Coalinga Pit — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/17/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine superintendent was contacted in regards to smoke on the edge of the mine property. The fire department was contacted and extinguished a brush fire. An employee called MSHA Sunday to report th...
02/20/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE1 was picking up tools from his work area on the lower east side cat walk of primary #2 screen when EE2, who was located on the upper cat walk of Primary #2, picked up a swing gate he was installing...
03/13/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was fabricating a steel chute performing cutting, welding, and grinding activities. The employee was in the chute squatting or kneeling for most of the shift except to stop for breaks. Ther...
05/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the end of shift on 5-10-11 EE removed glasses to wipe his face off and got dust in his eye. EE flushed his eye out before going home and felt that his eye was ok. On 5-12-11 EE woke up and his eye...
11/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While EE1 was holding the bottom of one side of the head pulley drive guard, EE2 lifted the other side, causing the guard to smash EE1's left 4th finger. Laceration to finger
09/11/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE was loading trucks and moving 1X4 material with the 980H loader all day. After work his fingers on his right hand started getting numb. He called his Dr. and they told him to contact his employer b...
02/19/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a 1/2 inch air hose off of a reel. The knife he was gutting it with slipped and the emoplyee cut his right index finger.
09/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing polyurethane screen panels from the dewatering screen; when screen came loose, screen popped out and disloadged a rock. Dislodged rock hit and entered employee's right ear.
08/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was changing screens; while changing screens employee twisted and hurt lower back.
11/28/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using porta power (Jack) to spread slat conveyor; block slipped and porta power jumped up and hit EE on the upper lip, cutting upper lip.
05/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking around the screen catwalk and misstepped on slopped catwalk.
03/30/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EE was sweeping a concrete slab, when the metal handle on the broom folded. EE continued to use the broom when the damaged area on broom pinched his left pinky finger (tip) and caused a laceration tha...
06/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Injured Worker (IW) picked up crane's outrigger pad from squatting position, stood up and took 3 steps while turning to his left when he felt a 'pop' in his low back. IW sustained a muscle strain in l...
03/26/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WORKER (1W) WAS REPLACING CONVEYOR 26 HEADPULLEY GUARD OVER ""V""-BOLTS FROM A STANDING POSITION WHEN HE NOTICED IRRITATION AND DISCOMFORT ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
02/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted INJURED WORKER ATTEMPTED TO DISCONNECT AND REMOVE 2 30' SECTIONS OF 8"" DIA ALLUMINUM IRRIGATION PIPING, TO ALLOW A DOZER TO PASS THROUGH AREA. ON THE SECOND SECTION OF PIPE, ONE OF THE JOINTS WERE ST...
10/20/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE WAS ENTERING CHUTE BELOW #1 SCREEN OF PLANT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HIS LEFT FOREARM STRUCK AGAINST THE ACCESS FRAME WHICH HAD BEEN SHARPENED BY MATERIAL.