Lucerne Valley Plant and Quarry — Accidents

Total: 121 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 175d lost Worker was removing a 3/8"" pipe fitting from a solenoid valve when he felt a pop in his shoulder.
07/03/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A hydraulic chain wrench was being used to loosen the hammer on an overburden drill. The threaded portion of the end of the chain wrench broke, swung around, and struck the employee in left shin, cau...
01/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Worker was trying to operate a railroad switch to divert a railcar to a scales for weighing. The switch was hard to operate. Worker tried to kick the switch into place when he pulled ligaments in hi...
09/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee was pushing large metal box into an MCC room when he experienced a strain in calf of left leg.
06/26/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 242d lost Slipped on rolling scrap of conduit; strained groin.
03/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shoveling dry light material. When changed to wet heavy materiel, he felt pain in left thumb.
03/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Reconnecting Guzzler Pipe glove caught pulled into and pinched finger in connector.
12/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was helping mechanics remove screen panel from SCH10 when right index finger was caught between screen and framework.
12/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was bagging 50 lb bags.
08/29/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was operating a chain jack which was attached to the underside of the floor above where the employee was working. He was sitting on a gate approximately 3' below the point of attachment, not...
08/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Crew was bull rigging a 10' piece of pipe up two flights of stairs when the jack stand rolled from under the pipe. Employee was holding the pipe with his hand when jack stand started to roll. Employ...
07/12/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was walking to the tool room to return some equipment. She had to pass through the fabrication area. She tried to shield her eyes from the grinding, but felt something in her eye. A foreig...
06/06/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee felt pain in his lower back after pushing on a wrench to loosen an electrical termination.
12/13/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was placing an empty pallet on a roll table that presents pallets to a palletizer when his finger became pinched between pallet and pallet alignment bar.
12/02/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted Packaging at R8, stacking bags on pallet. Packer stopped filling and bag was falling off saddle. EE turned back around to packer and attempted to catch falling bag (50#). Felt pain in middle of back...
11/23/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was shoveling out an elevator when he felt a pain in lower back.
11/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was placing bags on a pallet when she felt pain in her right shoulder.
11/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was tossing a 50 lb bag to the top of a pallet when he felt a sharp pain in his right wrist.
09/29/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Threshhold shift hearing loss.
09/28/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was getting off of forklift when he felt pain in foot.
08/24/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was lifting and stacking sacked material on Ranger 8 when he experienced back pain.
08/17/2004 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was rising from a prone position on the floor when he experienced a minor discomfort in his lower back.
08/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee had not been performing any lifting when he started experiencing back discomfort. The pain worsened during the remainder of shift. Specific cause is unknown.
08/02/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
07/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 133d restricted Employee was bending over while trying to position a 40-lb saddle on #5 Packer when he felt a needle-like pain in his back. He finished the shift without problem but his back was causing a lot of pai...
06/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was holding a Guzzler hose to remove material from the bottom of a product elevator. The material on the sides sloughed in on the hose. The employee was trying to pull back on the hose to p...
04/26/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee stepped on uneven floor surface, causing ankle sprain.
01/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE WAS CLEANING UP A SPILL WITH A SHOVEL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK.
12/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was operating packer, filling bags.
12/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 81d restricted EE WAS ONE OF AN 8 MAN CREW WORKING TO REPLACE IMPACTOR BARS. EE HAD CRANE PENDANT IN RT. HAND,LOWERING ROCKBUSTER IMPACTOR ROTOR ONTO SPACERS.EE WAS HOLDING SPACERS IN PLACE WITH HIS LT.HAND AS HE LO...
10/12/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 83d restricted ON 10/12/03, BETWEEN 3:00 & 11:30 P.M., EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 100 LB. BAGS OF GROUND CALCIUM CARBONATE (LIMESTONE). HE AWOKE ON 10/13 WITH A PROTRUTION IN THE NAVEL AREA OF HIS STOMACH AND CAL LED HIS...
09/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A STEP LADDER WHEN HIS LT. INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN ONE OF THE STABILIZING BRACKETS ON THE SIDE OF THE LADDER. EE SUFFERED A LACERATION THROUGH THE FINGERNAIL JUS T ABOVE...
07/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS RE-STACKING A PALLET OF 100 LBS BAGS FULL OF CRUSHED LIMESTONE ON 07/18/03. EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR VIA VOICE MAIN AT 10:00 AM ON 7/21/03 THAT HE HAD STRAINED STOMACH MUSC LES STA...
06/25/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR AT END OF SHIFT THAT HE HAD INJURED HIS TESTICLES. EE BELIEVES THAT HIS ROUGH-RIDING FORKLIFT HAS CAUSED HIS INJURY. EE SENT TO ER AT 11 PM ON 6/25/03. EE REFERRED TO UROLOGI...
05/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS PUTTING AWAY SUPPLIES IN A TWO-DOOR METAL SUPPLY CABINET. EE CUT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RT. HAND ON A SHARP EDGE ABOVE THE TOP SHELF. EE WAS SEEN BY MD ON 5/2/03 & RECEIVED 6 SUTURES TO HIS H...
