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OPERATOR APPROACHED CROSSING AND HIT A BUMP. EE SAID IT JARRED HIS BACK.
WHILE ADJUSTING A TRUCK TO PUT PIN IN STABILIZER BAR THE LOAD SHIFTED CATCHING THE LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN HE WAS HOLDING AND THE LADDER.
INJURED WS TRAVELING FROM TEH 1650 SHOVEL COAL PIT IN AMACH COAL TRUCK (LOADED). HE TRIED TO NEGOTIATE A SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN. WHILE MAKING THE TURN, HIS TRAILER JACK KNIFED AND TURNED THE ENTIRE TRUCK OVER (DRIVER'S SIDE). INJURED CLIMBED OUT OF THE FRONT WINDWSHIELD AND WALKED AWAY FROM.
85061S DESCENDING A RAMP LEADING TO OUR B.E. 1260 DRAGLINE COAL PIT ON A CAT 980 FRONT END LOADER. THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL POWER (HYDRAULIC,ETC) WAS LOST, INCLUDING THE STEERING. THE LOADER 03915ELED DOWN THE RAMP AND WENT OFF THE SIDE, APPROX. 30' DROP. THE ENDLOADER LANDED ON ITS TIRES. THE LANDING JARRED HIM, BUT NOT SERIOUS TRAUMA WAS SUSTAINED. HE WAS TAKEN TO OUR COMPANY D
EMPL WAS DUMPING LOAD OF REFUSE ROCK ON HAUL ROAD. TRUCK OBVIOUSLY BECAME UNBALANCED & FLIPPED OVER ON PASSENGER SIDE OF TRUCK. EMPL FELL FROM DRIVER SEAT TO PASSENGER SIDE OF CAB. HEAD CRACKE D PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW.
WAS DRIVING OUR FUEL TRUCK ON MINE PROPERTY WHEN HE HIT A BUMP. THIS BUMP CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TOS JERK ABRUPTLY. THE JERK OF THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB AND DISLOCATED IT. ON 2-16-91, HE VISITIED DR IN O'BORO. HE WILL BE OFF FOR 6 DAYS.
EE WAS HAULING GOB FROM OUR E 60 PREP PLANT AND DUMPING IT IN A GOB PILE LOCATED ON THE COAL YARD. HE WAS OPERATING AN UNFAMILAIR TRUCK. WHEN HE RELEASED THE CHAIN THAT HOLDS THE TAILGATE LEVE R THE LEVER SPRING.
EE WAS HELPING MOVE TRACTOR THAT WAS HUNG UP AND SPINNING, HE WAS KICKING ROCKS UNDER THE SPINNING TIRE TO GET BETTER TRACTION WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT UNDER TIRE AND INJURIED RIGHT FOOT JUST BEYO ND STEEL CAP.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING A LOAD OF FINES BACK ON THE YARD. HE RAISED HIS TRAILER AND DUMPED A SMALL PORTION. AFTER THIS SMALL AMOUNT WAS RELEASED, HE DECIDED TO MOVE HIS TRUCK I NTO ANOTHER POSITION. FORGETTING TO LOWER HIS TRAILER. HE PULLED FORWARD WITH HIS RIGHT FRONT TIRE ROLLING INTO A HOLE. WITH HIS TRAILER PARTIALLY RAISED AND ALMOST FULLY LOADED THIS UNBALA
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING 2 TON TRUCK IN PIT AND HIT A LARGE ROCK THAT WAS PARTLY HIDDEN IN MUD AND CAME TO SUDDEN STOP AND HURT NECK. HE WENT TO DOCTOR AFTER WORK AND RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWIG N DAY AND WORKED EVERY DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK UNTIL 8-5-89 AND HAS BEEN OFF FROM WORK SINCE. HE IS CLAIMING WHIPLASH TYPE INJURY TO NECK.
WHILE OPERATING A FRONTEND LOADER HE HIT A HOLE IN THE YARD THAT BOUNCED HIM IN THE SEAT HE STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN AND HE WENT TO A CHIROPROCTOR HIS VERTEBRATE WAS OUT OF ALIGN IN SIX PLACES AND THE CHIROPRACTOR REALIZED IT.
WHILE OPERATING AN ENDLOADER DEBRIS BLEW IN OPERATORS EYE.
WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER THE OPERATOR HIT A ROCK AND HIS SEAT BOTTOMED OUT WHEN HE BOUNCED. HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT AND HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR. HIS LOWER BACK WAS OUT OF PLACE AND THE CHIROPRACTOR RELOCATED IT.
WORKING WITH A GALLION 125 TO HOIST A SKIPBOX ATTACHED TO THE HOISTING HOOK BLOCK THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING 30 FT IN THE AIR PREPARING THE POSTS FOR A PREFABRICATED CONVEYOR SYSTEM WHEN THE HO ISTING HOOK BLOCK CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BOOM CAUSING THE HOOK TO TILT TO AN ANGLE SO THAT TWO OF THE CABLES CAME UNHOOKED DROPPING ONE END OF THE BOX AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND
WORKING WITH A GALLION 125 TO HOIST A SKIP BOX ATTACHED TO THE HOISTING HOOK BLOCK THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING 30 FT IN THE AIR PREPARING THE POSTS TO SET A PREFABRICATED CONVEYOR SYSTEM WHEN THE HOISTING HOOK BLOCK CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BOOM CAUSING THE HOOK TO TILT TO AN ANGLE SO THAT TWO OF THE CABLES CAME UNHOOKED DROPPING ONE END OF THE BOX AND THE EMPLOYEE FALLING TO THE GRO
HIS RIGHT ARM IN THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HIS HAND CATCHING HIS RIGHT ARM IN THE STEERING WHEEL FOREMAN WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 6N THE STEERING 14-88 THIS IS WHY IT TOOK LONGER THAN 10 DAYS TO REPORT WENT TO THE DR ON 6-14-88 AND WAS GIVEN MEDICAINE FOR PAIN.
HE WAS DRIVING 5 FRONT END LOADER ACROSS THE YARD AND HIT A HOLE THAT JARRED HIM AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HIM.
EMPLOYE DRIVING3HIS OWN TRUCK RETURNING TO 480 DRAGLINE ON 1050 HAUL RD WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF PICKUP AND OVERTURNED ONLEFT SIDE
ORIGINAL REPORT3INDEICATED EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK 7-7-86. AND HE WORKED THROUGH 7-17-87 WHEN HAD TO RETURN TO REMOVED PIN FROM ARM BY SURGERY. EMPLOYEE WILL HAVE 5-6 WEEKS ADDITIONAL LOSS O F TIME. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO START CHEVY PICKUP BY CROSSING WIRES ON STARTER GOT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ON RT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN ALTERNATOR PULLEY AND BELT BRUISED BOTH FINGERS AND CUT TIP OF RIN G FINGER 3
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING AN OPEN CAB CATERPILLAR 637 SCRAPER WHEN RUBBER COUPLER CONNECTING TWO HYDRALIC TUBES BLEW AND SPRAYED EMPLOYEE WITH HOT HYDRALIC OIL.
THE OILER WAS TAKING GREASE TRUCK UP A STEEP GRADE TO SERVICE 637 SCRAPER THE ENGINE CHOCKED OUT TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS THE BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD TRUCK HE TURNED TRUCK INTO BERM TO STO O IT WHEN HE DID THE TRUCK FLIPED OVER OIL PUMPS WERE BROKEN OFF A DOOR BENT ON.
WHILE OPERATING WATER TRUCK ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND HAD NO AIR OR STREERING AND JUMPED FROM WATER TRUCK
EMP WAS TURNING TRUCK AROUND ENGINE DIED AND TRUCK STARTED ROLLING TOWARD PIT EMP COULD NOT GET TRUCK RESTARTED SO HE JUMPED FROM TRUCK TRUCK ROLLED TILL FRONT WHEELS DROPPED IN GAP IN ROCK AP APPROX 3/ FT AFTER EMP JUMPED