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While driving haul truck #1384, descending to a lower level of quarry haul road in phase 1 pit area, EE travelled over 2 depressions in the roadway causing him to bounce hard on his seat. Over the remainder of his work shift he began to feel pain to his lower back.

Employee was operating bench loader 2754 removing material close to a 30' face in phase 2. A rock, about 4' to 5' in diameter, slid down a 15' section and struck the edge of the loader bucket causing the equipment and operator to jerk. About an hour later the base plate broke off the seat and employee reported that his back was sore and left for the night.

While operating a skid steer loader cleaning material by conveyor 34 counterweight, the bucket of the loader hit a concrete slab that was hidden under material build-up and caused the loader and operator to jerk forward. EE's hardhat flew off, bounced off the loader and hit the operator in the forehead. Possible strain to neck and upper back.

While operating 773 haul truck (equip# 1391) with a load, EE was driving down the Phase-2 haul road between the L-1 bench and H-3 bridge, the truck hit a bump in the haul road and EE tried to brace himself with his legs to cushion the bump. In that process he strained his inner right thigh. EE reported incident at the end of his shift on 1/28/13

While in a skid steer loader traveling down an inclined roadway with bucket up and filled with material, employee felt that the loader was going to tip forward. Employee reacted by trying to brace himself in the equipment and accidently hit the control stick for the bucket. The bucket came down and smashed his left leg, above the ankle, into the equipment.

While working in Phase II, employee was operating the bench loader, moving material from the face of the wall to bring a boulder down. The boulder slid, dropped and hit the front bucket of the loader, causing the rear of the loader to lift 3' to 4' off the ground. Upon landing employee felt pain to his back and neck. Employee reported incident at the end of the shift.

On 7/1/09, employee called supervisor to report that he was not coming in due to lower back pains. Employee thinks that while operating the dump loader on 6/30/09, the jerking action while driving and hauling materials from Phase II to the Primary Crushing unit, is what caused his back to be sore.

While operating the 2754 Loader in phase 1 moving secondary rocks on the floor, employee drove the loader into the face of the wall and felt pain in his back. He thought that the pain would go away but it didn't. Reported incident on 4/10/08.

Around two weeks prior to June 1, 2007, EE claims to have suffered a lower back strain from the jerking of the body in a sitting position while operating a defective loader over a period of time. Allegedly the controls to operate the bucket is defective thus causing more constant use of throttles and pedals. Employee reported injury on June 12, 2007.

While holding safety latch open on the compressor #3068, a truck backing up made contact with the compressor, smashing employee's left pointer finger between Track Bar and Tow Bar.

While operating loader #2745 on uneven ground, back and right side ribcage area began to hurt while trying to hold self in position on the seat. The loader would stop suddenly at full turn of the steering wheel.

While operating the CAT 773 off-highway truck #1391 at the bottom of the quarry haul road, EE drove over a bump in the road that allegedly tossed him around in the cab. He struck his right hand on the gear shifter handle. He continued to drive until his palm started to swell.

EE had the bed of his truck tilted up and hit the overpass with the corner of the dump. The jolt pushed his right arm back into his shoulder while steering the truck. EE felt a little discomfort but waited to see if he could shake it off. As a result of the impact EE strained R arm and shoulder.

While approaching the H-3 underpass from Phase II in truck #1389, EE locked on his breaks when he noticed our service truck standing by to let him pass. When employee locked on his brakes it caused the truck to bounce up and down, thus aggravating his back.

While Truck 1390 was parked at the Primary Plant to dump its load, hydraulic oil caught fire and EE jumped from the truck to the ground. When EE hit ground, he reports that he hurt his back.

DRIVER OF POWDER TRUCK FORGOT ABOUT SPEED BUMP WHICH LAUNCHED EMPOYEE (WHO WAS SITTING IN THE BACK) OFF THE SEAT LANDING DOWN HARD; CAUSING SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

DRIVER OF POWDER TRUCK FORGOT ABOUT SPEED BUMP WHICH LAUNCHED EE (WHO WAS SITTING IN THE BACK) OFF THE SEAT LANDING DOWN HARD; CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK.

