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January 16, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing off the 988B using the access ladder on the right side of the loader. As employee stepped on the bottom rung of the ladder, his foot slipped off causing him to lose his grip and fall on his left shoulder.

June 30, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE AND OTHER EE WERE UNLOADING HEEL PLATES OFF A SMALL SKIDSTEER LOADER ONTO A PALLET LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE SHOP AREA. HE PLACED HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND INSIDE A BOLT HOLE. AS HE PULLED ON THE PLATE HE FELT A SNAP LIKE A RUBBER BAND IN HIS MIDDLE FINGER. SAW DOCTOR ON 7/19, DIAGNOSED RUPTURE TENDON LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.

June 6, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE EE WAS STEPPING FROM LADDER TO THE GROUND.

April 7, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE HAD TO MOVE A BROKEN LOADER TOOTH THAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE JAW CRUSHER. AFTER REMOVING THE TOOTH HE PICKED IT UP AND PUT IT ON THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE TOOTH HE FE LT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. LATER HE WAS WORKING ON A HAUL TRUCK. HE NOTICED THE PAIN WASN'T LETTING UP.

February 22, 2002 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James Hardie Gypsum Inc Nevada · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A TRANSMISSION WAS BEING LIFTED BY A CHAIN HOIST. EE TOUCHED THE CHAIN AND IT SLIPPED PINCHING HIS LEFT PALM.

December 15, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Fall from machine

WELDING & REPAIR WORK IN SAND CRUSHER. SAND WAS ON CROSS MEMBER & EE SLIPPED FALLING APPROX. 2' SCRAPING LT. THIGH.

August 24, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CLEANING A SECTION OF A CONE CRUSHER IN PREPARATION FOR A LINER CHANGE. AS HE WALKED AROOUND THE EQUIPMENT HE STEPPED DOWN WRONG ON HIS FOOT STAGERED BACK & FELL OVER USED CONE BACKING CUTTING HIS LEFT CALF.

July 26, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE HAULING EE NOTICED HIS RIGHT DOOR WAS SLIGHTLY A JAR. HE DROVE TO THE LOADING AREA AND REACHED ACROSS CAB TO SHUT THE DOOR TO GET A SEAL. AS HE REACHED AND PULLED ONT HE DOOR HE FELT A P AIN INHIS RIGHT WRIST. HE CONTINUED TO HAUL. WRIST SPRANG.

August 2, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A MOTION SENSOR. HE REACHED BEHIND A GUARD AND THE TIPS OF HIS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER WERE HIT BY A TAB ON THE FLYWHEEL OF A SCREEN DECK.

December 10, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING A CONE CRUSHER AS THE CONE WAS BEING CLAMPED DOWN HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETEEN THE ROCK BOX A& THE OIL CYLINDER TO THE RAM HIS HAND WAS PINCHED CAUSING SOME BRUISES

October 7, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James Hardie Gypsum · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CALLED OFF WORK 10/8, 10/9, 10/11 , 10/12 AND 10/13. REPORTED ACCIDENT AFTERNOON OF 10/13. ALLEGEDS HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHILE WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND WHILE LOADING EXPLOSIVES. NO ONE SAW HIM TWIST HIS ANKLE. HE TOLD NO ONE HE DID IT. WE ARE APPEALING THIS CASE WITH STATE INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE.

June 7, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE TURNED QUICKLY STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON THE METAL FRAME OF THE SAND CRUSHER.

April 5, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BRAKES ON F250 FORD SHOP TRUCK. WHILE STRETCHING A SPRING INTO PLACE IT POPPED BACK CUTTING HIM.

February 3, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A SMALL HAND GRINDER. THE GRINDER WHEEL CAUGHT ON THE METAL CAUSING THE GRINDER TO KICK BACK HITTING TOP OF RIGHT HAND. THE INJURY REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.

April 27, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS MOVING UNDER A SCREEN DECK REPAIRING WIPERS & WALKED INTO A PIPE HANGING SIC INCHES LOWER THAN SCREEN DECK.

