CHICO QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was putting rocks in bucket to clean an area. He overfilled the bucket and lifted with no assistance and felt a pull on his lower right-side back.

CONTRACT LABOR, NOT AN EMPLOYEE AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM WAS USING A COMEALONG TO PUT A HYDRAULIC MOTOR ON A FEEDER, WHEN THE COMEALONG SLIPPED AND THE HOOK AND HANDLE SMASHED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. ALSO SMASHED THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND, CLOSE TO HIS INDEX FINGER.

Driller pulled truck over to park it and to get out of the truck. When he stepped out of the truck, a rattle snake bit him.

EE was assisting the foreman sort railroad iron with a backhoe. The foreman was pulling a piece of iron with the bucket of the backhoe when it became stuck & then suddenly came loose & flew striking the EE about 8" below the left knee; this resulted in a broken leg.

Employee was jumping over a ditch and injured his left knee. It was diagnosed as a strain. Doctor gave the employee a return to work release. Managment took him back to the doctor three times over the next six weeks. A speclist prescribed an MRI. On 03/07/2007, diagnosed the injury as a fracture and prescribed a leg brace. At this time it became a reportable injury.

Employee was crawling under a shaker tube when his face was cut by a metal burr on the tube. He was cut on the left cheek and received two stitches from a doctor.

DRILLER & HELPER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING BROKEN DRILL STEEL FROM CAROUSEL. BAD STEEL WAS ATTACHED TO WINCH LINE PICKING IT UP TO LAY ON GROUND. HELPER WAS PUSHING STEEL AWAY FROM RIG WITH ONE HAND WHILE THE OTHER WAS ON THE RAILING FOR SUPPORT. DRILL STEEL SLIPPED FROM HELPERS GRIP AND SWUNG BACK AND SMASHED THE OTHER HAND AGAINST THE RAIL.

Driller has been complaining about carpal tunnel in his right forearm since approx. the date listed as accident date. He finally went to see a doctor who confirmed that he does in fact have carpal tunnel, but in both arms. Driller is supposed to have surgery sometime in the next month.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A BELT OUT OF A BEARING WHEN A PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

Report late due to no contractor id#. Employee contacted 4160v bus bar. Employee mistakenly dissconnected wrong cut out switch on power pole. Employee trying to change out cable to 4160v motor when contact was made. Employee slightly burned on right hand & thigh. Taken to hospital, he was treated & released. After discussion with MSHA & receiving contractor # report submitted.

Employee cut left index finger while assisting with a chain hoist. finger was caught between chain and chain guide. 3 stiches on left index finger

EMPLOYEE CUT FINGER ON SHARP METAL ON MANUAL HOIST. (4 STITCHES) LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS OPENING A DOOR ON THE LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HIS HAND WAS CUT BY A SHARP PIECE OF METAL.

USING A Y WRENCH TO CHANGE A HAMMER. THE Y WRENCH GOT STUCK, HE STEPPED UP ONTO THE TABLE TO GET IT LOOSE AND AT THE SAME TIME THE DRILLER PUT THE DRILL IN ROTATION, CATCHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE WRENCH STOP.

CUSTOMER'S TRUCK DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE TARP ON THE TRAILER OF HIS TRUCK. THE ROPE HE WAS USING BROKE. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING HIS HEAD. INJURIES INCLUDED LACERATED HEAD, STRAI NED NECK & BRUISES.

EE WAS CLEANING ROCKS OFF OF THE PRIMARY FEEDER WHEN A ROCK SLIPPED/FELL CRUSHING THE EE'S RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER. THE FINGER WAS PARTIALLY AMPUTATED BY THE DOCTOR (FIRST JOINT).

EE WAS STRIKING A CHISEL WITH A HAMMER WHEN THE CHISEL SLIPPED & STRUCK THE EE IN THE LOWER LIP. 2 STITCHES IN LOWER LIP & 2 BROKEN TEETH.

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING A GONDOLA RAIL CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE WHEN HE LANDED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND TRIPPED ON A ROCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND THE FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYER BELT WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.

DROPPED DECANT JAR AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.

TWISTED LEFT ANKLE WHILE WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND.

PORT A POWER SLIPPED PINNING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AGAINST SPROCKET ON PRIMARY FEEDER. (8 STITCHES ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.)

COMEALONG BROKE HOOK FROM COMEALONG STRUCK LEFT HAND CUTTING IT. 8 STITCHES IN LEFT HAND.

DROPPED A JAR WHICK STRUCK THE SIDE OF A SINK AND BROKE, EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH THE JAR AND CUT HIS PALM OF THE LEFT HAND. (STITCHES IN LEFT HAND.)

EE WAS DESCENDING ACCESS LADDER ON A WATER TRUCK. HIS HIP POPPED CAUSING PAIN INLOWER BACK.

EE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO MOVE GUARD AWAY FROM MILL. THE BAR SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE. THE EE THEN FELL ON THE CATWALK AND BROKE A BONE IN HIS RIGHT HAND, SMALL FIN GER.

EE WAS HELPING REPLACE LINERS INSIDE OF CRUSHER-ONE LINER SLIPPED AND EE TRIED TO CATCH IT. INJURY SUSTAINED TO LEFT SHOULDER-PULLED TENDONS.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL NEW ROLLERS ON A CRAWLER DRILL RIG. TO INSTALL THESE ROLLOERS YOU HAVE TO BEND OVER IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND EXTEND YOUR ARMS. WHILE DOING SO EE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY BUT THAT NIGHT BACK BEGAN TO STIFFEN UP AND HURT. CAME TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING AND WAS IN OBVIOUS PAIN AND WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE SWITCHING RAIL CARS.

EE SHUT THE DOOR OF A BULLDOZER ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 60 LB ELECTRIC MOTOR CAUSING A STRAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HIS SUPERVISOR FREE A BLOCK ON A CRANE. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT RING FINGERGOT BETWEEN THE CABLE AND BLOCK CAUSING INJURY.