Soledad Quarry — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/09/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driving a bushing with a chisel when a piece of the chisel broke off and punctured left knee.
10/06/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUTTING WITH A TORCH AND A PIECE OF MOLTEN METAL BURNED THROUGH SOCK AND BURNED FOOT.
09/28/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 48d lost Employee was hospitalized on 9/28/04 with pneumonia and on 11/9/04 tells us the doctor says it was Valley Fever and he contacted it at work.
07/14/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grinding on excavator bucket when foreign object entered left eye.
05/24/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 104d restricted GETTING DOWN OUT OF A WATER TRUCK TO FILL IT. STEPPED OUT & FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.
05/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 273d lost WORKING ON A CONVEYOR UNDER JAW CRUSHER, TWISTED AND STOOD UP.
09/15/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 96d restricted WHILE LOADING RIP RAP WITH A ROCK BUCKET A ROCK FELL FROM THE BUCKET AND THE LOADER'S REAR LEFT TIRE RAN OVER IT CAUSING IT A SUDDEN VIOLENT MOVEMENT THAT HURT EE BACK.
10/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS CHISELING ON SCALPER PLANT WHEN SMALL SHAVING EMBEDDED ITSELF IN WRIST.
06/15/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHANGING LINERS. PIECE OF METAL HIT WORKER IN LEG.
09/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted HE PUT HIS HAND INSIDE OF GARBAGE CAN
08/24/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted A ROCK GOT STUCK IN JAW ON MAIN PLANT AND EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR AND ANOTHER ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT THE BAR, AND HIS FINGERS GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE SIDE OF METAL PLATE ON IN SIDE JA...
07/20/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHECKING OIL IN WATER TRUCK AND HIT THE EXHAUST PIPE WITH ARM.
07/10/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted TAKING OFF A CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER #17-365, HOLDING THE BOLT WITH HAND AND USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE BOLT OFF AND THE BOLT CUT THOUGH MY GLOVE AND CUT MY HAND.