Yamada And Sons, Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

Employee climbed a set of stairs that was being fabricated. Stairs was not yet anchored to prevent tipping. Employee was not part of this project. Employee climbed to the top landing of the steps, about 5 feet above the ground. Stairs tipped due to the employee's weight. Employee fell and sprained both ankles.

While climbing down the ladder from a rock hauler, ee felt something "pull" in his left shoulder.

While pre-checking rock truck, ee was about to climb up ladder to cab and experienced a sharp pain in his chest and back.

EE reported while tightening bolt, hitting wrench with hammer in order to turn wrench, he missed the wrench and accidentally hit his hand with the hammer. Puncture to L hand between thumb and index finger

Employee reported holding punch in L hand, hammer in R hand. Missed punch, hit L thumb w/ hammer. Contusion/laceration to L thumb.

Employee reported while in cab waiting to be loaded, truck shook when load dropped into bed. 40 minutes later, nausea & neck pain

While prying w/ crowbar, crowbar broke loose, EE fell.

Employee reported while shoveling material from under conveyor belt, he injured his back.Strain to back.

While riding in company vehicle from parking lot to work area, particles flew into employee's left eye.

While working on D-10 bulldozer, the front belly pan fell on employee's hand. Results were minor abrasion to left wrist, bruises to palm and back of left hand.

While lifting door of vibrator into place, door slipped and injured employee. Employee experienced abrasion to right hand and strain to right wrist.

While shoveling and raking aggregate material, employee stained his lower back.

While removing crusher screen, right middle finger got caught between crusher screen and frame resulting in contusion to right middle finger.

While removing rock caught in tailpulley with bar, his hand struck corner of conveyor frame.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED WHILE UNLOADING ROCK DUMP BED DROPPED JARRING CAB OF TRUCK.

WHILE INSTALLING WATER PUMP BELT ON #858 GENERATOR ENGINE, EE'S FINGERS BECAME CAUGHT IN PULLEY.

Employee stated while tightening bolts on chute, he slipped and fell causing abrasions to left forearm, left wrist and right thumb.

WHILE INSTALLING HAMMER IN VSI EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN.

EE WAS CHISELING FASTENERS FROM CONVEYOR WHEN METAL PIECE PUNTURED SKIN ON CHEST.

CAB/BOOM OF CRANE SEPARATED FROM MOBILE UNIT AND IMPACTED GROUND WHILE LIFTING DUMP BOX WITH CRANE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING 620 ROLLER RETURN ONTO CONVEYOR BELT, RIGHT HAND BECAME STUCK BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT AND CAUSED SPRAIN TO RIGHT WRIST.

WHILE STRIKING CORNER OF BOULDER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, THE HAMMER RICOCHETED AND HAMMER HANDLE STRUCK INNER THIGH AREA OF RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE LOOSENING OR TIGHTENING SCREEN BOLTS WITH 15/16 BOX WRENCH AND BREAKER BAR ON THE VIBRATOR, HE LATER EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT IN LEFT HAND RING FINGER AT APPROX 10 AM.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT CHEST ON EQUIPMENT.

WHILE CLEANING SAND FROM UNDER THE ELJAY SHAKER WITH A SHOVEL, EMPLOYEE TWISTED BACK AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE EE WAS PUTTING OIL INTO #122, EE'S FOREARMTOUCHED EXHAUST CAUSING A BURN TO LT. FOREARM.

EE WAS REPOSITIONING A BOULDER WITH METAL WEDGE WHEN THE WEDGE STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM AND FACE.

WHILE REPAIRING LOADER BUCKET, FLAT BAR STRUCKD EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.

WHILE CLEANING MATERIAL BUILD UP UNDER CONVEYOR BELT, EE'S FOREARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH SHARP EDGE CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT ARM.

UNLOADING DIESEL BARREL FROM BACKHOE, RECEIVED STRAIN TO RIGHT FOREARM.

CLIMBING DOWN FROM BOOM TRUCK, SLIPPED AND HIT CHEST ON THE FLATBED.

REMOVING A BEARING WITH HAMMER WHEN A PEICE OF BEARING FLEW INTO RIGHT FOREARM.

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO POUND STEEL PLATES ON A JAW CRUSHER AND FELT LOW BACK PAIN.

REPAIRING A BATTERY POLE, BATTERY EXPLODED AND SPRAYED ACID ON HEAD CHEST & EYES.

WHILE PRIMING EQUIPMENT #443 FUEL LINE, EE GOT DIESEL FUEL INTO LEFT EYE.

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF FEEDER HOPPER, TRIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND. BRUISED LEFT LOWER LEG.

