Redlands Quarry: 141 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

As the employee was changing screens for the Extec plant he twisted the wrong way and strained his back.

While employee was removing material buildup of the dump station and removing a rock from the catwalk, his hand slipped off the rock and was caught against the handrail.

After being on a 966 loader, employee complained of a sore back.

While employee was shutting off a disconnect at BC-0, located near the head pulley, the box arched, blew open the door striking him in the chin.

Employeee was carrying a shaft. As he turned around he smashed his finger between the shaft and a steel rack.

While tightening a bolt on a take up pulley, the employee's wrench slipped and he fell back striking his left shoulder on the man basket cage.

EE WAS HOLDING THE HEAD OF A BOLT WITH A GLOVE ON HIS HAND WHILE TIGHTENING IT WITH A 3/4" AIR IMPACT GUN. THE BOLT SPUN AND CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER THRU HIS GLOVE.

Inspection lid swung shut and bruised ee's back.

EE WAS PULLING TWO SCREENS AT ONCE ONTO THE SHAKER WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS PUSHING THE SCREENS TO HELP HIM, WHEN EE'S FINGER BECAME SMASHED BETWEENTHE TWO SCREENS CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTUR E TO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

SOMETHING FELL INTO SOME DUST AROUND EMPLOYEE SENDING DUST INTO THE AIR. STEEL SUDT GOT INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. MISSED ONLY 1 DAY AS SUGGESTED BY DOCTOR.

BACKING INTO DUMP AREA BEHIND DRIVE, HE OVERBACKED ONTO A DECLINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. FRONT WHEELS SLID SIDEWAYS AND TRUCK ROLLED ON RIGHT SIDE.

CHECKING FOR WATER LEAKS ON WET DECK, BENT UNDER PIPES TO INSPECT. WHEN STOOD UP, HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK INTO LEFT LEG.

HIPS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING EQUIPMENT AT WORK OVER BUMPY ROADS.

CLEARING A CHUTE FULL OF ROCK WITH A BAR, HE HITTHE ROCK WHICH GAVE WAY AND CRUSHED FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND CHUTE.

LIFTING STEEL PLATERS/COVERS TO GET WIRES PULLEDLOWER BACK.

REMOVING A PIECE OF BELT PULLED ON BELT, IT WAS BURIED, WHICH CAUSED STRAIN-CAUSED STRAIN TO ABDOMEN HERNIA.

SHOVELING MATERIAL, TWISTED WRONG.

USE OF COMPUTER FOR PAST 16 MOS CAUSING PAIN IN ELBOWS DIAGNOSIS WAS FOR TREATMENT FOR A PERIOEDOF TIME & EVAULATION OF INJURY. 9/18/00SURGERY TOOD PLACE FOR ELBOW-CARPAL TUNNEN

HAMMERING ON ANVILS WHEN EITHER ANVIL OR HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO HIS ARM.

EE COMPLAINING OF PAIN WHEN HE USES CLUTCH BRAKE.

EE WAS DIGGING OUT CHUTE. A ROCK CAME DOWN AND SMASHED HIS THUMB

EE LIFTED THE TAIL PULLEY GUARD ON THE PORTABLE PLANT TO REPAIR IT. THE TIAL PULLEY GUARD HAD SOME MATERIAL BUILT UP ON IT AND ADDED WEIGHT TO THE GUARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING WELDING TORCH TO CUT ON ATHEY WAGON. A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL BLEW INTO HIS EYE PAST HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF R-85. HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS DOWNSHIFTING THE PIT TRUCK AS HE WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE PIT. HE COULDN'T GET THE TRUCK INTO GEAR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACKWARDS. HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK AND LANDED ON THE GROUND. ACCIDENT DUE TO EE ERROR, MISJUDGEMENT.

EE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING ROCKS OUT OF THE HEAD PULLEY AREA OF THE CHUTE.

EE WAS CLEANING GRIZZLE BAR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. THE ROCK HE WAS CLEARING SLIPPED THROUGH AND HE HIT HIS HAND ON THE BAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UP CLEANING OFF THE BELT ON THE CONVEYOR OF THE PORTABLE PLANT. HE HAD A FOOT ON THE CATWALK AND ONE ON THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE BELT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HE SLIPPED.

EE EXPERIENCED PAIN WHILE OPERATING YARD TRUCK. INJURY DID NOT REQUIRE TREATMENT UNTIL 8-10-95. NO TIME AWAY FROM WORK.

EE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN UNDER THE BC-0 CONVEYOR BELT. HE PULLED A MUSCLE SHOVELING.

EE WAS CHANGING THE HEATER HOSES ON THE D9L DOZER. HE SPRAINED HIS BACK WORKING IN THE TIGHT CONFINING COMPARTMENT BENEATH THE CAB FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER, PUSHING THE PIT WALL TO FEED THE LOADER, THE BOUNCING AND JARRING CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING USUAL DUTIES OF OPERATING THE PIT DOZER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED EXTREME BACK PAIN & SPASM.

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING HIMSELF UNDER A BUNKER TRUCK TO GRIND A FLAT SURFACE WHEN HE GRABBED A PORTABLE GRINDER WITH BOTH HANDS AND TURNED ON THE SWITCH. THE GRINDER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS LANDING ON THE TOP SIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING THROUGH THE HAND AND LACERATING 1 TENDON ENTRIELY AND DAMAGING TWO OTHERS.

