD SIDE OF THE FLEXCO FASTNER. HE WAS TIGHTENING THE NUT WITH AN ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENCH WHEN BOLT HEAD SPUN LACERATING THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EE IS NOT SURE WHEN OR HOW DURING HIS SHIFT, HE GOT A METAL PARTICLE IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EE HAD BEEN USING BOTH A HAND HELD GRINDER AND AN IMPACT WRENCH DURING THE SHIFT.

EE WAS HANGING A RUBBER CURTAIN AND SLIPPED ON THE WET CONVEYOR BELT A AND HIT HIS NOSE AGAINST AN IMPACT PLATE, RESULTING IN A LACERATION ACROSS THE NOW REQUIRING STITCHES.

INJURED EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE DRAGGING A 6 INCH X 40 FT WATER PIPE WITH THE JOHN DEERE TRACTOR. BOTH EE SECURED THE CHAIN AROUND THE PIPE AND HAD LIFTED IT UP TO HOOK TO THE TRACTOR WHEN HIS LOWER BACK WENT OUT, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A BARREL & THE BARREL TIPPED OVER & HE FELL ON THE GOURND & RECIEVED A SHARP NEEDLE LIKE PAIN IN BACK OF RIGHT KNEE. INITIAL DR. REPORT RELEASED HIM FOR FULL DUTY. ON 09/ 14/93 HE RETURNED A RE-CHECK & STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR 2 WEEKS BUT STILL HAD FULL RELEASE. ON 09/21/93 RETURNED TO DR. & WAS PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY UNTIL FULL RELEASE ON 09/27/93.

WHILE LOWERING A CONVEYOR TO THE GROUND, THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS RIGHT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE ADJUSTABLE LEG. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES. FIVE SUTURES TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED, WHETHER SOMETHING GOT INTO HIS EYE OR MAYBE IT WAS AN ARC BURN WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE SHOP. EMPLOYEE DID NOT TELL SUPERVISOR UNTIL 10-15-92 WHEN HE REQUE STED TO SEE THE DOCTOR.

68935 RACKING A 50' X 1/2" WATER HOSE ON THE BACK OF THE WATER TRUCK THE HOSE HAD HOOKED ON THE CORNER OF THE CRUSHER BUILDING.EMPLOYEE GAVE IT A JERK TO FREE IT WITH HIS ARMS EXTENDED OVER HI 20851D.AS A RESULT,HE STRAINED HIS UPPER ARM.

EMPLOYEE DROVE TO THE JOB SITE AND WAS PREPARING TO REPAIR ON THE DRAGLINE. IT WAS BEFORE DAWN, 6:15 AM, DARK AND FOGGY. HE HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE PICKUP AND WAS GOING TO WARM UP THE HYDRA CRAN E. HE HAD WALKED ABOUT 90' FROM HIS PICKUP TO THE REAR OF THE DRAGLINE AND STEPPED OFF INTO AN 8' EXCAVATION THAT HAD BEEN DUG AT THE REAR OF THE DRAGLINE FOR THE REPAIR PROJECT. THE DRAGLINE

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING 36" IDLERS ON CONVEYOR 4. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. AT THAT TIME, EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL HE REQUIRED ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION. ON 1-23-92, AT 7:30 P M AFTER DRIVING IN FROM THE FIELD FOR LUNCH, HE GOT OUT OF THE PICKUP, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAIN CAUSING SEVERE PAIN REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EMPL'S DUTIES FOR DAY WERE TO ASSIST PLANT OILER IN CARRYING 5 GALL CANS OF OIL TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN PLANT. EMPL CLAIMS THAT SOMETIME DURING DAY HE HURT LOWER BACK. HE DOES OT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN OR HOW IT HAPPENED.