WHILE REPAIRING LOADER, HAD CONSTANT RINGING IN EARS.

WHILE DRIVING PAY HAULER, EE INHALED EXHAUST FUMES AS A RESULT OF A BLOWN EXHAUST GASKET DURING HIS SHIFT.

WHILE CUTTING BOLT, RECEIVED BURN ON RIGHT FOREARM FROM CUTTING TORCH

WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT, EE RECEIVED SPIDER BITE TO LEFT CHEEK.

STRAIN TO LOWER RIGHT BACK, WHILE DRIVING TRUCK.

EE WAS FABRICATING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER WELDER WHEN HE GOT ARC BURNS IN BOTH LEFT AND RT EYES.

WHILE CLEARING AWAY SCRAP IRON, EMPLOYEE FELT TUGGING SENSATION IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE LIFTING COPPER WIRES OFF BACKHOE FRON BUCKET, EE STRAINED HIS BACK.

WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL OFF OF CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOULDER WITH A CABLE WHEN THE BOULDER SHIFTED CAUSING THE CABLE TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED CONTUSION TO CHEST AND JAW.

AFTER CHECKING FOR AN OIL LEAK UNDER HIS TRUCK, EE FELT MUSCLE SPASMS IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS IN HIS LEG AND PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE OPERATING GRADER. EE DISMOUNTED GRADER TO STRETCH AND RESTORE CIRCULATION. WHEN EE STEPPED ON GROUND, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT AN KLE.

WHILE SERVICING LOADER, FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON BOLT ON FLOOR, CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST.

ENGAGING & DIISENGAGING HAND-HELD HOIST LEVER CAUSED STAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER BLADE AND BACK OF NECK.

OVERHEAD REFRIGERATON UNIT DISLODGED AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PARTS WHICH WERE STORED BELOW THE UNIT. INJURY RESULTED WAS OUT TO SCALP BACK OF HEAD.

EMPLOYEE BITTEN BY MOSQUITOS. SCRATCHING WITH DIRTY HANDS RESULTE DIN SKIN IRRITATION & INFECTION.

OPERATING LOADER (ENGAGING LIFT & TILT LEVERS FOR THE BUCKET) RESULTED IN EMPLOYEE OBTAINING TRIGGER FINGER CONDITION ON HIS RIGHT THUMB.

OPERATOR OF PAY HAULER WAS PROCEEDING UP THE ROAD OUT OF PIT #5 WITH A LOAD OF CRUSHED ROCK FOR THE HILD LANDFILL THE PAY HAULER SLOWED WHILE GOING UP THE GRADE UNTIL IT STOPPED (LOST POWER G RADUALLY) THE DRIVER STEERED WHILE ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO AN EMBANKMENT & TIPPED OVER ONTO RT SIDE

THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE GEAR TO RINSE DUST AND GRIT FROM HIMSELF. A FOREIGN OBJECT BECAME LODGED IN HIS EYE. (POSSIBLE ROCK).

CLAIMANT STATES THAT HE WAS PAIN TO RIGHT WRIST WHILE SHOVELING GRAVEL.

CLAIMANT STATES THAT HE WAS SHOVELING RUN OFF GRAVELMATERIAL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER (LEFT).

SHOVELING FALL OFF MATERIAL UNDER CRUSHER 615 FELT PAIN ON RIGHT SIDE AND LWOER BACK TO MID THIGH.

SHOVELING FALL OFF MATERIAL UNDER CRUSHER #611- TWISTED TO LEFT SIDE TO THROW MATERIAL- SUFFERED STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

AFTER REPAIRING CHUTE ON CRUSHER #620, EMPLOYEE JUMPED DOWN (4 FT) ONTO UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE WORKING WITH SAFETY GLASSES-SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE. SHOVELING CRUSHED AGGREGATE.

LIFTING & WALKING 1/2"X4'X6' STEEL PLATE, KNEE "POPPED", CONTINUED TO WORK. NEXT AM THERE WAS PAIN IN THIGH AREA & NUMBNESS IN TOES.

WHILE HAULING QUARRY ROCK FROM PIT 5 TO PIT 4 CRUSHER, WAS DRIVING UP PIT 5 HILL. EQUIPMENT #122 JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AT THE TOP OF THE HILL & STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS, EMPLOYEE PUT IT IN GEAR & THE ENGINE DIED OFF THEN EQUIPMENT ROLLED BACKWARD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL & ENDED UP IN THE BOULDERS.

WHILE LIFTING PLATES (ONE AT A TIME)-4 IRON PLATES, AND USED SLEDGE HAMMER TO POUND PLATE OT REPAIR PUMP BOX-EXPERIENCE PAIN ON LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK.