Orange County Operation — Accidents
Total: 94 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/07/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | EE was assisting maintenance with the demo of dewatering screen and stepped on rotted flashing covered in sand to pass a piece of pipe to another employee. The EE landed on their right hip and fell in... |
| 09/22/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 23d restricted | The EE reported on 9/22 that they were removing a tire from a light duty pick up and it fell backward against the hub after they took it off the studs and pinched their two middle fingers on their lef... |
| 06/17/2023 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | The EE was opening a valve at the mud pumps and a bee stung their right hand. They removed the stinger but their hand began to swell up that night and they thought they were having a reaction to the v... |
| 06/08/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 40d restricted | The EE reported lower back strain from pushing plates at the filter press on 6/8/23 but did not want to seek medical attention. They reported on 6/14/2023 that they did want to go to the doctor since... |
| 06/04/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | The EE was washing mud from the filters at the filter press with another EE and got mud in their eyes. They used the eyewash but rubbed their left eye with their hand to try to get the mud out and it... |
| 03/08/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 16d restricted | The EE was replacing the bearing on CV-5 head pulley shaft and was turning the race to access the allen set screw. They inserted a bar into the open hole to rotate the race towards themselves. The bar... |
| 02/15/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 27d restricted | Employee was pushing 100 pound bag into position on palletizer and felt pain in their left forearm above wrist. |
| 10/15/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 24d restricted | On 10/15 the employee was cleaning the concrete slab by the oil shop with the water truck and pulled the hose out of the reel and twisted their right knee on the edge of the concrete pad. They reporte... |
| 10/07/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | None | Contractor climbed to the engine compartment on the 966 to inspect for any remaining tools and lost their footing. They reached out with their right hand and grabbed the hose to the fire suppression s... |
| 08/22/2022 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 47d lost, 47d restricted | The operator reported they received a ganglion cyst on their right hand from clearing material from the CV-2 chute hopper using a breaker bar. They waited to see whether it would go away on its own an... |
| 08/18/2022 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was walking and a yellow jacket stung EE's right hand. |
| 08/15/2022 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 62d restricted | The employee reported lower back pain from operating the scraper on 8/15/2022 but did not want to seek medical treatment. They decided to self treat and returned on 9/28/2022 requesting medical treatm... |
| 08/03/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 26d restricted | The employee reported on 8/5/22 that they were working at the palletizer with 100 lb bags and six bags stacked on the belt. They said they pulled a bag toward them across the air table more with right... |
| 06/09/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 231d restricted | While pulling scaffolding board out from position on filter press, EE stepped backward away from the press. EE's foot slipped on a cloth bundle and EE slipped. EE fell on EE's rear. When EE got up EE... |
| 06/06/2022 | OTHER | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | The employee had a reportable standard threshold shift upon completion of their annual hearing testing |
| 05/31/2022 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee was bagging, not wearing cut resistant gloves, and while putting bag on spout, employee's hand got off center and employee received a laceration to right hand index finger. |
| 10/15/2021 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 15d restricted | Employee reported to their supervisor on 10/15 that they had been experiencing pain in both elbows intermittently for the past five months. They reported the pain gets worse when they lift heavy objec... |
| 10/13/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | Strain to lower back from transferring load cells from a damaged pallet to an intact pallet. |
| 09/01/2020 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 12d restricted | EE was diagnosed with carpal tunnel by PCP on 2/17. EE reported on 2/21 symptoms of numbness & tingling in right hand for 3+ yrs & gripping the handle of shovel was the cause. EE last remembers shovel... |
| 08/13/2020 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | Employee was operating bagging machine and the bag in their right hand collapsed and did not open fully around spout. Employee's hand contacted sharp edge of fill spout and received laceration injury. |
| 11/26/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee reports lumps on wrist |
| 10/26/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a bagging machine. They cut their hand on the end of the spout. |
| 05/18/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee reports back pain. Employee was lifting a 100lb bag to fill a super sack. Employee was in a car accident several years ago and says they get the pain about 3 times a year. |
| 05/17/2018 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 650d lost, 257d restricted | Maintenance Mechanic reports both left and right shoulder hurt. EE had surgery in 1976 on one and 1987 on the other one. |
| 03/07/2018 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 122d lost, 86d restricted | Employee was tracking a conveyor belt when they slipped and pinched their hand. Employee broke 3 fingers on the left hand. |
