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Coarse material was loaded into a Cat 772 by a Cat 988, which caused the truck and operator to be shocked very hard. The truck operator was leaning forward on the steering wheel, and his seat pressure had been lower for road comfort. The shifting truck caused him to be slammed into the seat which hurt his upper back and made it hard for him to breath (thoracic strain).
The employee was pulling a water line with a Kawaski mule underground into crosscut #4. While operating, the employee looked over his left shoulder with his right arm through the steering wheel. The employee ran over an unseen rock in his travel path. The obstruction caused the steering wheel to turn sharply, pulling his right arm.