Calmat Co: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jul 16, 2020: Employee fractures leg after trip and fall on sloped surface

At 11:35 a.m. on July 16, 2020, an employee had backed his concrete mixer truck under the ready mix plant so that it could be loaded with concrete. The employee exited and walked to the rear of the truck to check the alignment of the loading chute with the drum inlet funnel. When the employee arrived at the rear of the truck he stepped from the level walking surface onto the sloped surface under the truck and rolled his right foot. The employee fell to the ground and was able to crawl to the front of the truck and wave to get the attention of a coworker (Batch Plant Operator). Several coworkers responded to assist the employee, who was transported by ambulance to the hospital and was admitted for treatment. The employee incurred a fractured lower right leg and required surgery.

Incident on Jan 14, 1998: Employee injured when arm caught in rock crusher pulley

Employee #1 was lubricating and adjusting three conveyor belts at a sand and gra vel operation. The foreman was instructing Employee #1 through hand signals to r etract a belt below the rock crusher while it was running. As he was accessing t he tail pulley, Employee #1 was distracted by a load of rock being dumped onto t he grizzly directly above the tail pulley on which he was working. As he looked away, Employee #1 dropped his right arm into the take-up pulley. He became caugh t up to his shoulder and his leg became wedged between the conveyor system and t he grizzly backing plate. Employee #1 suffered rubber friction burns to his righ t arm and multiple fractures to his right leg. Sometime earlier, someone had rem oved the cover guard to the tail pulley.

Incident on Jun 9, 1993 (fatal): Employee dies after excavation cave-in

At about 3:00 p.m. on June 9, 1993, Employee #1, a 56-year-old truck driver, was standing on the side of an excavation when it caved in. Employee #1 and another worker fell about 22 feet into the excavation. Employee #1 was buried under 36 inches of dirt for about 20 minutes before construction workers were able to res cue him. 911 was called as workers began digging for the buried employees. Param edics and firemen arrived about the time Employee #1 was dug out. He was taken t o a local hospital, where he died later that evening.