Soledad Quarry: 42 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

WHILE LOADING RIP RAP WITH A ROCK BUCKET A ROCK FELL FROM THE BUCKET AND THE LOADER'S REAR LEFT TIRE RAN OVER IT CAUSING IT A SUDDEN VIOLENT MOVEMENT THAT HURT EE BACK.

WAS CHISELING ON SCALPER PLANT WHEN SMALL SHAVING EMBEDDED ITSELF IN WRIST.

CHANGING LINERS. PIECE OF METAL HIT WORKER IN LEG.

HE PUT HIS HAND INSIDE OF GARBAGE CAN

A ROCK GOT STUCK IN JAW ON MAIN PLANT AND EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR AND ANOTHER ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT THE BAR, AND HIS FINGERS GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE SIDE OF METAL PLATE ON IN SIDE JAW.

CHECKING OIL IN WATER TRUCK AND HIT THE EXHAUST PIPE WITH ARM.

TAKING OFF A CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER #17-365, HOLDING THE BOLT WITH HAND AND USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE BOLT OFF AND THE BOLT CUT THOUGH MY GLOVE AND CUT MY HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING LOADER CONTROLS USING MORE DUE TO MORE WORK. OLD CLAIM ON 11-11-96 IS ACTING UP AGAIN.

WHILE FILLING GAS TANK ON WATER GAS GOT ON HOT EXAUST PIPE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING LEFT HAND.

SLIPPED ON WET GROUND BY PUMP AND REACHED OUT WITH LEFT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF AND GRABBED HOT MUFFLER ON PUMP.

AFTER LUBING FRONT OF HIS LOADER AND COMING OUT FROM UNDER IT, HE PULLED WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE WELDING RECIEVED FLASH BURN BY OTHER WELDER, TO CLOSE TO ME.

WORKING ON MAIN PLANT CONVEYOR AND PULLED SOMETHING ON LEFT SIDE OF RIBCAGE.

WAS HOLDING A BAR, AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF WHEN THE HAMMER HIT IT AND LANDED IN THE BACK OF LEFT HAND & CUT IT.

WAS WELDING ON MAIN PLANT FEEDER.

WORKING ON SCALE DECKING MOVING BOARDS OFF SCALE DECK TO CLEAN AND REPAIR WHEN A MOVING BOARD HIT MY FOOT AND BROKE MY BIG TOE.

WORKING ON SCALPER AND RUNNING EQUIPMENT. WORKING LONG HOURS. EE WAS PLACING A CONVEYOR BELT ON SCALPER AND LATER THAT NIGHT/EARLY MORNING. HE WAS BROUGHT TO ER, WITH LOWER BACK PAIN.

CLEANING OUT SCALES FROM FLOODED AREA, WET & MUDON METAL FOOTING UNDER SCALE DECK & SLIPPED & FELL ON ONE OF METAL FOOTING & HIT MY TAILBONE

PULLING PLOW BOLTS OUT OF CUTTING EDGE. EE WAS HOLDING THE BOLT FROM THE BOTTOM, WHEN IT CAM OUT OF THE SLOT & IT SPUN, WHEN IT SPUN IT CUT THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND. HE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH & HOLDING THE BOLT & WHEN IT SPUN HE WAS HOLDING THE BOLTS.

HE HIT HIS LEG WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE REMOVING A BIG ROCK FROM JAW CRUSHER.

WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE YARD HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE & TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMP WAS TRYING TO MOVE A LARGE ROCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. NO PUSHING OR PULLING NO LIFTING OVER 20 POUNDS.

PLANT MANAGER WAS HURRYING BACK FROM TOWN UP A WINDY DIRT ROAD TO THE MINE SITE TO TALK TO THE MEN BEFORE THE END OF LUNCH RAN HEAD ON INTO A NEEDY STOPPED WATER TRUCK WAS WEARING SEAT BELT DR IVING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS

LEAVING QUARRY OPERATION ON ACCESS ROAD, TWO SMALL DEER DISTRACTED DRIVER'S ATTENTION. WHILE WATCHING THEM THE PICKUP VERIED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OVER THE ACCESS ROAD EMBANKMENT AND TURNED O VER.

WHILE OPERATING A 90 CAT LOADER A GUST OF WIND CAME UP AND BLEW DUST INTO INJURED'S RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO VONT A CRACK IN LOADER BUCKET WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG POPPED INTO RIGHT EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING MOTOR. MOTOR FELL (400 LBS) PINNED LEG TO 4X4 BEAM. WAS FIRST AID EMPLOYEE DID NOT LEAVE WORK. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED PULMONARY THROMBOSIS ON 11-14-90. WAS NOT REALTED TO INI TIAL ACCIDENT AT TIME. WAS REPORTED AS INDUSTRIAL INJURY BY EMPLOYEE ON 11-26-90.

A CHIP OF METAL POPPED OFF AND INTO RIGHT THIGH WHERE HE WAS POUNDING ON CUTTING EDGE.