March 24, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN NUT ON CARRIAGE BELTS TO REMOVE CUTTING EDGE ON FRONT END LOADER. CARRIAGE BOLT SLIPPED WHILE BEING REMOVED AND SHARP EDGE CUT RIGHT HAND IN PALM AREA REQUIRING STITCHES.

March 9, 1998 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James Hardie Gypsum Inc Nevada · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING PART OF ROAD GRADER FRAME INTO PLACE. PRYBAR SLIPPED LACERATING RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

January 22, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
James Hardie Gypsum · Struck against a moving object

EE DROVE THE WATER TRUCK INTO AN AREA HE SHOULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN INTO. HE BECAME DISORIENTED AND BACKED THE TRUCK OFF OF A 10 FOOT BANK. THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER ONCE AND CAME TO A REST ON ITS SID E WITH CAB POINTED UNPWARD. EE WAS OPERATING THETRUCK KNOWINGLY WITHOUT BACK UP LIGHTS HE NOTED IT ON HIS PRESHIFT.

November 24, 1997 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James Hardie Gypsum Inc Nevada · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BUILDING A SMALL STORAGE BUILDING. HE CLAMPED A PIECE WITH A C CLAMP. WHEN HE RETURNED LATER TO WORK, HE RAN INTO THE C CLAMP, LACERATING JUST BELOW HIS LEFT EYE.

August 15, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING DIRT FROM UNDER THE CRUSHER AS HE TURNED WITH A SHOVEL FULL HE FELT PAIN AT THELEFT SIDE OF THE GROIN. THIS WAS A REINJURY OF AN OLD INJURY WHICH DID NOT OCCUR AT VIM

May 12, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE BOTTOM CROSS BEAM OF THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF THE CRUSHER, TH EBEAM SITS 16" ABOVE GROUND. HE WAS WELDING A SUPPORT ARM ON A DISCHARGE CHUTE, HE SLIPPED THEN CAUS ING HIS FOOT TO TWIST.

February 12, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Victorville Industrial Minerals · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS WAS DISCOVERD THROUGH ANNUAL AUDIOSON RIGHT EAR 4K SHIT OF 300B. ON LEFT EAR 6K A SHIFT OF 10 & B

January 22, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRAWING A CHAIN THROUGH A SHACKLE, WHEN HE FELT HIS SHOULDER POP.

November 21, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Victorville Industrial Minerals · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS WAS DISCOVERED THROUGH ANNUAL AUDIO. ON RIGHT EAR 4K SHIFT OF 40DB, ON 6K SHIFT OF 20DB, ON LEFT EAR 4K SHIFT OF 45DB, ON 6K SHIFT OF 45DB.

October 16, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE INJURED HIS HAND. HE AND CO WORKER WAS WORKING ON CHG A WORN OUT WING DRUM ON AN 120' CONVEYOR BELT. THEY TIED OFF DRUM SO THE DRUM WOULD NOT DROP DOWN. EE PROCEED TO CUT BOTH ENDS OF THE S HAFT THAT THE DRUM SPINS ON, WHEN HE FINISHED CUTTING THE SHAFT THE DRUM BECAME WEDGED IN A CROSS MEMEBER OF THE CONVEYOR BELT FRAME. THEY UNTIED THE END OF ROPE THAT WAS TIED TO THE BELT FRA

August 19, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Struck against a moving object

WAS MOVING ROCK WITH FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE HIT A BIG BOULDER CAUSING HIS HEAD TO WHIP BACK AND FORTH.

July 17, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER HAD JUST FINISHED DRAGGING A SECTION OF CATWALK FROM UNDER THE SECONDARY DECK, 10 FEET, THEN PROCEEDED TO LIFT THE CATWALK FOUR INCHES OFF THE GROUND AND TOOK FIVE STEPS . AT THAT POINT, EMPLOYEE FELT HIS BACK STRAIN.

