IRWINDALE PLANT — Accidents

Total: 28 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/19/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 232d lost After the shift employee had exited the Scale House and fell down stairs while walking to EE's car
10/18/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted An employee was removing chute door. When they removed last bolt, door fell and rolled over the foot of another employee that was observing the work. Employee worked the rest of the day then stated th...
10/17/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of belt material to replace a skirt on hopper feeder #6. The utility knife slipped causing a small laceration to employees left leg. Employee was take...
10/16/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While installing a classifier on the wet site of plant, employee was welding on a new sand chute. At break time, the employee was descending the chute and foot slipped causing EE to fall on back. Empl...
12/03/2015 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost While welding, acetylene gas built up in the closed cabinet that housed the welding hose reel. The acetylene gas in the closed cabinet ignited and blew the door off the hinges, striking the employee i...
11/13/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Dragline Operator slipped while washing windshield and fell less than 4 feet to the ground. Operator was taken to the clinic and diagnosed with a bruise/contusion to the posterior, back. He was placed...
08/22/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding during his shift and later started feeling discomfort in his eyes. He reported discomfort on Monday 8/24/2015 and was sent to the clinic. He was returned to regular duty with no f...
12/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee is the landscaper in charge of trimming bushes and mowing grass. He reported pain in his back from loading brush and shrub clippings into his trailer. He was sent to the clinic where he recei...
04/16/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Workers were removing bolts to repair a crack in the housing of shacker below a bearing. After cutting a bolt with oxygen/acetylene torch the hot bolt fell inside the shacker box and down into the dis...
11/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee was washing down the deck of the dredge with a water hose. As he through the hose down the valve on the nozzle hit the deck which caused the valve to open and the hose to whip around and...
09/07/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted A tear was noticed on the belt of a conveyor. The conveyor was locked out. Employee used a pocket knife to cut the belt and to remove the torn piece. While holding the torn piece with his left and...
08/23/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 27d restricted An employee under his own independent action stuck his hand into the return side of the belt to get a rock that was hitting an idler roller. The idler roller sucked his hand in and he broke his right...
07/21/2010 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee failed to report the injury to employer until July 26, 2010. Employee was on the third deck of the mill performing clean up operations. He had over filled the wheel barrow causing materials...
05/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Our employee was climbing down the fixed ladder on the Cat 980H loader he stepped on to uneven ground in Pit 4 by the dust machine and sprained his left ankle.
09/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Using pry-bar to clean materials and smashed his finger between tunnel wall and pry bar. The pry bar slipped.
09/11/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 24d restricted Employee was on the road in Pit #3. While turning the corner near Conveyors 13 & 14, the truck struck a pile of silt material on the right side of the road near the conveyor. The driver was distracted...
08/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 174d lost Whipline brake pedal was not latched properly. whipline parking brake was engaged
08/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were reattaching a cyclone gate to an existing fence. Other ee advised ee that he was going to remove the come-along from the gate and asked him to hold the gate in position. EE let go...
09/05/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While working the employee stepped on a rock and twisted his left ankle.
05/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While installing the front guard on a shaker the employee's finger was pinched.
05/08/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was stepping off of conveyor when his foot became tangled with skirt board at this time employee fell on his left shoulder.
10/22/2005 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Heart Attack- operating dredge and told co-worker he was not feeling well, collapsed.
10/11/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 68d restricted Employee was cleaning the windows on a CAT D-9 Dozer when he lost his footing and fell on his feet. He felled to maintain three-points of contact while cleaning the window.When he landed on his feet....
09/13/2005 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 56d lost, 38d restricted Employee and co-workers were working on rake cables on dredge. Employees failed to properly lock-out equipment. Employee was caught between rake cable and wench, when the wench energized, causing ex...
07/21/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee, EE, was trying to brake a nut loose on a feeder table with a large ratchet. When the nut finally broke loose, the force from the ratchet caused his right pinky finger to get smashed between...
02/23/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee, was working on the pit line, tearing down a head-pulley. Foreman, Other EE and Another EE were working with Him at the time. HE placed a pipe wrench on the bearing to break it loose, when...
01/08/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee,He was checking the pit line, when he slipped on the concrete walkway. At the time of the incident, it was raining rather heavy and the ground was slippery. He fell on his back when he slipp...
05/07/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING METAL PLATE WITH CO-WORKER. CO-WORKER LOST BALANCE, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL WITH THE PIECE OF METAL.