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OPERATOR WAS HAULING SHALE WITH A TS-24 SCRAPER TO COVER A SLURRY IMPOUNDMENT. THE AREA IS VERY SOFT AND ROUGH. WHILE OPERATING THE MACHINE, EE SAID THAT HE HAD TWISTED HIS BACK.
AFTER FUELING EQUIPMENT, EE WAS REELING THE HOSE BACK INTO THE FUEL TRUCK WITH THE AUTOMATIC RECOIL, WHEN THE FUEL NOZZLE WAS JERKED FROM HIS HAND. THIS CAUSED HIS ARM TO JERKED AND TWISTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF DIRT, PART OF THE LAD STAYED IN THE BED. WHILE LOWERING THE BED IT FELL THROUGH FIRST STAGE OF HOIST CYLINDER, ABRUPTLY STOPPED CAUSING TRACK TO BOUNCE HARD, JO LTING THE EMPLOYEE HURTING HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS DRIVING UP A RAMP AND HIT A LARGE HOLE IN THE ROAD WHICH RESULTED IN HIS MOUTH HITTING THE STEERING KNOB AND BREAKING OFF A TOOTH AND CUTTING HIS INSIDE LIP AREA.
INJURED ALLEGES REPEATED BOUNCING & JERKING WHILE OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAS RESULTED IN LOW BACK PAIN. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT CAUSED BACK PROBLEM.
WHILE HAULING SUBSOIL FROM THE BENCH SIDE TO THE SPOIL SIDE IN AN 85 TON EUCLID TRUCK,THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD STRIKING THE NORTH BERM SIDE OF THE RAMP,AND OVERTURNED.OPERATOR SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND BRUISES.THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES ARE AS YET UNKNOWN.
SUFFERED LACERATION TO R HAND REMOVING ROCK FROM FEEDER HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN PRY BAR AND FEEDER WALL 11 STITCHES
THE EMPLOYEE IS COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN BECAUSE OF HITTING A BUMP ON THE HAUL ROAD WHILE OPERATING A 85 TON COAL HAULER. NOTE: THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 8/11/90. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. MISSED WORK ON 8/9/90 AND WILL SEE SPECIALIST ON 8/29/90/
EMPL SUSTAINED BRUISES,POSSIBLY DAMAGED LIGAMENTS TO LEFT LEG AND KNEE WHEN CONVEYOR BELT STARTED WHILE EMPL REMOVING A ROCK.
EMPL SUFFERED NECK INJURY WHEN DOZER HE WAS OPERATING JARRED SUDDENLY AFTER GOING OVER LARGE ROCK.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES CHEST PAIN WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER.THE SCRAPER WAS BEING PUSHED BY A PUSH TRACTOR.THIS ALLEGED INJURY IS SUSPICIOUS.IT IS QUESTIONABLE WHETHER IT IS A RESULT OF A WORK-R ELATED INJURY.
SUSTAINED FRACT. L FT ROCK FELL FROM HOPPER
HIT RIBS WITH STEERING WHEEL DRIVING WATER TRUCK
MAN JUMP FORM SCAPER AND INJURED BACK.