Imerys Chatsworth Operations — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/29/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was stepping over cutting torch hoses at the crusher when employee tripped causing knee to pop. Employee stated employee didn't pick foot up high enough to clear the hoses. Employee was seen...
06/09/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee had just started stacking #50 pound bags from the industrial line when EE felt a sharp pain in left bicep area. EE was seen by a doctor and was diagnosed with strained arm muscles. EE has a f...
03/28/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee bent over to pick up a busted product bag (weight approximately 20 lbs.) from the walkway and strained their lower back. Employee was swinging the bag while bent at the waist. Employee was se...
08/18/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 37d restricted Stepped into the bucket of a skid steer loader to enter the operators cab. Right foot slipped when left foot caught the edge of the bucket causing employee to trip, twisting right foot resulting in a...
08/03/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A temporary employee had emptied a portable dump hopper and was latching it back down when EE's finger got pinched between the lever and the wall of the hopper cutting the tip of EE's finger off. The...
11/04/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE had dumped a portable hopper with a forklift and when EE was latching the dump lever the forklift rolled forward onto EE's foot and ankle. No fractures, EE was written out of work until seen by an...
10/17/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 113d restricted Employee suffered laceration to left, middle and ring fingers, as a pry bar pinched the fingers between the pry bar and housing.
08/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was getting a pallet from a stack when the back corner of the pallet got hung on the pallet below, the EE jerked on the pallet and it came loose striking the rib cage causing a fracture.
07/01/2014 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee had been at work for an hour and was installing lid clamps. He stated he started feeling dizzy and was diagnosed with heat exhaustion.
06/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to open a jammed clam shell gate with the lever attached to the gate. The gate broke free and he mashed his finger between the lever and structure. He received stitches to hi...
02/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working at the crusher attempting to help free a rock that was hung in the jaw. EE moved a rock which caught another lighter rock causing a smaller rock to strike EE's knuckle causing a lacera...
12/11/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went up and over the rear fender of the truck from the concrete silo supports instead of correctly mounting from the rear where the safe access is provided. The fenders have flat slick surfa...
10/22/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing the ladder to the loader cab and slipped on the second step. He caught himself with his right arm on the handrail, regained his footing and climbed up to the cab. He later went t...
07/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Slipped while pulling on pipe wrench and hit head on a piece of steel.
03/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 208d restricted Employee didn't shut-off, lock and tag equipment before performing task, leading to fractures to fingers and hand.
07/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Another employee got irate with IE for not doing his job and physicaly assaulted him. The employee doing the assaulting was terminated and taken to jail and IE was taken to the ER by the EHS Manager w...
09/03/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 195d lost DRIVER CLIMBED ON TOP OF HIS TRAILER AND WAS GOING UNDER A BEAM WHEN HIS MEASURING STICK STRUCK THE BEAM KNOCKING HIM OFF BALANCE. HE FELL ON HIS STOMACH AND THEN SLID UNDER THE FALL PROTECTION HAND R...
03/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was tapping a shaft out of a bearing. When it came out if smashed his finger between the shaft and the table. The basic cause was having his fingers under the shaft and the immediate cause was...
02/24/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CLEANING WET BUILD UP OUT OF BUCKET ELEVATOR WITH THE ELEVATOR RUNNING. WHEN THE BUILD UP CAME LOOSE THE BAR WENT INTO THE BUCKETS CAUSING HIS FINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE ELEV ATOR FR...