THROWING WOODEN BOX INTO DUMPSTER TRASH BIN, HEAD OF NAIL ON CRATE HOOKED INSIDE OF FORE ARM CAUSING LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 5 GALLON BOTTLE OF WATER UP THE STAIRWAY TO THE OPERATOR CONTROL HOUSE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED INCIDENT ON 8-22-91 BUT DID NOT FELL HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9-9-91. REFERRED FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE DROP BOX ON SCREEN #3 AND HE REACHED OVER THE LINER TO GET THE WIRE BRUSH WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK THE LINER WITH HIS CHEST.EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON MAY 6,1991 BUT DID NOT FEEL HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL MAY 7,1991.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 1/2" AIR IMPACT GUN TO REMOVE NUTS FROM SCREEN TENSION BOLTS. AFTER SOME TIME, HE FELT AN IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN OR HOW PARTICLES ENTERED EYE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQUIRE MEICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4/3/91. MEDICATION PRESCRIBED.

EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE FOREIGN OBJECT EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A BEARING ONTO A SHAFT, WHEN THE BEARING HOUSING SUDDENLY SLIPPED, CATCHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TIP AND RIGHT LITTLE FINGER TIP BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE SCREEN FRAME .

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING WEAR LINERS IN BYPASS CHUTE FROM SCREN 5 WHEN HE PUT HIS LEFT FOOT DOWN & IT SLIPPED OUT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE EMPLOYEE REPOLRTED INCIDENT ON 2-5 -91 BUT D IDNT FEEL HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 03-04-91

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD DISC GRINDER TO CLEAN UP A TORCH CUT ON A PIECE OF 1-1/2 ANGLE IRON GUARD RAIL OF A PUMP FLOAT PLATFORM. THE GRINDER KICKED BACK INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S FOREHEAD AND EYEBROW CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION.

EMPL CLIMBING LADDER TO WORK ON GRAVITY TAKE-UP PULLEY.THE LADDER ON TOP WAS AGAINST PIPE TAKE-7UP GUIDE.WHEN EMPL WAS STARTING UP LADDER IT SLID TO THE SIDE.STEPPED OFF FROM 3RD RUNG SPRAININ G ANKLE ON IMPACT.

EMPL WAS REMOVING WEDGE FROM CROWS FOOT OF DRAGLINE BUCKET. METAL CHIP BROKE OFF PUNCH STRIKING HIM ON LEFT INNER THIGH.

INJURED SMASHED HIS FINGER WHILE PLACING A STOP ON CRUSHER 5 BOWL.

HE WAS CLEANING THE DECK AROUND THE SCREEN WITH A WATER HOSE WHEN HE HIT HIS FOOT ON A PIECE OF SCRAP IRON BURRIED UNDER THE GRAVEL.

I,NAME WAS UNLOADING CONVEYOR TROUGHING IDLERS FROM THE BACK OF A PICKUP. WHILE UNLOADING THE IDLERS, I,NAME FELT A SLIGHT STRAIN. AFTER WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR BELTS FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS, T HE PAIN IN HIS BACK BECAME MUCH WORSE AND HE STOPPED WORKING FOR THE DAY. I,NAME FIRST SAW THE DOCTOR ON NOV. 9, 1989.

HE WAS INSPECTING PUMPS. WHILE TRANSFERRING HIS WEIGHT FROM ONE FLOAT TO AN ADJACENT PUMP FLOAST, HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HAND RAIL AND THE LENGTH OF STEEL CHANNEL STRETCHED ACROSS HAND RAILS OF BOTH FLOATS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER LABORER IN A GENERAL CLEANUP OF THE PLANT AREA.WHILE LOADING A USED TROUGHING IDLER INTO A LOADER BUCKET HE RESTRAINED THE PART OF HIS BACK THAT HE INJURED O N 08-31-87.HE DID NOT SEE THE DOCTOR UNTIL OCTOBER 10,1989.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING IMPACT IDLERS ON THE CROSS CONVEYOR. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THE IDLER FROM UNDER THE BELT, THE IDLER JAMMED. WHEN THE IDLER BROKE FREE, IT CAME DOWN AND SMASHED HIS FIN GERS ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME.

I NAME WAS SHOVELING ROCK OFF THE BELT FEEDER DECK BETWEEN CRUSHER 5 & 6. HE CLAIMS THAT HE WAS IN A AWKWARD POSITION TO SHOVEL OFF THE DECK AND HAD TO STRETCH MORE THAN NORMAL TO THROW MATER IAL OFF THE SIDE OF THE DECK. WHILE SHOVELING HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS GROIN.

