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April 16, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal lab technician SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking towards the wrapping station, the employee unexpectedly twisted EE's ankle.

December 7, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Twisted left knee on slick uneven ground clearing and dragging brush.

September 22, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing into the cab of the road grader EE's knee popped. Strained or pulled left knee.

August 2, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE tripped over the pallet that EE was placing bags on, causing EE to fall and land on their right hand, dislocating the 5th middle phalanx.

May 26, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Fall from machine

Customer truck driver was disconnected from their lanyard while working on the back of their trailer. The driver lost footing and fell 5 feet to the ground below.

December 28, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE slipped and fell on the ice cutting the back of EE's head.

September 6, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE tripped over the concrete cover by the Soda Ash Silo, while hosing down the pad, injuring left shoulder.

August 5, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Struck by flying object

EE got something in eye at the start of shift putting stickers on bags.

July 16, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Threw out left shoulder using sledge hammer. Pulled muscles in both upper arm/shoulder.

May 3, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouse, supply handler POWERED HAULAGE
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was involved in a motor vehicle accident in a company vehicle. The accident occurred in Redding, CA. Employee was injured in the accident, transported to the local ER, treated for injuries and diagnosed with a possible fracture of the C-3 vertebrae. The accident is still under investigation by the Redding PD.

March 16, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Fall down stairs

Employee was walking up the stairs to change the time on the printer. EE tripped and fell landing on left wrist. EE was taken to the emergency room and treated for the sprained wrist.

January 27, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Walking into the plant to start work, slipped and fell on the ice and snow in the parking lot. Injured right elbow.

January 27, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Bringing paperwork to office slipped and fell on ice injuring right shoulder.

May 9, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor MACHINERY
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was welding and grinding and got a foreign body in right eye.

December 18, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was burning brush and slipped and fell on the ice landing on EE's left shoulder.

December 10, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was clearing brush when a branch sprang back and hit EE in the face, knocking EE's hard hat and safety glasses off. Injury occurred to left eye.

October 17, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

employee tripped over bulk sack cord while filling bulk sacks. Fell on right knee & wrist on concrete floor

October 3, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was hooking up bulk sack at filling station and bumped knuckle on frame causing swollen knuckles.

February 21, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Grefco Minerals Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was shoveling dirt near kiln area during strong winds. Wind blew material back into employee's face and into right eye. Material could not be effectively removed on site and employee visited doctor. Doctor was able to remove material. Resulted in scratched cornea in right eye.

February 12, 2019 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Pulled muscle in arm shoveling.

February 5, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee had arm extended all the way out and pulled sideways on a valve that was stuck and hurt right shoulder.

January 23, 2019 NM · Metal/Non-Metal car trimmer, car loader, bin puller, truck loader SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Missed step tried to catch self and pulled EE's leg.

December 9, 2018 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was attempting to unclog a chute when right arm became trapped.

October 9, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal lab technician HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pushing pallet of dica wrap onto a pallet and hurt left shoulder. (Popping noise in shoulder joint)

September 18, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Ingestion of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE took an OTC pain reliever, not provided by the company and had an allergic reaction to it, which included difficulty breathing, dizziness, weakness and an itchy body. Dicalite has an AEMT II that took care of EE until the ambulance arrived. EE was given oxygen and an IV and was transported to the hospital. The Vacaville office advised Dicalite to fill out this report.

September 6, 2018 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee turned EE's ankle walking to a fire drill.

August 16, 2018 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was helping Maintenance Mechanics replace the teeth on the bucked of the 988H loader. They were striking the tooth with hammers when it splintered sending a piece of metal into EE's groin area.

November 27, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Flash burns (welding)

Possibly exposed to arc welding from fellow worker; working on the opposite side of blower housing. Employee was wearing welding/cutting goggles.

July 6, 2017 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Grefco Minerals Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that there was a power bump in the system and they were running to see what happened and twisted their back.

April 26, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was falling a tree and was hammering a wedge into the tree and when ee hit the wedge it flew out of the tree and hit ee in the nose.

February 19, 2017 NM · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator OTHER
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Miner was bitten by a spider

January 18, 2017 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a come along from a whizzer fan table and in the process the fan blade fell and hit employee's left hand. At a later time was swinging a hammer to bend the edge of screen felt a shift in employee's hand bones causing the hand to swell.

November 6, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal lab technician HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was whipping a pallet bag like you would a trash bag to open it, when EE whipped it EE was standing on part of the bag and as EE followed thru with the motion EE felt like it separated EE's left shoulder.

October 12, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was feeding straw into straw blower for reclamation work and hurt left shoulder.

August 26, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Fall from machine

Climbing onto back of pickup to go to lunch, slipped and landed wrong.

May 13, 2016 NM · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Contractor was hauling perlite ore to the Socorro Plant and as EE was dumping the ore would not slide out, the truck and trailer weren't parallel causing the trailer to flip on its side. After further investigation it was found that the tailgate was never opened.

April 12, 2016 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was striking a 4 inch pipe to spread the opening in the pipe. Striking with hammer causing the pipe to pop up hitting the employee in the mouth.

January 11, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was welding at the palletizer and got a piece of metal in eye.

November 6, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were installing new liners on dryer drum manually turning the dryer by hand. The drum began to move very fast. The injured employee grabbed the v-belt to attempt to slow drum down but his hand got hung up in the pulley.

October 21, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was putting 25lb bags of product into boxes and strained left abdomen.

October 2, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was wrapping pallets and got a foreign object in his right eye.

July 20, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was cutting and welding on to apron of 631 scraper. When lifting the loft sheet of metal twisted back feeling a sharp pain in lower back.

June 10, 2015 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE was on top of railroad car to move storm lids from opening on the car to prepare to move the car to the next loading position. He stated that he was moving the lid and slipped falling into the hopper car partially loaded. he did not have his safety belt on at the time of the incident.

September 12, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was fabricating a roll for the soda ash belt conveyor. While machining surface of roll on lathe a flying metal chip embedded in his left eye.

July 21, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a forklift and got a small piece of metal in his left eye.

July 24, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was welding inside of pipe, and when moving forward to continue welding, he came in contact with a previous weld and burned his left elbow.

June 5, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Dicalite Minerals LLC · Contact with heat

Employee had heat prostration.

May 21, 2013 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee changing out a k-screen when rubbed arm against sharp corner of screen railing causing employee to cut his right forearm.

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