Irwindale Aggregates — Accidents

Total: 59 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/02/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost The employee was driving his private vehicle when he began to experience extreme pain in his abdomen area. Hernia was determined to be work related on 8/13/04.
05/21/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting a piece of conveyor belting. While doing so, his right hand slipped causing the razor knife he was holding to strike his left thumb.
05/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was repairing the underflow pump at the clarifer. During the job, the employee bent down to pick up a small piece of the pump and felt a sharp pain in his low back.
05/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was removing a broken troughing can from the 543 Conveyor. As he handed one of the cans up to his partner for removal from the area, the can broke in half and fell on the employee's left...
11/30/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 73d restricted EE WAS REPAIRING A BROKEN HYDRAULIC HOSE ON THE LOWER PORTION OF DREDGE CLAMSHELL BUCKET RAM. HE WRAPPED A CHAIN COME-ALONG AROUND THE SHAFT OF THE RAM TO MOVE THE RAM BACK FOR ACCESS TO THE HOSE FITT...
11/30/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted The employee was tightening the conveyor belt on F1 conveyor. Employee hit is left hand fingers between a ratchet handle and conveyor frame.
10/09/2000 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost REPAIR TRUCK HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE EE, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER EE, ATTEMPTED TO DOUSE THE FIRE. EE HAD TO GET CLOSE TO THE FLAME, SMOKE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHEMIC AL IN O...
07/27/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost PORT SIDE RAKE MOVED TO STARBOARD SIDE, BUMPED STARBOARD SIDE RAKE & CUT EE'S ANKLE BREAKING HIS LEG
01/27/2000 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost INJURED EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT AN AMP METER COUNTED ON AN ELECTRICAL CABINET. ALTHOUGH STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS THAT ELECTRICITY ARCED TOWARDS HIS RIGHT ARM. THE ELECTRICITY , (4160...