Merced Aggregates — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Miner/Employee was assisting in replacing new sand screw wear shoes when EE was repositioning the shoe to the shaft it slipped from his grasp and resulting in a caught between the sand screw tank wall...
04/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted The employee was cleaning up the surrounding work area when he went to pick up a piece of steel pipe he strained his back.
04/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 90d restricted Employee was cleaning out around conveyor tail pulley and stepped into a muddy area and stepped into a muddy hole.
02/01/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was climbing into chute area of prewash plant via access door then slipped and fell backwards striking a rock in the chute straining lower back.
10/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted TWISTED KNEE WHEN STEPPING OFF EXCAVATOR ON UNEVEN GROUND.
10/17/2005 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 30d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO RELIEVE PRESSURE ON A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON THE AUXILARY CRUSHER BY TAKING THE FITTING OFF A CYLINDER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT VERIFY THAT ALL THE PRESSURE WAS EXHAUSTED FROM THE HYDRAUL...
06/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 24d restricted Employee was lifting large batteries and strained left groin.
05/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a 988G loader bucket cutting edge using impact wrench to remove bolts. Bolts spun and employee tried to hold the bolt by hand to lock it in place and bolt spun cutting his left...
06/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WATER TRUCK DRIVER WAS FILLING TRUCK WITH WATER, REMOVED ROPE THAT HOLDS VALVE OPEN & ROD CONNECTED TO VALVE CAME DOWN AND HIT THE DRIVER ON THE HEAD. HEAD CONTUSION.
04/14/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS KNOCKING DOWN BELLY DUMP WINDROWS WITH LOADER. HE HIT A WET SPOT AND SUNK TO THE RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING EE TO TWIST AND STRAIN A MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK. EE WAS IN SEAT AND HAD SAFETY...
09/09/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING/WELDING ON THE LOADER BUCKET. HE NOTICED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY DURING WORK SHIFT BUT WHEN HE WENT HOME FELT A DISCOMFORT IN HIS LEFT EYE (FOREIGN BODY/FLASH BURN).
07/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted STEPPED OFF SCALPING SCREEN ONTO WALKWAY AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. HAD CLEANED WALKWAY PRIOR TO GOING ONTO SCREEN.
12/09/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE WAS REMOVING BEARING RACE FROM TRUNION BEARING. HAMMER SLIPPED OFF CHISEL AND HIT LEFT THUMB, INJURING THUMB AND NAIL. FRACTURED END OF THUMB BELOW LAST JOINT.
12/09/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost GETTING PARTS OUT OF STORAGE VAN. SLIPPED AND FELL OUT VAN(4 FT.) LANDED ON LEFT SHOULDER/ELBOW.
08/24/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 1d restricted EE HAD EARLIER PERFORMED HEAVY PIPE WRENCHING INA CONFINED POSITION THEN HAD GROWING PAIN IN ABDOMEN AS HE CHANGED SCREEN CLOTH.