HE IS NOT SURE OF THE CASUE OF HIS INJURY. HE WAS ASSISTING IN THE PLANT FROM. HE WAS FIRST SEEN BY THE DOCTOR ON JULY 28, 1989

I.NAME WAS TAKLING ON THE TELEPHONE. I.NAME POSSIBLY SUSTAINED THE STRAIN FROM LIFTING A PUMP. NO INDICATION OF INJURY UNTIL AFTER HE ATE LUNCH AND WAS TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE. HE LIFTED THE PUMP PRIOR TO LUNCH. I.NAME REPORTED A STOMACH CRAMP ON JULY 18, 1989 BUT DID NOT GIVE ANY REASON TOSUSPECT IT WAS WORK RELATED I.NAME DID NOT SEE THE DOCTOR UNTIL AUGUST 8, 1989.

TIGHENING CRUSHER 2 STEPPING UP ON RING OF CRUSHER SLIPPED TWISTING R. KNEE WHICH SUPPORT HIM.

EMPL WAS REBUILDING CRUSHER HEAD WEAR LINERS. EMPL IS NOT SURE WHEN PARTICLE WENTIN EYE. OST OF DAY WAS SPENT WORKING ON CRUSHER HEAD. BEFORE GOING TO DR EMPL THOUGHT HE BURNED EYE FROM WELDIN G ARC. EMPL WENT TO DR ON R4/19/89.

I NAME WAS TIGHTENING A CSK BOLT ON A LINER ON SCREEN 3, HE USED HIS FINGER TO KEEP THE BOLT FROM TURNING, THE BOLT SPUN WHEN HE APPLIED THE IMPACT GUN. THE SPINNING BOLT CUT HIS FINGER.

I.NAME REMOVING PUMP IMPELLER ON PP-2 INSIDE SHOP.HAD JUST FINISHED UNSCREWING IT FROM SHAFT AND IMPELLER WAS RESTING ON FLOOR.I.NAME ROLLING IMPELLER OUT OF THE WAY,IT STARTED TO FALL OVER.IM PELLER STRUCK RIGHT KNEE.REPORTED ACCIDENT 1-10-89 REQUESTED MED ATTENTION 3-16-89.

THE WORK CREW OF I NAME AND W NAME BEGAN WORKING ON CONVEYOR #17 THE CREW HAD SET UP THEIR TOOLS AND WERE STARING TO MAKE A SPLICE ON THE BELT WHEN THE PLANT OPERATOR STARTED THE BELT THE WORK CREW FAILED TO LOCK OUT THE EQUIPMENT BEFORE BEGINNING REPAIRS

I.NAME NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED INJURY.COULD EITHER HAVE BEEN MOVING 55 GAL DRUMS AROUND LUBE RACK AREA OR STEPPING OFF LADDER OF PIT GENERATOR TRUCK #5089.I.NAME DIDNT FEEL PAIN OR DISCOMFORT UNT IL SEVERAL HOURS AFTER SHIFT AND COULDNT SPECIFICALLY POINGT OUT CAUSE OF INJURY.

I.NAME WELDING LINERS INSIDE TROMMEL.WALKING THROUGH HE SLIPPED ON CURVED SURFACE OF TROMMEL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND.

THE INJURED WAS ASSISTING A FORKLIFT OPERATOR IN RELOCATING SPARE PARTS.WHILE UNLOADING A 16"X6'RUBBER TUBE OFF THE FORKS,HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM STRAINING HIS NECK,SHO ULDER AND BACK.HE DID NOT REPORT BEING INJURED FROM THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 06-30-88.

EMPL HAD COMPLETED WELDING ASSIGNMENT ON JAW CRUSHER & WAS ASSISTING REST OF CRE IN PICKING UP TOOLS & EQUIP. EMPL HAD REMOVED HIS WELDING HOOD TO REPLACE IT WITH HIS REGULAR HARD HAT. AT T HIS TIME TOWER PLANT OPERATOR OPENED GATE TO CRUSHER WHICH DISLODGED LOOSE ROCK WHICH STRUCK EMPL HEAD.

