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MECHANIC TRUCK ROLLED BACK ONTO HIS LEG, CATCHING LEG BETWEEN TWO BUMPERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRUCK. TRUCK STALLED ATTOP OF RAMP & ROLLED DOWN STRIKING BERM. TRUCK THEN ROLLED ON IT'S SIDE.
TRUCK DRIVER TURNED IN HAUL ROAD TOO FAST.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UPON STOCKPILE OF RIP-RAP THE PILE GAVE AWAY CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN UPON ITS TOP THE DRIVER STRUCK HIS HEAD CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES HE ALSO STRUCK RIB CAGE FRA CTURED SIX RIBS
EMPL ALLEGES HE WAS CLEANING COAL & MOVED CAT D=9 DOZER OFF OF COAL. HE WALKED UP TO COAL TRUCK BEING LOADED ASKED FOR CIGARETTE & AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP AFTER IT DROPPED TO GROUND LUMP OF COAL FELL OFF TRUCK & STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER/PAN 2000 FT WEST OF THE TRUCK HOPPER IN OLD SPOIL AREA,DOING RECLAMATION WORK,WHEN HE RAN INTO A WASHED OUT AREA,WHILE LAYING TOP SOIL.IMPACT THREW HIM UP AGAINST THE CAB DOOR,OVER CONTROLS.
EE WAS OPERATING THE 455 KOMATSU TRACTOR ON A STEEP GRADE HE SAID HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HE WENT TO DR WHO TREATED HIM FOR BACK SPASM WITH ELECTRIC SHOCK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SPOTTING 2 LOADED SECTIONS OF TRAIN CARS, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB UPON THE CAR, HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT FOOT WAS RUN OVER BY THE TRAIN. THIS CAUSED A TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION OF THE LEFT BIG TOE.
EMPLOYEE STATED: OPERATING SERVICE/GREASE TRUCK, STARTING BACK TO PARKING LOT AT QUITTING TIME. HIT HOLE IN PARKING LOT, JERKED STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HIS HAND. HIT HIS LEFT ARM/ELBOW INSIDE CAB.
EMPL STATED HE WAS DRIVING BACK DUMP ON ROUGH GROUND BACK ALLEGEDLY STARTING TO BURN BURING SENSATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING COAL SAMPLE FROM STACKER BELT. THE SAMPLER BUCKET GOT STUCK IN BELT CAUSING BUCKET PALE TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE KNOCKING HIM OFF STEPS, CAUSING HIM STO TWIST HIS KNEE WHEN HITTI NG THE GROUND. HE IS NO ACCUMULATING LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE OPERATING AN END-LOADER.HE RECEIVED A BACK INJURY DUE TO THE ROUGH TERRAIN.HE WENT TO THE DR AND IS BEING TREATED FOR A BACK INJURY.HE IS NOW ACCUMULATING LOST TIME DUE T O THIS INJURY.
OPER BACK DUMP BACKED INTO LOADER BUCKET, JARRING EFFECT TO HIS SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL KICKED BACK CAUSING WRIST TO BE STRAINED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER CAB DOOR OPENED & EMPLOYEE REACHED TO CLOSE IT DOOR THEN CLOSED ON EMPLOYEES RIGHT THUMB
EMP. WAS OPERATING MACK COAL TRUCK, HAULING COAL FORM PIT TO TIPPLE. TRUCK HIT LARGE HOLE IN ROAD CAUSING INJURY TO EMP. BACK.
I.NAME WAS TRAM4ING GRADER & APPROACHED TRAIN CROSSING. HE DID NOT STOP FOR FLASHING CROSSING LIGHTS OR HEED OTHER WARNINGS & CROSSED R/R TRACK IN FRONT OF TRAIN. HE WAS HIT ON RIGHT SIDE BY TRAIN RESULTIN1 IN SERIOUS INJURY.
CLEANING COAL P3T,ROCK WAS DISLODGED FROM SPOIL,ROLLING DOWN AND STRIKING BUCKET CAUSING LOADER TO TIP FOREWARD RESULTING IN OPERATOR MAKING UNPLANNED MOVES INSIDE LOADER.
WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED ON LOADING CHUTE AT DOCK LADDER WAS PLACED ON A BARGE AND AGAINST LOADING CHUTE ANOTHER BARGE CAUSED BARGE TO ROCK AND LADDER TO FALL AND VICTIM TO FALL EMPLOYEE AT 8F T TO 10 FT FROM BARGE DECK