Thousand Palms Pit — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/31/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 7d restricted A mound of 3' rocks formed on the conveyor belt to the left side of the employee. A 5' rock fell from the table and hit the employee at knee level on the right leg.
12/15/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee was talking to another operator. He stopped, did not exit his tractor, rolled his side window and caught his hand and all five fingers between the sliding door opening.
01/05/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost While employee was using a grinding wheel it came apart and hit his right knee.
09/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on screen deck at plant and pinched pointer finger on left hand and declined medical treatment at that time. on 10/14/04, came to office and stated that he wanted to go see a dr to make sure n...
12/23/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted CUT FINGER WHILE CHECKING BELT ON SECONDARY PLANT.
12/18/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost EE TURNED THE ELECTRICAL BOX ON TO START UP THE WET PLANT. IT SHORTED OUT AND BURNED RIGHT HAND.
11/12/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS GRADING YARD WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO LEFT EYE IRRITATING PRIOR INJURY.
09/30/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE UNDER SCRAPER REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION, A PRY BAR HELD BY ANOTHER EE FELL ON INJURED EE NOSE.
09/03/2003 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 4d restricted CHANGING CUTTING EDGE WITH IMPACT WRENCH ON VOLVO LOADER.
12/02/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE, HE JUMPED OFF WHEN CABLE SLIPPED.
09/18/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE WORKING ON FLY ASH BIN, HOSE WAS PRESSURRIZED AND FLY ASH MATERIAL GOT INTO EYES.
09/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted WHILE CHANGING TIRE, PULLED SOMETHING IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
06/18/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE WORKING ON THE TACK METER ON THE SCRAPER, WIND CAUGHT HOOD AND IT FLOPPED ON INJURED EE'S HEAD.
11/15/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WORKING ON MIXER TRUCK IN SHOP, PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
03/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted INJURED WAS REMOVING A BLOCK AND A PIECE OF WOODHIT LEFT LEG.
12/12/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WIND BLEW LOADER DOOR SHUT ON HIS LEFT HAND.
07/24/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost CRAWLING OUT OF ROCK TRUCK, SLIPPED, CAUGHT HIMSELF AND PULLED LOWER BACK.