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EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE BED OF TRUCK HELPING LOAD SUSPENSION CABLES INTO TRUCK. THE HAND BRAKE OF THE TRUCK LET GO, MOVING THE TRUCK FORWARD AND SHIFTING THE CABLE. THE CABLE HIT THE EMPL OYEE IN THE RIGHT LEG, KNOCKING HIM OFF THE TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND.
FOREMAN WAS TRANSPORTING EMPLOYEE FROM DRAGLINE TO PIT WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE HAUL RAOD CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT HIS HEAD ON TEH ROOF OF THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE DROVE PICKUP TRUCK NO. 1264 TO LOWER GATE TO LOCK SAME. HE DROVE THRU THE OPEN GATE AND TURNED AROUND AND DROVE BACK THRU THE GATE FACING UPGRADE. HE STOPPED THE TRUCK APPROX. 20' AHE AD OF THE GATE, SET THE PARKING BRAKE, EXITED THE TRUCK AND WALKED DOWN THE GRADE. HE PULLED BOTH SIDES OF THE GATE SHUT, CLOSED AND LOCKED THE CHAIN AND AT THAT TIME HE WAS STRUCK BY THE PIC
EMPL HELPING MOVE TRAILING CABLE.TRUCK WAS PULLING TRAILING CABLE AND GOT HUNG UP IN THE MUD.AS TRUCK WAS PULLED OUT OF MUD,TRAILING CABLE STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT KNEE KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING EUCLID TRUCK NO 322 MOVING OVERBURDEN WHEN A LARGE ROCK WAS DROPPED INTO TRUCK BED JARRING CAB AND DRIVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING AMONIA NITRATE TRUCK TO BLASTING AREA UP GRADE AND WHEN ALMOST AT THE TOP HE LOST POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR AND THE TRUCK STARTED BACKWARDS DOWN THE S LOPE. ROAD WAS3DRY WITH LOOSE MATERIAL AND BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. HE MADE A SHARP TURN AND OVERTURNED.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING EUCLID TRUCK AND BECAME STRUCK ON HILL. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DRIVING DOZER CAME FROM BEHIND TO PUSH TRUCK AND TRUCK DRIVER CLAIMS THE CONTACT CAUSED INJURY TO HIS BACK.