UNIVERSITY - SAN MARCOS QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Due to the awkward position of a screen the employee was attempting to move alone, the employee strained his low back. The screen itself wasn't heavy; just awkward to move.
06/26/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While removing the use liner from the head of an Omni Cone Crusher, the employee was lifting with a crane and hitting the liner with a 3 lb hammer to break it loose. The hammer struck the employee's...
05/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While changing screens on the wash screen bottom deck, the employee felt a low back strain.
03/28/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted The employee began to notice pain in his low back after using a 16 lb hammer to install a head bolt of a crusher. As the pain began to intensify the employee requested medical intervention for the lo...
08/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 186d restricted Two employees had tied a rope around a large piece of steel (14' x 3"" x 1""; 120 lbs) to lift the steel out of a jaw feeder. While pulling on the rope to lift the steel one of the employees felt a p...
07/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was pushing Jaw Toggle Plate over to replace positioning block with a hydraulic portable jack. The toggle slid to the left allowing the metal shim block to drop, hitting the employee's f...
12/28/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Hopper beneath S3-L had filled with rock dust when the shaker's bottom conveyor failed apparently due to the failure of the convyor's v-belts. The employee entered the hopper via the bottom or tail e...
07/27/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d restricted The employee began to experience pain in his left hip due to an unknown reason. No specific event occurred.
06/23/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was removing the outside bolts of a tailpulley take-up unit. The inside bolt was missing from the unit which allowed the top of the take-up unit to come loose, striking the employee on t...
04/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The employee was cleaning a screen deck with metal weight. The weight slipped from his hand and pinched the right thumb on the screen frame.
03/25/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted While loading 11"" wide plate to a service truck the employee lost his footing in the west ground and fell. The plate pinched the employee's hand to the ground.
10/29/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost AFTER WORKING HIS REGULAR SHIFT, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE CLEANED UP AT HOME AND FOLLOWING A SHOWER,NOTICED PAIN IN HIS TORSO. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION THAT EVENING AND THE PHYSICIAN DISCOVERED THAT HE...
08/01/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost DRIVING ROCK TRUCK, STRUCK ROCK IN THE ROAD CAUSING A JARRING TO THE NECK.
06/05/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost WEIGHT OF MATERIAL ON BELT CAUSED CONVEYOR TO REVERSE. HEAD PULLEY & GEARBOX ROTATED IN UNISON, THE TENSION ON ""COME-ALONG"" INCREASED & GEARBOX ANGLE IN WHICH IT WAS ATTACHED CHANGED CAUSING HOOK OF...
03/11/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING DIRT AND GRAVEL FROM AROUND THE BASE OF OMNI #2 CONE CRUSHER. MUSCLE SPASMS IN THE BACK OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER CREATED PAIN FOR THE EMPLOYEE.