HE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, CHANGING APUMP ON LOADER. NOTICED SORENESS WHICH CONTINUEDTO GET WORSE. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION JUNE 8. DID NOT REPORT TO FOREMAN UNTIL 8/16/00. HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK SINCE.
HE STATED THAT WHILE RUNNING LOADER IN TIGHT SHOT, LOADER HIT BOTTOM AND JERKED HIM. BACK WAS STIFF AND SORE WITH PAIN RADIATING DOWN LEGS. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 5/9/00. HIS LAST DAY WO RKED WAS 5/5/00.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON 418 DRILL STEPPEDDOWN TO GROUND PUTTING RIGHT FOOT ON SMALL ROCK THE ROCK TURNED OVER CAUSING HIS FOOT TO MOVE TWISTING HIS ANKLE
STRUCK BY LARGE 6-7 TON SANDSTONE BOULDER THAT ROLLED OUT OF SHOT MATERIAL APPROX. 120', STRIKING TRUCK ON DRIVER SIDE.