| 02/15/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | Employee was disassembling pump. When employee removed last bolt the back plate came loose and pinched a thumb causing a laceration. Employee received six stitches to the left thumb. Employee has work... |
| 11/10/2017 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 35d restricted | Employee was operating a Cat Backhoe and hit head. |
| 10/28/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was turning a valve and twisted EE's back. EE reported the incident 10/28/2016 however did not seek medical attention until 11/03/2016 when EE was diagnosed with a lumber sprain. |
| 10/15/2016 | POWERED HAULAGE | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 199d lost | On October 15th Lapeyre Industrial Sands was notified by The Law Offices of Robert Grant client ee has a cumulative trauma injury occurring from 10/05/2015 to 10/05/2016 to back and shoulders. |
| 05/10/2016 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee reports right wrist hurts from operating a 657 Cat Scraper. |
| 04/21/2016 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | On April 21, 2016 Employee reported pain on left elbow. EE was brought into the clinic where EE told to do stretches every hour for 5 minutes. EE was also advised to do physical therapy 3 times a w... |
| 07/25/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 19d restricted | Employee was inserting rods into a rod mill. He removed the strap holding the rods together. The rod rolled off the wood platform crushing his left middle finger. He went to the clinic for sutures. |
| 06/16/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 187d restricted | EE felt his shoulder stiffen up due to the repetitive motions. He reported his pain on 6/11/15 to the company and he decided to apply first aid treatment to his shoulder. On 6/16/15, EE felt pain afte... |
| 08/21/2014 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | 08/21/2014 Employee was operating a haul truck. Employee felt lower back pain 08/22/2014. He reported his injury 08/25/2014 and was seen by a physician. |
| 08/01/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | 08/01/2014 Employee was shoveling sand in the blending area when he pulled a muscle in his lower back. 08/04/2014 Employee reported his injury to his supervisor. He was sent in for medical treatment a... |
| 03/26/2014 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 8d restricted | Employee was dismounting a 30 ton haul truck when his foot missed the last rung. He fell to the ground and injured his right knee. |
| 05/16/2013 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | On 5/16/2013 employee ran over large rock with Cat Scraper which jerked the cab. He reported that his back was sore but this was not work related and the pain was from an ongoing back problem. On 5/28... |
| 05/06/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | EE was shoveling at blender, as he stood up he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. EE stated that pain went away quickly and he finished the remainder of his shift. The next morning EE complained of... |
| 08/20/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE injured his right elbow on a handrail while working on conveyor belt 6 (CV-6) on 082012 at 8:00 PM. EE did not consider the event as anything major and continued working throughout his entire shif... |
| 02/14/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 1d restricted | On Feb 14th, 2012 at 9:00pm, EE reported that his back was sore from shoveling sand around the CV3 tail pulley system. The reason ee was shoveling was do to spillage at CV3 as a result of carry-back... |
| 12/18/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 131d restricted | Employee was changing paddles on #4 scrubber cell when he experienced pain in his shoulder. |
| 07/10/2011 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 15d lost | 07/10/2011 employee received minor burn to right shin while cutting metal. Treated on-site first aid. 09/15/2011 seen by doctor for infection. 09/17/11 employee notified supervisor of medical treat... |
| 04/02/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 311d lost | EE, mechanic was descending down an a-frame ladder backwards after completing a torch job. When he stepped off the ladder, his foot slipped on the concrete located in the launderer. Employee descend... |
| 02/01/2011 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Mechanic was trying to adjust the tension on a belt wiper. Employee's left index finger was pinched between head of wrench and expanded metal. Employee did not lock out conveyor. Conveyor was in mo... |
| 01/04/2011 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee called the morning of Wednesday, January 5, 2011, said his ear was badly swollen, that he needed to see doctor. He stated around 9-10am on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, he noticed pain to ear wh... |
| 07/16/2010 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee reported injury on 07/19/2010. States that he was digging hard bank with loader on his last shift, 07/16/2010, and had pain in lower back. Employee saw doctor and given restrictions effecti... |
| 04/27/2007 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a drill press & was moving the metal shavings with a wrench. He began talking with another employee & unconsciously grabbed the metal shavings that were curling toward his chest wit... |
| 11/15/2006 | NONPOWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 10d lost, 6d restricted | Two employees were moving a 70 pound Ro-tap testing sieve from the mill to the lab. The employee that was pushing the hand truck with the Ro-tap up the stairs felt pain in his right inguinal area.... |
| 11/10/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was assembling new wall lockers. He was squatting down with his head inside the locker and as he stood up and backed out of the locker his ear ring got caught on the door latch. Employee's... |
| 07/11/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | EE was using 2' water hose to clean up sand build-up. The hose was positioned differently than usual. He did not check to see if hose had enough slack to pull forward. As he went to pull, it got hung... |