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Employee (foreman) was on a personnel carrier while by self. EE said EE backed up and struck EE's head on a brow causing a sore neck. EE finished the shift and didn't want medical attention. EE didn't go to the doctor until weeks after the accident.
The employee stated that while backing in to be loaded by excavator, the excavator operator lowered the bucket into the bed of the truck causing the truck to abruptly stop. The truck operator stated that's this caused pain in their lower back.
Driver of a haul truck fell asleep, ran off the road, and turned truck on its side. The driver got a small cut on the head that required one stitch.
Loader operator was loading mud and rock when they raised the bucket the rear wheels came off the ground. When the mud slid out of the bucket it threw them against the windshield causing them to cut their head. (Raining and very muddy conditions.)
Equipment operator hurt neck and back when operator hit a pothole while operating a front end loader.
Operator was travelling in unloaded CAT 740B haul truck. Hit a pot hole in haul road causing him to bounce in seat (whiplash action). Operator has had previous, non-work related issues with neck, which required him to miss time from work. Operator had immediate pain in neck.
Rain soaked, rutted out haul road lead to vehicle hitting hole and causing the operator to bounce in his seat. By his own admission, he was not wearing his seatbelt. Operator was bounced up and came down hard on the seat. Caused lower back pain.
Employee was moving a permissible mine Buggy from #3 intersection to #4 intersection to allow the bolt machine to move across the section. The Front tire on mine buggy was lodged in the mud causing steering wheel to spin(recoil) in reverse direction thus striking left side of hand resulting in broken bone in left hand.
Employee complained of back pain following a trip from mine to plant. Road was rough and he stated he hit a bump in road and shifted sideways in his seat. Said he immediately felt pain in his back.
Employee was operating a truck on wet, pothole filled roads. He encountered a hole in road that caused him to bounce in his seat. Seat did not have air adjusted properly and he bottomed out during bounce.
Employee was pulling rock dust on a shovel when he reached to grab the belt structure for support and grabbed the roller on the structure and the belt was running the belt roller pulled his right index finger into the roller causing a cut and a broken finger.
Employee was riding in a scoop bucket when the scoop went over a hump causing the scoop bucket to raise into the top causing a injury to him.