Lucerne Valley Plant and Quarry — Accidents

Total: 121 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/04/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost THIS REPORT IS A CENTINUANCE OF AN ACCIDENT INCURRED ON 89-11-01. EE RETURNED TO FULL DUTY ON 9-23-01 FROM THIS ACCIDENT. EE WORKED 8 DAYS AND ON 10-4-01 AT 3 PM. COULD NOT REPORT TO WORK BECA USE OF...
10/04/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 10d restricted EE WAS USING A VACUUM TRUCK TO CLEAN PRODUCT FROMT HE FLOOR UNDERNEATH A PRODUCT SILO, AS EE BENT OVER TO MOVE A 6"" VACUUM HOSE, EE FELT MUSLCE PULL IN HIS BACK. EE WAS SENT TO DR AND WAS TREA TED FO...
08/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS DROPPING BOTTOM PADS OF PACKER TO CLEAN PACK BIN OUT FOR PRODUCT CHANGE-OVER. HE HIS HISLEFT ELBOW ON METAL STRUCTURE OF PACKER. HE WENTTO DOCTOR & WAS RESTRICTED TO LIGHT USE OF ARM.
08/28/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTING 2000# ""SUPER SACKS"" TO WAREHOUSE. WHILE PLACING SACK IN WAREHOUSE, EMPLOYEE RIPPED SACK IN BACK OF THE ONE HE WAS STACKING. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO QUICKLY REMOVE SACK THAT WAS A...
08/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost EE HAD A SENSITIVE BACK (WHICH WENT UNREPORTED FROM PACKING FOR 12 HRS STRAIGHT EARLIER IN WEEK. EE WAS PACKING 50 LB BAGS ON 8-11-01 WHEN HE TURNED WITH A BAG AND HEARD A LOUD CRACKING NOISE IN HIS U...
07/30/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted EE WAS WORKING ON TURN HEAD IN MILL BUILDING WHEN LARGE PLUME OF DUST ROSE UPWARD THRU BUILDING CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY PLUME WAS CAUSED BY HIGH WINDS OUTSIDE BUILDING EE THOUGHT PLUME WAS CAU SED BY...
07/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost EMPLOYEE CLEANING AROUND GRIT PACKER. NEEDED TO MOVE BAG SCALE. BENT DOWN, WITH KNEES BENT AND GRABBED LEGS OF SCALE TO PULL SCALE BACK. WHILE PULLING, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
06/24/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 22d restricted EMPLOYEE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF MANAGEMENT ON 6/24/01 THAT HIS WRIST HAD BEEN HURTING FOR 2-3 MONTHS. EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATED PAIN WITH USE OF COMPUTER. MANAGEMENT RESTRICTED EE FROM COMPUTER WORK TO...
03/09/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted MECHANIC INSTALLING NEW ROTARY LOCK FOR BAGHOUSE, WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING LEFT INDEX FINGER TO STRIKE ROTARY LOCK.
03/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted EE WAS WALKING TO AREA INSIDE TUNNEL TO PERFORM CLEAN-UP OF THE ROCK PILES WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK, FELL, HITTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
03/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted MOVING ELECTRICAL PANEL, LOWERING IT TO THE FLOOR W/4 PEOPLE. THE CABINET SLID ON THE FLOOR AND EVERYONE LOST GRIP. CABINET HIT EE IN THE RIGHT KNEE.
02/16/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted PACKER LOADER BAGGING LIMESTONE PRODUCT 15-15 IN 50 LB BAGS HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT BENDING OVER TO START 1ST ROW ON THE PALLET-EE DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3-12-01.
12/07/2000 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INSIDE OF THE SMALL DRILL AND WENT TO REACH FOR THE DOOR WHEN THE WIND BLEW IT AND IT SLAMMED SHUT, CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER IN THE DOOR LATCH.
10/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 28d restricted LIFTING STEEL DOOR TO DUST COLLECTYOR--STRAIN UPPER BACK.
08/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 35d restricted WAS PACKAGING 50# BAGS OF LIMESTONE PRODUCTS AS WAS TWISTS LIFTING BAGS TO PLACE ON PALLET GELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
07/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 58d restricted LOWERING A HEAVY BEARING CAP TO FLOOR-WHEN SLIPPED AND JERKED EE HOLD ON ROPE.
06/01/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost EE WAS UNLOADING OVERSIZE BOXES WHEN ONE OF THE BOXES BANDS OR STRAPS BUSTED & CAUSED A SUDDEN STRAIN ON HIS SHOULDER BLADE (RIGHT) HAS TRAVELEDTO HIS NECK SEVERAL WEEKS LATER IT HAS AFFECTED ELBOW
04/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.
04/05/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost BENT OVER TO PICK UP 50 LB BAGS OF MATERIAL WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE EXPLAINED THAT HE DID ROLL THE BAG TO HIM, BENT HIS KNESS TO PICK UP UP BAG AND KEPT BAG CLOSE TO HI S BODY...
04/04/2000 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 31d restricted EE HAD SURGERY PERFORMED ON LEFT KNEE DUE TO HISINJURY OF HIS RIGHT KNEE IN 98-99. DR DIAGNOSED HIS LEFT KNEE MILD PATELLER BALLOTTEMENT CONSISTENT WITH A MINIMAL EFFUSION.
02/09/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted REPLACING PAD ON PUSHER BAR IN THE AUTOMATIC PACK CENTER. PAD IS MOUNTED ON RETRACTABLE FLAPPER. WHEN EE WENT TO REMOVE OLD PAD AND IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING UP THE NEW PAD, THE ELECTRIC EY E WAS A...