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November 24, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator MACHINERY
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was moving tree branches/limbs with excavator and tree limb rolled out of bucket and entered cab. When tree limb entered cab, it broke employee's right leg.

September 9, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Struck against stationary object

Climbing up a ladder to access the control shed. After stepping off of the ladder, he turned & hit his left elbow on a safety chain ring. He then felt faint, cat down & passed out 1 - 5 minutes. Reported incident 6 hours later to foreman. Went to Redding Occupational Medical Clinic. Returned to work that night. No lost time.

August 26, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee reached around an employee that was using a 4 1/2" grinder and grabbed the metal he was cutting. Pinched the grinding wheel and it jumped and cut his left forearm. Note: Employee was also dehydrated which led to the hospital stay.

July 7, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Aggregate Products · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee ALLEGES that the condensate line on the air conditioner mounted on a WA600 front end loader "belw up" in his face causing chemical burns to his lungs. Did not report the injury, did not come to work on 7-8-10 and called in sick. He admitted himself to the hospital on 7-9-10 in the evening. The mine operator was made aware of the employees hospitalization on 7-12-10.

February 25, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aggregate Products · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was standing on a platform at the feeder belt and was attempting to turn the tail pulley with a long bar. Another worker was on the ground behind him helping to turn the bar. When the employee placed his foot on the bar he stepped on the other workers hand. this startled the employee, he lost his balance, fell backwards, landing on some cobbles.

January 18, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was grinding and welding on 1/18/10. Does not know specifically when metal got into his eye. Went home and noticed eye irritation and went to Eye Doctor after-hours. Notified Employer of injury on 1/19/10.

June 28, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting hydraulic pump and strained lower back.

July 16, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was carrying bags of ANFO to drill holes on a quarry bench. He indicated the next morning that his lower back was sore but that the condition may be due to a previous injury with another employer.

July 1, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aggregate Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking down stairs at the screening plant and strained left knee.

October 26, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employees was walking near screen plant bag house and slipped in mud

July 27, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was operating an excavator with equipped with a hammer when he observed a hydraulic line tangled around the "thumb". He stepped on the side of the hammer to reach the line and slipped causing an ankle sprain.

August 8, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Fall onto or against objects

Worker was walking backwards and tripped into a crusher mantle liner lying upside down on the ground and sustained injury to his ribs, upper back and neck.

June 26, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Aggregate Products · Struck against stationary object

Miner was lying in the middle deck of the Tyler Screen when his hammer began to slide downhill. As he attempted to grab it he sat up and hit his forehead on a steel beam.

June 24, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was removing cutting edges from a CAT 988B loader and lacerated left middle finger on sharp edge on a bolt.

April 3, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Products · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was tightening bolts on a shaker screen hold-down. He slipped and fell backwards striking a handrail.

March 30, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ACCP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was turning over crusher mantel with a chain and come-along when mantel went over center chain became slack then taut and struck EE left wrist.

March 7, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ACCP · Struck against stationary object

Employee was hand-loading cobbles into loader bucket to clean around base of stairs. He was facing away from the loader and tossing cobbles backwards. Cobbles were next to a metal platform. He struck left elbow on metal frame causing large contusion just above elbow.

September 9, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
ACCP · Struck against a moving object

Employee alleged that he had suffered neck strain from wearing his hardhat. He then alleged that it was actually a lower back strain from operating CAT D350 haul truck (S/N 9LR00727) during pit haul. Employee reported injury 5 days after injury and had indicated on time sheet that he was not injured on 9-9-05.

March 21, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was prying on tail pulley guard of 3/8" reject conveyor and pry bar slipped and struck EE on the lip. Area was wet from process water and rain.

December 24, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
J F Shea Co Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a CAT 631B scraper and hit his right elbow on a portion of the hydraulic controls on the right side of the operator's compartment. Employee mentioned incident to his foreman but did not seek treatment. After several days employee noticed swelling of elbow and went to the Doctor. Fluid was drained and employee returned to work.

March 17, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON CRUSHER

February 9, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J F Shea Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLEANING CRUSHER PARTS AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL.

June 5, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING WITH KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM SWEATY HANDS. THE KNIFE FLEW UP IN THE AIR AND STRUCK WORKERS LEFT LEG.

November 16, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY
ACCP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING BOLT ON CUTTING EDGE OF 980G LOADER WHILE REMOVING NUT WITH AIR IMPACT WRENCH SHARP EDGE OF BOLT HEAD CUT RT THUMB.

February 28, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
J F Shea Co Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TURNING TIMING HANDLE TO ADJUST TIMEING CHAIN. COUNTERWEIGHT WENT OVER CENTER & EE COULDNOT HOLD WEIGHT. HANDLE STRUCK SPRING TENSIONER HOUSING & EE'S FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN

September 22, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING A LARGE ROCK LODGED IN FEED HOPPER. MATERIAL ABOVE CAME LOOSE AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK GOT INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

August 16, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J F Shea Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE DID NOT REPORT AS WORK RELATED INJURY UNTI 8/24/00 EE WAS CLEANING OUT CONVEYOR TUNNEL USING 5 GAL BUCKETS & INJURED CHEST MUSCLE WHEN HE LIFTED OF THE BUCKETS

June 29, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregate Products · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER HIT EDGE OF BERM CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN. RIGHT THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN SPOKES, WHICH CAUSED WRIST SPRAIN.

June 19, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING GUARD TO REPLACE BEARING ON HEAD PULLEY. WHILE LIFTING OPEN TOP PORTION OF GUARD, EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND SLIPPED & BOTTOMOF GUARD CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN GUARD AND FRAME MEMBER.

April 20, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Fall from machine

WORKER CLIMBED UNDER HANDRAIL TO CONNECT A COME-A-LONG TO THE END OF A CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS B EING INSTALLED. AS HE WAS SITTING ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROU ND.

April 14, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregate Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS WALKING UNDER A CONVEYOR AS IT WAS BEGINING TO MOVE. A COBBLE ROLLED OFF THE BELT AND STRUCK WORKER ON THE HEAD. HE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT. COBBLE FELL ABOUT 4'.

February 8, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Fawndale Rock & Asphalt · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER WAS HOLDING A LARGE WRENCH ON A NUT WHILE ANOTHER WORKER TIGHTENED THE BOLT WITH AN AIR IMPACT GUN. WHEN THE BOLT TIGHTENED ON THE NUT IT CAUSED THE NUT TO TURN AND THE WORKERS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A STEEL BEAM.

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