25473OYEE WAS CHANGIGN THE TRANSMISSION FILTER ONT EH 922C LOADER. THE DOOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FILTER ON THE 922C LOADER. THE DOOR TO THE TRANSMISSION/HYDRAULIC CHAMBER FELL AND CAUGHT HIS 36659 LEG BETWEEN TEH DOOR AND THE DECK OF THE LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SIDE RAIL FROM THE THREE ROCK CHUTE ABOVE THE BC31 BELT CONVEYOR. HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND (APPROX. 4 FT.) OFF THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR. HE LANDED ON LOOSE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING OF CUTTING BLADES ON CAT D9L DOZER. HE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPL LIFTING & REMOVING WORN BLADES.

EMPL RETURNING TO PLANT AFTER DELIVERING ROCK.THEN BED OF BUNKER TRUCK WAS LEFT IN A RAISED POSITION SO WHEN TRUCK PASSED UNDER THE OVERPASS THE BED COLLIDED WITH OVERPASS AND SEPARATED FROM C AB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE SCREENS ON THE SHAKER. EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A SCREEN UP ON TOP OF THE SHAKER AND FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS GROIN.

EMPL WAS EXPOSED TO EXHAUST FUMES WHILE SWEEPING AROUND SCALE HOUSE USING STREET SWEEPER.

EMPL CUTTING MATERIAL OFF EQUIP.LIT TORCH,TORCH HOSE EXPLODED AND BROKE AWAY FROM TORCH END BURNING HIS FOREARM.

EMPL LIFTING 7'SECTION OF WATER PIPE ONTO BACK OF TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PLATE ACROSS THE POLY SCREEN WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE CHUTE THAT WAS BEING INSTALLED OVER THE SHAKER A PIECE OF DIRT FLEW INTO HIS EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PINS IN THE TEETH OF THE BUCKET OF THE 966 LOADER. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF THE PIN AND PENETRATED THROUGH THE CLOTHING CUTTING HIS SIDE. INJURY REPORTED 4-18-90 BU Y TREATMENT REFUSED. TREATMENT NECESSARY ON 4-27-90.

EE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF V2 SHAKER HANDING A SCREEN UP TO ANOTHER EE HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHEN HE LIFTED THE SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE SHANK ON THE LOADER BUCKET. HE WAS WELDING AND RECEIVED SIDE REFLECTIVE FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON THE PLANT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE SWITCH ON THE DRIP PAN AT THE BIRDSEYE BUNKER. HE CLIMBED UP TO DISCONNECT THE AIR HOSE AND HIS LEG WAS HIT BY THE DRIP PAN.

EMPL WAS PULLING SAMPLES OF MATERIAL. HE PULLED SAMPLE COLLECTION PAN FROM UNDER WEIGH HOPPER. WHEN HE PLACED MATERIAL IN SAMPLE BUCKET HE FELT SNAP IN LEFT SHOULDER. DIAGNOSIS OF INJURY DID N OT TAKE PLACE UNTIL 2/14/90 & SURGERY WAS RECOMMENDED.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHAIN COME-A-LONG TO PICK UP STEEL PLATE. THE HOOK THAT WAS WELDED ONTO THE CHUTE CAME OFF AND THE COME-A-LONG HIT HIM IN THE LEFT SHOULDER. *EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK 1 2-17-89 BUT OFF AGAIN 12-20-89.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE TOGGLE SPRING. THE SPRING HAD TO BE LOOSENED AND HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER. THE FORCE OF THE SPRING CAUSED THE HAMMER TO FLY BACK AND HIT HIM BETWEEN THE EYES.

EMPL DRIVING BACK OF WEDGE BOLT WITH HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT WEDGE.EMPL SMASHED INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING THE TOW CHAIN FROM THE WELDING MAINTENANCE TRUCK. HE LEFT THE ENGINE IDLING & CAUGHT HIS HAND IN THE FAN BLADE WHEN HE REACHED TO REMOVE CHAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER THE DRY PLANT. A ROCK FELL FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT ABOVE THE EMPLOYEE HITTING HIM IN THE NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AREA UNDER THE PRIMAR FEEDER EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FOOT & FELL APPROX.10FT TO THE LOWER PLATFORM

EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIR OF FENDER OF R85 HAUL TRUCK. WHEN FENDER BROKE LOOSE & CUT THROUGH SHOE INJURYING TOE.

A ROCK FELL OFF OF CRUSHING DECK ONTO TOP OF ROLL CAGE OF BOBCAT CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LUNGE FROWARD HITTING HIS HEAD ON ONE OF THE CONTROL LEVERS.

STRAINED SHOULDER WHILE DRIVING WATER TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER BELT SHOVEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITHCONVEYOR BELT CAUSING THE SHOVEL HANDLE TO HIT EMPLOYEE IN FACE LACERATING RIGHT EYEBROW.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT WITH HAND SHOVEL. STRAINED UPPER RIGHT ARM WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL.

CUTTING A PIECE OF KEYSTOCK FOR TAPER LOCK WITH HACKSAW METAL SLIPPED FROM VICE GRIPS AND HACKSAW CUT THROUGH FINGER SEVERING TNEDON

EMPLOYEE AS PUL5ING TOGGLE SPRING BOLT OFF OF JAW CRUSHER WHILE DISASSEMBLING CRUSHER THE SPRING CAME OUT OF ITS SEAT & SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN SPRING & MAIN FRAME