Torrance Plant: 22 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

SLIPPED OFF OF TRACK ON BUSTER WHILE FUELING ANDHURT LOWER BACK. THERE WAS GREASE AND OIL ON HISBOOTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF A SCREEN DECK REMOVING SIDE RAILS. AS HE WAS HOLDING A BOLT IN PLACE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO ALLOW THE FASTNERS (NUTS) TO BE REMOVED, THE AIR GUN WAS BEING APPLIED TO TH E NUTS, THE BOLTS TURNED THROUGH AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

WHILE LOADING 35"X30"X1/2 STEEL PLATE ON THE WELD TRUCK, EE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS DRIVING DOWN HAUL ROAD IN R-60 TRUCK, HE SAYS HE HIT HOLE IN ROAD THREE TIMES, MEANING 3 TRIPS. AFTER THE 3RD TRIP HIS BACK WAS HURTING

EE WAS IN THE PIT SETTING PUMP UP TO PUMP WATER OUT OF THE PIT, PULLING INTAKE AND DISCHARGE HOSES TO PLACE THEM WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE. HE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING & PULLING THE 6" LINES. LIGHT DUTY BEGAN 11/26/97.

WHILE GREASING AND LUBRICATING 988A, FELL TO THE GROUND HOLDING HIS CHEST AND GROIN. EE APPARENTLY SUFFERED A CARDIAC RELATED HEALTH INCIDENT.

IN THE PIT LOADING TRUCKS, WAS GETTING OFF OF MACHINE TO CHECK LOADER, FOOT SLIPPED ON MUDDY STEP, TWISTING KNEE.

WHILE LOADING TRUCKS IN THE PIT, FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED EYE CAUSING PAIN AND BLURRED VISION.

REMOVING COLLET BEHIND SHOP, REMOVED OUTER COLLET, SET DOWN AIR IMPACT WRENCH, PICKED IT UP ACCIDENTLY REVERSED IT TO REMOVE INNER COLLET AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN AIR WRENCH AND BUCKET .

WHILE IN OPERATORS CAB (GRADER) GRADING THE ROADMECHANICAL WHEEL LEAN CONTROL KICKED BACK INTO HAND.

WHLIE UP ON SCREEN PLATFORM ABOVE CEDAR RAPIDS SHAKER REPAIRING ROCK BOX, WINDS GUSTS CAME UP AND BLEW DUST INTO RIGHT EE (EMPLOYEE HAD WELDING SHIELD ON).

IN LOADER CAB, MOVING R8 RIP RAP TO STOCK AREA, BOUNCING IN CAB LOADER SEAT.

EMPLOYEE LOCKED OUT WRONG SWITCH DID NOT CHECK OR VOLTAGE WAS INSTALLING A CENTRAL WIRE IN STARTER SHORTED/480V LINE PHASE TO PHASE WITH (XX)IN DRAWER 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT PALM OF LEFT HAN D & THUMB ON RT HAND

WAS IN LOADER #519 LOADING OVERBURDEN, BURNED RIGHT SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT ON THE FLOOR HEATER OF THE LOADER.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO TRUCK, HE GRABBED ON TO THE HANDRAIL, IT BROKE AWAY FROM ITS WELDS, CAUSING EE TO FALL TO GROUND.

WHILE LOADING TRUCKS IN THE PIT OPERATOR HEARD NOISE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE BY WALKING OVER WET TIRE, LOST FOOTING AND FAIL TO GROUND.

WORKING ON TUNNEL BELT CUTTING BELT TO RESPLICE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT THUMB NEEDED 4-5 STITCHES.

WHILE CHANGING SCREEN PANELS ON DIESTER SCREEN, AT DEISTER CLOSING ROLL-A-CHUTE, FOOT CAUGHT UNDER WHEEL.

WHILE AT JAW CRUSHER WALKWAY UNBRIDGING JAW WITH WEDGE, ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON CHIN.

