EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 455 KOMATSU DOZER S/N 1033, REMOVING OVERBURDEN WITHIN TEN FEET OF THE COAL SEAM. TERRAIN WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH AND DOZER WAS BOUNCING. WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS DONE FOR THE SH IFT HE NOTICED SLIGHT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AND REPORTED IT TO THE FOREMAN. PAIN SUBSIDED AND EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING. PAIN RETURNED, EMPLOYEE SAW DOCTOR, NOW SITUATION HAS TURNED TO A LO
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Showing all 3THE EE WAS OPERATING A 355 KOMATSU BULLDOZER PERFORMING BACKFILLING OPERATION. DURING NORMAL OPERATOR PROCESDURES EE WAS TURNING AND TWISTING WHILE OPERATING DOZER. EE STARTED TO EXPERIENCED B ACK PAINS AND SWELLING OF MUSCLES IN THE LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING D355 KOMATSU S/N 2570 BULLDOZER,A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED RIGHT EYE AND BECAME IRRITATED.EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL NEXT DAY TO HAVE OBJECT REMOVED.DOCTOR SAID THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE A CINDER.