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March 5, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting of fabricated steel bar resulting in a lower back muscle pull.

September 27, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Rock Products · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing stairs on right side of pit truck and said EE had wet shoes and slipped on ladder step. When EE fell EE put out left arm and is believed EE has a fracture in the forearm.

December 7, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Dry open area mechanic was tightening bolts on Texas Crusher and pulled a muscles twisting.

July 3, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was adjusting the door on the feed hopper at the crusher. The door has a handle to lift to raise or lower door. As the employee lifted up on handle employee strained a muscle in employee's back.

May 7, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

Employee claims that the seat in the 980 cat loader caused back problems. That the seat did not have lumbar support. Employee was observed on 5/6/2015 not being able to walk with out pain, EE was ask if hurt at work, EE replied no that back has been bothering EE. A work comp claim was not filed until 8/27/2015. Employee never filed report of injury at work.

April 29, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Valley Rock Products · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing Loss. Annual hearing test showed change in hearing. Retest showed same. All testing on Equipment shows in compliance. Employee is trained on use of hearing protection, and cause if not used. Not sure this is work related.

April 3, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
Valley Rock Products · Contact with hot objects or substances

Mechanic was welding a patch on a discharge chute. A piece of hot slag fell on mechanic's coveralls, burned through his jeans, and started a small fire. The mechanic's right calf was burned.

June 13, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee lifted pit truck hood and felt back pain in his back. He continued working for approximately one month at this time he went to the doctor on 07/16/2013. The doctor put employee on restricted work duty at this time. Because of the restricted work duty, we have been unable to accommodate this employee. He is still currently off of work.

May 27, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Standing on machine and slipped. Reached out and hung on to air filter housing and pulled tendon in wrist.

March 12, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Valley Rock Products · Struck by falling object

Welding cross member on mixer truck. Lifted hood to look at weld, cooled copper fragment from weld scratched R eyeball.

May 10, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

Collison with concrete bridge w/pit truck #210 causing a laceration to head and cervical strain.

April 11, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing on equipment and tightening chain binder that holds equipment together.

May 14, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Strain while shoveling trench resulting in right abdominal strain including groin.

March 7, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Struck by falling object

Mechanic was working on truck H2O tank. Tank slipped from mount and hit his left forearm - contusion - no fracture.

September 15, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing onto excavator - strained lower back.

December 23, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Rock Products · Fall from ladders

Employee slipped on wet ladder-fall to ground on buttox hip area slight contusion.

November 9, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Rock Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Cleaning material from conveyor drum pulley - metal bar used for cleaning got caught in pulley and hit hand (fingers) against machinery.

September 2, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a muffler with a hole in it. He had his finger near the hole when another employee kicked the muffler. Hole flexed and cut his left pinky fingertip with fingernail also.

August 8, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker climbing on loader ladder - did not have secure grip on rung.

September 20, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Rock Products · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee setting jack to take weight of transmission on mixer truck 1984 Mack. Caught finger....laceration - finger nail - bone crack left ring finger.

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