WHILE EE WAS CLEANING SECONDARY PLANT C13 CONVEYOR, BELT WAS RUNNING OFF TO ONE SIDE; COUNTERWEIGHT ROLLER HAD MUD BUILDUP. EE TRIED TO CLEAN ROLLER PULLEY WITH A SMALL HOE; WHILE HOLDING ONTO HOE HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE PINCH-ROLLERCAUSING TRAUMATIC AVULSION TO HIS LEFT 3RD FINGERNAIL, MULTIPLE CONTUSION/BRUISES AND SMALL CUTSON LEFT FOREARM.

EE OPERATING EQUIP #1384 RETURNING EMPTY FROM PRIMARY PLANT TO PIT LOADER ON HAUL ROAD NEXT TOLIGHT PLANT EE MIDSJUDGED ROAD WIDTH. FRONT TIRES HIT ROCK FOOTING SHIFTING TRUCK AS OPERATOR HIT FACE ON DOOR

EMP WAS OPERATING WATER TRUCK WHEN HE CROSSED INTO PATH OF A LOADER WITHOUT ENSURING THAT HE COULD SAFELY PASS THE ONCOMING LOADER. ALSO, LOADERS BUCKET MAY HAVE OBSCURED OPERATORS VISION.

AFTER OPERATING THE LOADER ALL DAY ON THE MOISTURIZER PILE, THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PACK PAIN BECAUSE THE LOADER SEAT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. HIS SUPERVISOR WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SEAT PROBLEM.

AFTER DUMPING HIS LOAD AT THE TOP OF "C" RIDGE. INSTEAD OF AVOIDING THE AREA, OR PROCEEDING WITH CAUTION, EE ELECTED TO DRIVE OVER THIS AREA. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT PREPARE HIMSELF FOR THE SUBSEQ UENT "JARRING" ACTION IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. EE STRAINED HIS BACK (STRAINED/SPRAINED) AS A RESULT OF THE JARRING ACTION.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELINGON FORKLIFT FROM THE PRIMARY PLANT, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. AS THE FORKLIFT GAINED SPPED, THEMPELOYE EPUMPED THE BREAK TO SLOW MACHINE DOWN. HOWEVER, THE FORKLIFT CONTINUED TO PICK-UP SPEED AND BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE MACHINE THEN HIT HT ERIGHT SIDE BERM AND ROLLE DOVER ON THE LEFT SIDE.

WHILE OPERATING BENCH LOADER,EMPLOYEE STRAINED .OWER BACK.

WHILE DRIVING AN OFF-ROAD DUMP TRUCK, EMPLOYEE FAILED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, CAUSING THE DOOR TO CLOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND STRIKING HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS WALKING DOWNWARD ON THE CATWALK OF AN INCLINED CONVEYOR ABOUT THE TIME FEED ROCK TO THE CONVEYOR WAS SHUT OFF. A ROCK DESCRIBED AS "3-1/2" IN DIAMETER" TUMBLED BACKWARD OFF THE CONVEYER BELT, ENTERED THE WALKWAY AND STRUCK HIM FROM BEHIND ON THE LEFT CALF. THE ABSENECE OF A FULL MOUND OF MATERIAL ON THE BELT AND THE SHAPE OF THE ROCK PIECE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ROLLBACK.

EE WAS DRIVING A THROW OUT TRUCK HAULING UTB TO A NEW DUMP SITE DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD, AS WELL AS THE AIR RIDE SEAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN WORKING PROPERLY. EE S ROAD SPEED EXCEEDED ROAD CONDITIO NS.

WHILE OPERATING A 988B CAT LOADER, LOADING BOULDERS IN TO A DUMP TRUCK, THE CONSTANT MOTION AND BOUNCING OF THE LOADER CAUSED PAIN IN BACK.

EMPL CLEANING MATERIAL BUILDUP UNDER RETURN CONVEYOR FROM KNOCKING OFF DRIED MUD.A LARGE PIECE FELL BACK TOWARD HIM HITTING FOOT.

OPERATING LOADE9,STRUCK BOULDER CAUSING PAIN IN LEFT HIP AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS MA5ING A U-TURN ONTO THE MAIN ROAD AND STRUCK AN ONCOMING PICKUP TRUCK

WHILE OPERATING LOADER.DUST FLEW IN RIGHT EYE.

OPERATING LOADER IN MOVING LARGE BOULDERS,SUSTAINED ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN.