Palmdale — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/19/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Was cutting belting with a razor knife, blade slipped and cut through EE's glove & R-index finger.
05/22/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 189d restricted Employee stated through the course of duties changing screens on a shaker deck on 5/22/2020 that employee's knee tightened up. Employee thought it would be fine, but 5-hours into the shift on 5/23/202...
10/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was greasing his loader when he slipped and fell hitting his side on the loader and cracked 3 ribs.
07/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was walking down stairs and slipped and fell.
06/23/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was attempting to un-hook a com-a-long from a chute and cut his arm on the chute.
02/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee noticed a piece of metal that was on a conveyor belt (that just had gone through a crusher) and went to pick it up, the metal was hot and burnt two of his fingers.
07/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 8d restricted Swinging a sledge hammer at a wedge in a cone crusher and missed the wedge. While swinging through, he felt a sting in his upper left shoulder.
03/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Climbing up ladder to enter cab of Haul Truck, felt pain in lower back.
02/06/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Driving haul truck - back pain.
03/23/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was cleaning out a chute that had build-up of material with a shovel. He stabbed at the build-up with the shovel and felt pain in his arm. Reported injury on 3/29/05.
10/13/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE PARKED HAUL TRUCKS SIDE BY SIDE THEN STEPPED ACROSS FROM PLATFORM TO PLATFORM. EE SLIPPED & FELL DOWNWARD BETWEEN PLATFORM CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT SIDE.
10/08/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING AWAY FROM WATER TRUCK CAB WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, HIT HIS REAR END FIRST THEN HIS SHOULDER.
05/02/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CLEAN-UP IN THE AREA OF #2B CONVEYOR (STAND AND CRUSHER UNDER BELT), WHEN A 4"" - 8"" ROCK CAME FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING CONSIDERABLE SWELLING AN D PAI...
10/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRE TRIP A WATER TRUCK SERVICE THE TRUCK REQUIRED OPENING THE HOOD EE BELIVES ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH WHILE OPENING THE HOOD.WENT TO HIS OWN DOCTOR ON...
06/21/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSED WIND BLOWN DUST TO GO AROUND EYE PROTECTION & INTO EE'S EYE. INJURY WAS FIRST AID UNTIL 6/26/02 REQUEST FOR MEDICAL.
12/20/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS HELPING REPLACE SCREENS, ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A WEDGE WITH A 4LB. SLEDGE HAMMER IN A HARD TO REACH LOCATION. HE INADVERTANTLY HIT THE RUBBER DONUT. THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK & HIT HIS FIN GER AGA...
10/04/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost LIFTINGS PROCEDURES USED TO LIFT SCREENS, EE WAS LEANING OVER A SPRAY BAR USING HIS CHEST AS LEVERAGE TOLIFT UP SCREENS WITH BOTH HANDS ON A SET OF HOOKS ATTACHED TO THE SCREENS TO PULL IT UP WHEN EE...