Calmat CompanyMining Incidents in 2000

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT ONTO CONVEYOR BELT. HIS SHOVEL HT A ROLLER. THE SHOVEL KNICKED BACK AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT CHEEK. THE BLOW CUT HIS CHEEK. EE RECEIVED 19 STITCHES.

EE WENT TO SEE DR. AND INITIALLY WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY. ON 7-18-00 EE STARTED TO LOSE TIME, CAME BACK ON RESTRICTED ON 11-30-00 AND IS STILL ON RESTRICTED. EMPLOYEE'S BOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWE EN CAB AND STEP OF TRUCK WHICH CAUSED STRAIN TO HER LEFT KNEE.

EE WENT TO SEE THE DR. ON 9/7/00 AND WAS PLACED ON TEMPORARY DISABILITY. WHILE LOADING TRUCKS, EE DROVE THROUGH TWO CONSECUTIVE POT HOLES AND INJURED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 8-17-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. HE WENT BACK TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON 8-22 AND WA SPLACED ON TEMP DISABILITY. EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING OUT UNDER THE JAWCRUSHER , SLIPPED ON SOME OIL ON THE GROUND AND STRAINEDLOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 7-25-00 AND WAS PLACED OM TEMPORARY DISABILITY. EMPLOYEE DROVE OFF DESIGNATED ROUTE TO AN AREA ONLY ALLOWED FOR DOZERS, TRUCK ROLLED ON TO THE SLOPE AND EMPLOYEE BUM PED KNEE ON STEERING COLUMN.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 1/27/00 AND WAS PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY. WHILE LOWERING PUMP INTO ROCK TUNNEL, EE WAS PUSHING AGAINST PUMP WITH RIGHT HAND UNDERNEATH PUMP. PUMP HUNG UP ON SOME OBJECT AND DROPPED ONTO EE'S HAND.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE A DR ON 11-28-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A GUARD AND WHEN HE PUT YHIS HAND DOWN ON THE GUARD, A HAMMER, FROM ABOVE, FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 11-16-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE IN THE RSTROOM, THE EMPLOYEE WAS BITTEN BY AN INSECT IN THE LEFT THIGH.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 11/9/00 & WASPLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY. WHEN CHECKING GAUGES ON DISCHARGE POND, EE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS R ANKLE & FELL ONTO A ROCK WITH LKNEE WHICH HE SPRAINED

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 11-8-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. OBSERVING DOZER PUSH MATERIAL INTO DOZER TRAP AND AS AIR WAS DISPLACED FROM FEEDER, IT CARRIED AIRBORNE PARTICLES WH ICH ENTERED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 11/3/00 & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WAS PRYING A PIPE WITH A 24"" PRYBAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE POINTED END PUNCTURED EE'S RIGHT THIGH

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 9-27-00 WHO PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN UNPLUGGING CONVEYER JUNCTION BOX, A PIECE OF ASPHALT FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TWO FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON 9-26-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WHEEL CHOCK BACK ON THE TRUCK WHEN IT SLIPPEDAND STRUCK HER IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 9/19/00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE STRIPPING INSULATION ON POWER CABLE RAZOR KNIFE HIT BUMP IN CABLE IT SLIPPED & CUT EE'S HAND

EE WEN TO SEE DR. ON 9/12/00 WHO PLACED HIS ON RESTRICTED. WHILE INSTALLING A BUSHING, EE STRUCK LEFT PINKY FINGER WITH THE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 8-17 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN EMPLOYEE LEANED BETWEEN CONVEYER BELT TO FREE FROZEN IDLER, SLEEVE OF OVERALLS WAS GRABBED AND ARM WAS PULLED BETWEE N IDLER AND BELT AND BELT WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM.

EE WENT TO SEE DR. ON 7-24 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER OF SKIP LOADER AND SLIPPED OFF OF TOP STEP, STRAINING LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 7-20-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SCREENS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 7-20-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHIL OPERATING VMC LOADER IN AREA OF STOCK PILE THAT HAD BEEN COMPACTED, IT CREATED A HARD DIGGING SITUATION THEREFORE CAUSING THE LOADER TO BUCK AND ROCK CAUSING STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK.

EE WENT TO SEE A DR ON 7-17 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE BACK COMPANY LOADER INTO VEHICLE OF OUTSIDE PARTY.

REPETITIVE TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL OVER A PERIOD OF TIME CAUSED STRAIN TO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO A DOCTOR ON 6/20/00 & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE PULLING A WATER HOSE TO WASH OFF A SLAB, HOSE SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND STRAINING HIS LEFT K NEE.