02/14/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS TRAVELING ACROSS PLANT RAILROAD TRACKS ON A 4500# CAPACITY FORKLIFT WITH TIPS APPROXIMATELY 2"" ABOVE ASPHALT & BOOM TILTED FORWARD. RIGHT FORK TIP JUST HIT TOP EDGE OF RAIL CAUSING FORK TO BUR...
01/30/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HIS LEFT SHOULDER WAS SORE WHEN ASKED TO MANUALLY FILL 50 LB. BAGS OF CRUSHED LIMESTONE. HE DOESN'T KNOW WHEN HOW OR WHERE HE INJURED HIMSELF. HE MAINTAINED THAT HE...
10/13/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING 1/4"" PRODUCT ON FLOOR OF DRIER BUILDING. EMPLOYEE STRUCK SHOVEL BLADE INTO CONCRETE CURB WHILE SCOOPING PRODUCT. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT FOREARM AND WAS RELEASED TO MODI...
08/21/2002 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 9d restricted EE INJURED RIGHT HAND USING POWER WRENCH TO CLOSE DOOR ON RAIL CAR. EE WAS TREATED BY MD AND WAS RELEASED TO MODIFIED DUTY NO USE OF RIGH HAND. EE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTIBIOTIC WHICH HE DID...
07/13/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE FILLED 50 LB BAGS ON 7/13/02. HE ASKED TO FILL BAGS AGAIN ON 7/18 BUT SAID LEFT SHOULDER HURTFROM 7/13. HE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT. HE ASKED TO FILL BAGS IN FEB. 2003 BUT SAID LEFT SHOULD ER HURT...
06/13/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 20d restricted EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED TO SUPERVISOR THAT HIS LEFT ELBOW WAS SWOLLEN. DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT RELATED IT TO AN INJURY HE INCURRED IN 2001. THE INCIDENT WAS TREATED AS A REOCCURRING INJURY. EMPLOYE...
05/29/2002 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EMPLOYEE INJURED RIGHT HAND ON PALLET IN 1990. EE REPORTS ON 5-29 THAT OVER THE YEARS THE HAND WOULD SWELL AND CAUSE PAIN. ON 5-29, NOTICED EE HAD A BRACE ON RT HAND. QUESTIONED EE ABOUT BRACE AND DIS...
05/12/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EE STEPPED FROM TOP RUNG OF LADDER (5'4""HIGH) TO20""X 24""PLATFORM TO GET SAMPLE FROM A FINES FEEDER. EE TRIPPED ON EMERGENCY STOP PULL CORD THAT IS LOCATED 4""ABOVE PLATFORM. EE FELL, CATCHING HIS L...
05/01/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EE USING HAND DRILL TO DRILL HOLE IN STEEL. DRILL BIT CAUGHT ON WELD AFTER MAKING HOLE. DRILL TWISTED OUT OF EE'S HAND AND STRAINED MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER BECAME SLIGHTLY SW OLLEN B...
04/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 74d restricted EMPLOYEE INJURED RIGHT FOREARM WHILE LIFTING 100 LBS BAG OF PRODUCT ON 4-3-02. EE REPORTED INJURY ON 4-15 BUT REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT. INJURY WAS TREATED AS A FIRST AID CASE. ON 5-24-02, EE STATED I...
03/17/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 69d lost, 23d restricted EMPLOYEE WALKED THROUGH A PRODUCT SPILL THAT LED TO THE ENTRY TO A CONVEYER BELT WHICH CONCEALED A LARGE STONE. HE STEPPED ON THE STONE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AS HIS FOOT ROLLED OFF THE S TONE. E...
03/14/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE BOARDING FORKLIFT. EE HAD RIGHT FOOT IN STEP AND LEFT FOOT ON PLATFORM AND LOST FOOTING OF RIGHT FOOT FALLING BACKWARDS ONTOLEFT BUTTOCKS. EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LEFT SHO ULDER B...
03/04/2002 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 65d lost EMPLOYEE PHONED SAFETY ENGINEER IN A.M. OF 03/04/02 AND SAID THAT HE COULD NOT COME TO WORK DUE TO SEVERE STRESS. HE ALLEGES STRESS IS WORK-RELATED. UPON BEING INTERVIEWED HE COULD NOT SPECIFI CALLY I...
02/27/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 126d restricted EE WAS USING A LARGE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A NUT. EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EE WAS SENT TO MD FOR TREATMENT & WAS RELEASED TO RESTRICTED DUTY. LIGHT USE OF LEFT ARM & HAND. EE WAS GIVEN PRESCRI...
10/14/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted EE WAS CARRYING A 5 GAL BUCKET UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND A STEP. EE DID NOT FALL BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF. EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT BUTTOCKS. EE WAS SENT TO MD WHERE HE WAS TREATED, GIVEN PA...