December 19, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WITNESSES SAID THAT EE WAS IRRIATED BECAUSE THE OTHER EE DID NOT HELP PLAN FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARTY HE WAS GIVING THEM A AHARD TIME WHEN OTHER EE HAD HAD ENOUGHT AND ATTACKED HITTING HIM A HEAD AND NECK UNTIL OTHER INTERVIEWED. EE WENT TO THE DR COMPLAINING OF PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN HIS NECK AND BACK.

August 5, 1995 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James Hardie Gypsum · Struck against stationary object

TIGHTENING A BOLOT ON TRANSMISSION IN DRILL. USED 3/4" BOX END WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT, EE STRUCK LEFT ELBOW AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE DRILL. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME MINUTES LATER. EE FINISHED SHIFT AND RETURNED TO WORK NEXT DAY.HAD SURGERY AND BONE CHIPS REMOVED--9/26--OFF 4 DAYS.

February 22, 1995 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
James Hardie Gypsum · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN THE END OF DEC 1994-HE TOOK OFF 4 WEEKS IN JAN AS VACATION. HE CAME BACK TO WORK ON JAN 30 1995. HE WORKED ON AN DOFF UNTIL FEB 21 1995 HIS LAST DAY AT WORK ON MARCH 8 1995 HE WAS DEAGNOSED WITH METASTATIC ADENURUREINUMA OF UNCERTAIN ETILOGY EE DIED ON MARCH 30 1995 LISTED CAUSE OF DEATH METASTIC LUNG CANCER.

June 8, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE & A COWORKER WERE INSTALLING DRIVE BELTS BETWEEN THE PULLEY SHEAVES OF THE GRIZZLY FEEDER & ITS DRIVE MOTOR COWORKER HAD RA ISED THE MOTOR WITH A PRY BAR TO PROVIDE SLACK SO THAT THE BELTS COULD BE PLACED INTO THE PULLEY GROOVES WH ILE FIT TING A BELT INTO A FEEDER PULLEY GROOVE THE MOTOR SUDDENLY SLIPPED OFF THE PRY BAR CAUSING THE BELT TO TIGHTEN BETWEEN THE PULLEY SHEAV

September 29, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP A RAMP (CATWALK TO THE CRUSHER HOUSE WHEN HE GOT TO THE END OF THE RAMP HE STEPPED DOWN WITH HIS LEFT FOOT ONTO ANOTHER CATWALK, WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HIS LEFT ANKLE FOL DED UNDER HIM.

June 17, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN HOLDING STEAM CLEANING NOZZLE REACHING FOR HANDRAIL FOOT TANGLED IN WATER HOSE THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE. FELL ABOUT 7 FT. TO GROUND LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE. ARM. WEA RING HARD HAT, SAFETY GALSSES, DUST MASK AND STEEEL TOED SHOES.

April 16, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME & I NAME WERE PREPARING TO TILT A TRACK ROLLER FOR A D8L DOZER INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION IN ORDER TO ATTACH A LIFTING SLING IN ORDER TO FIT THE ROLLER ONTO THE DOZER I NAME HAD SQUATTED DOWN BESIDE THE ROLLER WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE FRI NAME WHEN ELEMENTX SAID HE HEARD I NAME BACK POP I NAME IMMEDIATELY FELL TO THE GROUND IN PAIN & COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS & TINGLING IN HIS LEFT

April 20, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Weyerhaeuser Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS INSPECTING HIS TRUCK WHEN A LARGE DIRT CLOD FELL OFF THE TRUCK AND STRUCK HIS FOOT

March 6, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James Hardie Gypsum · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN CHANGING OF TRAM HAUL LINES IN STEPPING OFF THE TRAM STRUCTURE HE STEPPED IN SOME GREASE-LOST HIS BALANCE & HIT HIS SHIN

June 30, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Weyerhaeuser Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCRAPER WAS STRUCK EMPLOYEE HAD MUSCLE SPASM WHILE DISMOUNTING TRUCK.

June 16, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Weyerhaeuser Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES HIS TRUCK WAS BUMPED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE SHIFT BY THE SHOVEL AND HIS BACK STARTING HURTING SEVERAL DAYS LATER.

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