EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 8-23-03 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE LINING CHUTE, STEEL PLATE SHIFTED CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN PLATE AND CHUTE CAUSING A FRACTURE TO LEFT RING FINGER.
Pala Plant Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2003
- Latest incident
- Aug 2003
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q3 | 1,998 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 14,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 14,198 | 29 | 5 | 2042.5 |
| 2002 Q2 | 14,814 | 3 | 0 | 202.5 |
| 2002 Q1 | 13,944 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 12,623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 15,232 | 2 | 0 | 131.3 |
| 2001 Q2 | 15,503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
5 on file2003 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A COMPANY PICKUP TRUCK & AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
2002 · 2 incidents
CHANGING WHEEL PARTS. AFTER REPLACING BROKEN FLANGE ON BACK SIDE OF WHEEL AND REMOUNTING THE TIRE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF AIRING THE TIREWHEN THE OUTSIDE WHEEL HARDWARE FAILED. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 80 P.S.I. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURED.
EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 2-13-02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING HOSE, ASSITING ANOTHER EE, HOSING SAND FROM BETWEEN SCREW FLIGHTS. IT CAUSED PRESSURE TO RELEAS E FROM FLIGHTS WHICH SQUEEZED EE'S RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN TWO FLIGHTS AND CAUSED A CONTUSION.
2000 · 1 incident
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.