Employee was backing tandem dumptruck up a gradual incline (dry & solid) to add material for a new road. Truck upset because rear-passenger tires got too close to the edge. Employee tumbled inside cab and received contusions and a neck sprain.
Injured was near a pile of 4""-8"" Limestone evaluating where the cleanest rock was available at the pile. He stepped onto a stray rock on the ground. His leg buckled, and he fell. Resulted in sprained ankle.
THE TAILGATE WAS SLIGHTLY PROPPED OPEN W/EXCESS MATERIAL. WITH HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON LOCK SHAFT, HE STARTED TO PULL THE BOTTOM OF THE TAILGATE OPEN TO ALLOW THE EXCESS TO FLOW OUT. HIS LT T HUMB WAS SLIGHTLY TOO HIGH, & IT GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE SHAFT & THE LATCH. HIS THUMBNAIL WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY TORN OFF. THIS DID NOT INVOLVE THE MINE SYSTEM OR ANY MINE EQUIPMENT.