Valley Rock Products-Orland: 181 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Lifting of fabricated steel bar resulting in a lower back muscle pull.

Employee claims that the seat in the 980 cat loader caused back problems. That the seat did not have lumbar support. Employee was observed on 5/6/2015 not being able to walk with out pain, EE was ask if hurt at work, EE replied no that back has been bothering EE. A work comp claim was not filed until 8/27/2015. Employee never filed report of injury at work.

Employee lifted pit truck hood and felt back pain in his back. He continued working for approximately one month at this time he went to the doctor on 07/16/2013. The doctor put employee on restricted work duty at this time. Because of the restricted work duty, we have been unable to accommodate this employee. He is still currently off of work.

Standing on machine and slipped. Reached out and hung on to air filter housing and pulled tendon in wrist.

Welding cross member on mixer truck. Lifted hood to look at weld, cooled copper fragment from weld scratched R eyeball.

Collison with concrete bridge w/pit truck #210 causing a laceration to head and cervical strain.

Climbing on equipment and tightening chain binder that holds equipment together.

Slipped on truck step.

Strain while shoveling trench resulting in right abdominal strain including groin.

Mechanic was working on truck H2O tank. Tank slipped from mount and hit his left forearm - contusion - no fracture.

Cleaning material from conveyor drum pulley - metal bar used for cleaning got caught in pulley and hit hand (fingers) against machinery.

Employee was working on a muffler with a hole in it. He had his finger near the hole when another employee kicked the muffler. Hole flexed and cut his left pinky fingertip with fingernail also.

Employee setting jack to take weight of transmission on mixer truck 1984 Mack. Caught finger....laceration - finger nail - bone crack left ring finger.

SHOVELING DEBRIS OUT FROM THE CRUSHER TUNNEL REPEATED USE OF SHOVEL CAUSED A STRAIN ON EE LEFT WRIST

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEP OUT OFF HAULER HE MISSEDTHE 1ST STEP LOST HIS BALANCE & FELLTO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK SIDE

WHILE EE WAS USING A 5' STEEL PRYBAR TO CLEAN MUD & DEBRIS TO BREAK LOOSE MUD AND SAND FROM THE BOTTOM OF SHAKER ON CRUSHER, HE HIT HIS ARM ON THE PLATE ON THE SIDE OF THE SHAKER.

EE STATES THAT AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE WATER TRUCK HE WAS UNABLE TO STAND ERECT.

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WHILE EE WAS REMOVING THE PINION HOUSING FROM THE SCRAPER IT SLIPPED, HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HIS HEAD. EE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS. EE WAS TAKEN TO TH E ER FOR TREATMENT.

WHILE RETURNING TO THE PLANT WITH THE SCRAPER SCARPER HIT A BUMP ON THE DIRT ROAD WHICH JARRED THE EE IN THE SEAT. THUS, CAUSING HIM TO BRUISE HIS KIDNEY.

WHILE CUTTING BELTING FOR WASH PLANT, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THIGH.

WHIILE PULLING THE STARTER OUT OF A 10 WHEEL DUMP TRUCK, AS HE LIFTED THE STARTER FELT A SNAP IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.

WHILE LIFTING A LARGE DIRT CLOD FROM THE CRUSHERPLANT, DIRT CLOD SLIPPED AND LANDED ON EMP RIGHTFOOT.

WHILE INSTALLING RIPPER TEETH ON A 1150B DOZER, RIPPER UNIT CAME LOOSE, SWINGING FORWARD, PINNING EE'S LEFT FOOT BETWEEN RIPPER TOOTH & THE DOZER TRACK.

WHILE HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT THE GEAR OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL FROM THE LOADER (UNIT # 312). THE EMPLOYEE DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING AT THAT TIME, BUT OVER THE WEEKEND BEGAN TO NOTICE SOME S ORENESS IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER AREA. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER ON 1-31-95 THAT HIS SHOULDER AND ARM WERE SORE. ON 2-1-95 HE DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD GO TO THE DOCTOR.

WHILE CHANGING SCREENS ON THE TOP DECK OF THE WASH PLANT, FINGERS WERE PINCHED WHEN PUTTING SCREEN IN PLACE.

WHILE WALKING TO PLATFORM STATION WHERE EMP STANDS AND WATCHES BELT OF WASH PLANT. HE STATED THAT HE TRIPPED ON SOME DEBRIS AND FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT WRIST. THIS OCCURED ON 4-7-94, AT WHICH TIME EE STATED THAT HIS WRIST SORE. THEN ON 4-11-94, EMP INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT ON 4-7-94 HE FELL AND HURT HIS WRIST AND IT WAS VERY SORE.

WHILE CUTTING A HYDRAULIC HOSE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE,THE KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING FIRST FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

EMPL LIFTING OXYGEN TANK OUT OF BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK.WHILE LIFTING IT OUT HE FELL BACK AND OXYGEN TANK FELL ON HIM CAUSING TUFT FX WITH 2 LACERATIONS ON LEFT 5TH DIGIT.

MOVING TRUCK AX5E FROM FLOOR TO LOADER RESULTING IN LOWER BACK IRRITATION.

LIFTING END BIT3ONTO TABLE RESULTING IN LOWER BACK IRRITATION

WAS LAYING ON 4ETAL VALVE REPAIRING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT RESULTING IN SORENESS IN CHEST & RIBS AREA.

WHILE UNLOADING3TRUCK & STANDING ON T HE REAR STEP TO UNLATCH THE REAR GATE HE SLIPPED & FELL ON RIGT SHOULDER RESULTING IN INJURY TO SHOULDER & BACK.

WAS LIFTING ALU4IUM PIPE WITH MUD IN IT AND HAD A PAIN IN SHOULDER AND NECK AND ALSO HEARD POPPING SOUND ACCOMPANING PAIN.