EE WENT TO SEE THE DR ON 6/14/00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE CLEANING CAT WALK WITH SHOVEL EE STEPPED ON A ROCK, FELL TO THE CATWALK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

WHILE PUSHING SAND AND GRAVEL MATERIAL IN THE PIT FOR PRODUCTION, EMPLOYEE RAISED BLADE OF DOZER AND DOZER JUMPED UP. EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP IMPACT ON THE LOWER BACK.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 5-1-00 AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY. WHILE EXITING FORKLIFT, EE STEPPED ON UNEVEN CONCRETE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WENT TO DR ON 4-28-00 AND WAS PALCED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE USING A PICK UNDER SHAKER, PICK MISSED TARGET, ARM OVEREXTENDED AND TENDON IN RIGHT ARM RIPPED.

EE WENT TO SEE THE DR ON 4/12 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY. WHILE GETTING OUT TO LOAD TRUCK, LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP, EE FELL AND LANDED ON RIGHT THIGH AND RIGHT HAND.

EE WENT TO SEE THE DR ON 4/10 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN BUNKER, PUSHBAR JAMMED AND IT JARRED EE'S RIGHT WRIST.

WHILE CLIMBING ON EQUIPMENT TO REPAIR IT, LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP.

EE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 3/17/00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE GIVING HAND SIGNALS TO EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, A PIECE OF METAL OR ROCK SHOT OUT FROM UNDER TRAC OF DRAGLINE AND HIT EE I N THE NECK.

NOT REPORTED UNTIL APRIL 6. EE WENT TO SEE DR. ON APRIL 6 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICED DUTY. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT, EE FELL BACKWARD AND DOWN HITTING HIS BACK ON LOWER HAND RAIL.

INJURY NOT REPORTED UNTIL 2-15-00 WHEN EE WENT TO SEE A DR, WHO PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE RUNNING TO THE CONVEYOR, EE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS 1-ANKLE.

WENT TO SEE DR. ON 2/8 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WALKING TO LOADOUT, EE FELL IN SCALE ACCESS WAY AND INJURED HIS SHIN AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WENT TO SEE DR. ON 2-7-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY. EE SLIPPED OFF THE BACK OF A REPAIR TRUCK WHILE DISMOUNTING AND JAMMED RIGHT HAND ON THE GROUND WHILE TRYING TO BREAK HIS F ALL.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 1/26/00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE SHOVELING, REPLACEING A GUARD, HAND SLIPPED OFF GUARD AND EE SMASHED PINKY FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE A SCREEN WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN, WITH MODIFIED DUTY AND A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT. MOTRIN AND CELEBREX WAS GIVEN TO EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS ON THE TIRE OF A 988B SKIP LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF AND SCRAPED HIS LEG AGAINST THE HOIST RAM CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT LEG. EE WAS GIVEN SUTURES AND ANTIBIOTICS. AS WELL AS A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT WITH DOCTOR.

EMPLOYEE PULLED BACK MUSCLE WHILE WASHING DOWN MILL WITH HOSE.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON 8-31-00 WHO REMOVED A FOREIGN OBJECT EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE. WHILE WELDING, A CHIP OF HOT, DRIED PAINT ENTERED INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE UNDERNEATH HIS CUTTI NG GLASSES.

HAND SLIPPED ON LATCH OF ROLL-UP DOOR WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR. HE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 8/25/00; STITCHES WERE APPLIED TO HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT A STEEL WEDGE; A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF WEDGE AND CAUSED LACERATIONS TO TWO MIDDLE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR 8/8/00. STITCHES WERE APPLIED.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A WATER TRUCK AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER. EMPLOYEE SAW DOCTOR8/4/00 AND WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY; STITCHES WERE APPLIED.

EE WENT TO SEE DR. ON 7-24 WHO APPLIED STITCHES.EE JUST FINISHED A REPAIR, HIS RIGHT ARM WAS EXTENDED UP AND WHEN HE LOWERED IT HE CUT IT ON THE GUARD.

WHILE WALKING TO WORK AREA TO REPLACE BEARING, CO-WORKER WELDING AT ADJACENT AREA DROPPED A 3"" ANGLE WHICH RICOCHET OFF HAND RAIL AND STRUCK SHIN OF EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WALKING TO WORK AREA.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 5/23/00, STITCHES WERE APPLIED AND EE WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 4/14 AND WAS REURNED TO REGULAR DUY. HIS L THUMB WITH HAMMER WHILE USING A WEDGE TO MOVE BOTTOM OF A BUCKET DOWN SO HE COULD WELD IT.

EE WENT TO SEE DR. ON 2-22-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE SLIPPED WHILE PICKING OUT A CHUTE UNDER SHAKER AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 2-16-00-STITCHES WERE PERFORMED ON RIGHT EAR. WHEN HOLDING CONVEYOR BELT, JACK SLIPPED AND A 20"" LENGTH OF ANGLE IRON TIPPED AND STRUCK EE'S EAR.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON 8-16-00 AND WA PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HIS HANDS STARTED HURTING HIM SOME TIME IN MARCH 2000, BUT NEVER REPORTED IT UNTIL 8-16-00. EM PLOYEE ALLEGES CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DUE TO JOBDUTIES LIKE WRENCHING, SHOVELING, STEERING.