I.NAME WAS HAMMERING IN THE WEDGE WHICH HOLDS THE CABLE IN THE BLOCK THE CABLE CAME OUT OF THE BLOCK AND HIT I.NAME IN THE HEAD

THE INJURED HAD CLIMBED UP ON THE FRONT OF THE WATER TRUCK,#5026,TO CHECK THE ENGINE OIL.AFTER THE OIL WAS CHECKED,HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

I.NAME WALKING 8OWN STAIRS ON NORTH SIDE OF PITHOPPER.2ND TO LAST STEP GAVE WAY AS HE STEPPED ON IT AND I.NAME WEIGHT WENT TO BOTTOM STEP.THIS MIS-STEP CAUSED PAIN IN HIS BACK.ENTIRE HOPPER HA D JUST BEEN MOV9D AND ITS NOT KNOWN WHAT CAUSED STEP TO BREAK-NEVER REPORTED AS BROKEN.

I NAME WAS REMO5ING A LARGE PIECE OF CLAY THAT WAS STUCK IN THE DJROP BOX OF THE PIT FEEDER HEAD DRUM. I NAME WAS USING A BAR TO BREAK UP THE CLAY INTO SMALLER PIECE. ONCE THE CLAY BROKE UP IT FELL THROUGH T2E CHUTE, AT THE SAME TIME HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS BACK AGAINST THE CHUTE. MEDICAL ATTENTION NOT REQUIRED UNTIL MARCH 30 1987.

I.NAME COMPLETE8 JOB ON CONVEYOR 24 WALKED DOWN WALKWAY FOLLOWED BY I.NAME. TURNED TO RIGHT AND TOOK 2 STEPS ON LEVEL GROUND FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE.NO MED ATTENTION UNTIL 6-30-86. NO MEDICAL ATT9NTION REQ UNTIL 6-30-86.

I.NAME WALKING 7OO FAST THROUGHT PARTS ROOM WHEN HE TRIED TO REVERSE DIRECTION,FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM.WHEN HE SLIPPED FEET HIT CLOSED DOOR OF SHOP WITH RIGHT LEG STRAIGHT,JAMMING RIGHT KNEE.NO M5TERIAL OR DEBRIS WAS OBSTRUCTING WALKWAY.

EMPLOYEE FEELS WHEN HE WAS INSTALLING CHUTE LINERS ABOVE LOAD OUT TANK #3 HE AGGRAVATED HIS LOWER BACK PINCHED NERVE ACCIDENT REPORTED MAY 6 1985

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING 1/2 X 11 X 20 STEEL PLATE IN PLANT SHOP WHILE CUTTING PLATE HE TRIED TO KNOCK OFF A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL AND THE LARGER PIECE FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING BIG TOE ON LEFT FO

DURING COURSE OF HIS REGULAR AFTERNOON DUTIES EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A FOREIGN PARTICAL IN LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE WHEN PARTICAL ENTERED EYE. EMPLOYEE WASHED EYE OUT AT END OF SHIFT AND FEL T THAT FOREIGN PARTICAL HAD BEEN REMOVED. ALTHOUGH LATE THESAME EVENING AT HOME THE EYE BECAME IRRIATED AND EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY FOR TREATMENT. DOCTOR DETERMINED THE FOREIG

EMP WAS USING 4 FT PRY BAR TO HOLD AN ANGLE IRON STIFFNER TO BOTTOM SIDE OF 48 IN TROUGHING IDLER FRAME IN PREPARATION FOR WELDING IT IDLER FELL OVER PINCHING RT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND IDLER FRAME

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BELT BLOCK FROM CONVEYOR C3 AFTER HAVING COMPLETED A BELT SPLICE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED FROM THE NUT ON THE BELT BLOCK ANDD STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH. THE ONLY INJU RY SUSTAINED WAS A CHIPPED RIGHT FRONT UPPER INTERIOR TOOTH (NO. 8). THE TOOTH HAD TO BE CAPPED.