WHILE BREAKING ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER IN HOPPERROCK SHATTERED & PIECE FLEW UP CUTTING EMPLS NOSE - 5 STITCHES

WHILE CLIMBING INTO DOZER, SLIPPED ON FROZEN MUDDY TRACKS.

TRYING TO FREE UP FROZEN ROLLERS ON #30 CONVEYOR. WHILE STRIKING ROLLER WITH HAMMER, HAMMER GOT CAUGHT BY BELT AND PULLED HAND THROUGH THE ROLLER.

CLEANING OUT STONE CRUSHER THAT HAD SHUT OFF,STONE FELL FROM DISCHARGE CHUTE OF SCREEN HITTING EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF NECK WHEN HE BENT OVER.

68935 CLEANING TAIL WHEEL OF LARGE ROCKS, A ROCK ROLLED OUT AND MY MIDDLE FINGER.

WHILE MOVING STEEL,PICKED UP A PIECE OF STEEL AND PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT ARM.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A REDUCER AND MOTOR, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN V-BELTS AND SHEAVE.

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ROCK FELL OFF & HE TRIED TO PUSH ROCK OUT OF WAY & PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLES

WELDING ON CRUSHER FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TAIL BONE

EE WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN WHEN HE BACKED UP TO DUMP, THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER HIGH WALL AND DOWN BANK APPROX. 121 FEET. BACKED RIGHT OVER THE BERM.

WHILE EMPL WAS LOADING TRUCKS WITH 988B CAT LARGE ROCK FELL FROM HIGHWALL HITTING LOADER CAUSING EMPL TO BE THROWN AROUND IN CAB OF LAODER HITTING LEFT ARM & ELBOW.

WHILE LIFITING RAILROAD TIE IN PLACE FOR WALL PULLED BACK.

USING FIRE HOSE, HOSING UNDER TAIL WHEEL OF CONVEYOR. EE WAS HOSING UNDER TAIL WHEEL OF CONVEYOR 012, IN HOLE UNDER CRUSHERS, WHEN PULLING HOSE FELL AGAINST BEAM SUPPORTS OF CRUSHERS TWISTED B ACK.

WAS TRYING TO GET ROLLERS OF A D9H FREE (THEY WERE FROZEN) BY TURNING AND USING TORCH AND DIGGING WITH BAR TO UNFREEZE. RUNNING TRACKS TO SEE IF FREE. TRACKS DID NOT COME TO FULL STOP CAUSING LEFT HAND TO BE PULLED INTO TRACK.

USING CABLE AND COME-ALONG TO PULL STEEL IN PLACE,CABLE SLIPPED HITTING MOUTH KNOCKING LEFT FRONT TOOTH OUT.

CHECKING OIL IN LOADER,SLIPPED ON CATWALK AND PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT LEG.

WORKING UNDER PICKUP TRUCK,CRAWLING FROM UNDER IT WHEN HIT LEFT KNEE ON BUMPER WHICH THREW KNEE CAP OUT OF JOINT.

WHILE CHANGING DRILL STEEL, PULLED A MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA.

HELPING THE MECHANIC TAKE HEAD OFF 988B ENGINE, HAD PIPE IN EXHAUST HOLE, THE HEAD SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN, PIPE HIT LEFT KNEE.

CLEANING CATWALKS,STONE FELL OFF SCREEN AND HIT EMPL RIGHT ARM.

WHILE CLEANING STONE FROM CRUSHER, A ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON BACK.

GETTING DOWN FROM LOADER,RIGHT HAND WAS ON RAIL AND FLASHLIGHT IN LEFT HAND.SLIPPED AND FELL SIDEWAYS HIT RIGHT SIDE OF BODY ON HANDRAIL.

EMPL WAS DRILLING,HIT RIGHT ARM AROUND WRIST AREA ON DRILL WHILE LIFTING DRILL STEEL FROM RACK.

WHILE WELDING PLATES ON CHUTE, RECEIVED FLASH BURN OF EYES.

