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The employee was operating a 777 cat trk on the haul rd when he stated he hit a bump in the rd. At which time he felt a pinch in his lower back and tingling. The employee had stated that he had previously had problems with his back when in the military in the 1990's
The employee was operating a 777 rock trk when the trk bounced and the air ride seat bottomed out. At which time the employee experienced discomfort in his lower back.
While sitting in his rock truck waiting to be loaded, a rock rolled out of the shot, striking the rock truck in the rear of the truck, causing a quick jerk to the operator.
While turning and backing down a slope, the 30D Volvo mud truck turned over on its side, the driver was not injured.
EE was leaving the mt top area after fueling the equipment, leaving the mt top ee lost control of the fuel truck coming down the hill causing the truck to roll over on to its side
EE stated that while being loaded, the loader man dropped a rock into the bed of his rock truck, causing back pain and tingling in his legs.
Was riding on rear raised section of man trip. Right shoulder and coverall shoulder strap caught roof bolt plate pulling him off back of man trip.
EE was running roller on strip and when he out of the roller at the end of the shift. He said his back was hurting him badly and couldn't hardly walk to hid truck. EE had a knot come up on his back on lower left side.
Boom on loader kicked out hitting bed rail of trip 67 causing driver to hit his head.
Unloading roof bolt supplies out of scoop bucket onto #2 roof bolter when the scoop bucket pressure leaked off slowly onto the top of the left foot causing pain to developed in his left foot. The injured refused medical treatment and refused to be transported to medical facility for treatment.
EE said that the truck jumped out of gear and he could not get it to go back into gear. EE got the truck out of gear himself. (Shifting)
EE was tramming scoop on section between #2 and #3 entry when operator's light cord caught a roof bolt plate jerking his head into the canopy of the 488 scoop.
While picking up a bucket of refuge EE was curling his bucket in the pile and the rear wheels came off of the ground and then came down hard causing the seat to bottom out. EE states that he felt pain in his lower back.
Rock truck driver left work at 11:15 AM to go see his doctor. He said he wasn't feeling well and he felt his face going numb. He mentioned that the bed on the RT23 truck was coming down hard, but didn't think this had anything to do with the way he was feeling. ***Days later he said the Dr said the bed coming down hard could have been a factor.***
EE was feeding the raw coal feeder with a 980 Loader. As he approached the feeder at a right angle, he caught the rt. corner of the feeder with the lt. corner of the loader bucket. EE stated that when he hit his forward momentum was stopped by the seat belt causing pain to his lower back.
Driver in pick-up passed empty coal truck and hit a stopped truck in the front