WORKING ON CRUSHER. WHILE PUTTING STEEL WEDGE IN CRUSHER, WEDGE FLEW OUT HITTING HIM ON RIGHT SIDE RIGHT BELOW RIB CAGE. WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPTIAL ON 4-7-90.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING RETURN ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR BELT WITH A HAMMER. HAMMER WAS PULLED INTO CONVEYOR BELT PULLING EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND FOREARM INTO PINCH POINT.

WHILE HANGING LIGHTS ON SHOP, ARCHING BACK TO START BOLTS IN HANGER BRACKETS. THE SUPERVISOR FAILS TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WORK RELATED. HE CLAIMS IT HAPPENED. AS I RECEIVED MEDICAL , I SENT T HEM TO HIM ASKING HIM TO CONTACT HIS SUPERVISOR TO FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT. (REASON FOR DELAY- LACK OF INFORMATION).

WAS STANDING ON I BEAM ADJUSTING IDLERS ON CONVEYOR BY TAPPING AT BASE WITH HAMMER, LOST FOOTING AND FELL 4-5'.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TRUCK,MOVING WASTE MATERIAL TO A DUMP LOCATION AND DUMPING LOAD.HYDRAULIC LINE FAILED,SPRAYING EXHAUST MANIFOLD WITH OIL CAUSING A MINOR FIRE.EMPLOYEE OVERREACTED JUMPIN G FROM TRUCK TO GROUND APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET.

EMPL WALKING AND SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED STEEL HITTING RIGHT LEG BELOW KNEE.

EMP WAS HELLPING MECHANIC PUT REA END IN R35 EUCLID USING CRANE TO HOLD IN PLACE HAD TO USH AND TWIST IN PLACE TWISTED BACK.

WHILE EMPL WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL TO BE WELDED WELDER STRUCK ARC TO WELD CAUSING FLASH BURN IN EYES

HE WAS GRINDING3STEEL WITH A HAND-HELD GRINDER. THE GRINDER SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE.

WHILE CLIMBING 5ADDER ON 992 CAT LOADER,FOOT SLIPPED OFF SECOND RUNG FROM BOTTOM,FELL AND HIT GROUND HURTING BACK.

WAS CUTTING FLA8HING ON CONVEYOR 014 WHEN BLADE CAME OUT OF KNIFE HIS HAND CONTINUED ACROSS BLADE CUTTING LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND CUT WAS INTO KNUCKLE EXPOSING BONE

WHILE OPERATING3275 MICHIGAN, EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN LADDER, FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM RUNG CAUSING HIS RIGHT ARM TO STRAIGHTEN WITH QUICK MOTION-PULLED MUSCLE.

DISMANTLING RIP3RAP RACK FOR REPAIRS.EMPL WORKING ON RACK WHEN ROCKS SHOFTED CAUSING FALL THROUGH RACK ONTO GROUND.HIT GROUND AND 12'' ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING OUT OF A 275B MICHIGAN LOADER WHEN BOTH FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND.

EE WAS CARRYING3ATLAS DOWN-THE-HOLE 60# HAMMER FORM PICKUP TRUCK TO DRILL. HE SLIPPED IN MUD & FELL ONTO HIS BACK WITH THE HAMMER IN HIS HANDS ABOVE CHEST. HE COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN HIS RT SIDE RIB CAG9 AREA AS A RESULT OF THE FALL. HE WAS X-RAYED & DOCTOR ORDERED REST & WARM COMPRESS. THERE WAS NO FOLLOW-UP VISIT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON A CONVEYOR BELT. HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON A WET, SLIPPERY SECTION AND FELL OFF THE BELT. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT USE THE SAFETY BELT PROVIDED BY THE COMPAY, WHEN WALKING T THE BELT AS A RESULT OF THE FALL, EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER, A FRACTURED RIGHT ELBOW, AND HIS PELVIS WAS BROKEN IN 3 PLACES.