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EE HAD FINISHED LUNCH AND GOLTER BACK ON THE LOADER TO RESUME CLEANING COAL. HE STARTED THE LOADER AND BACKED OFF THE ELEVATED WORK AREA OF APPROX. 4-5 FOOT HIHG. THE COUNTER WEIGHT OF HIS LOA DER STRUCK A PILLAR OF COAL ADJACENT TO THE DROPOFF.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING COAL TRUCKS FROM THE STOCKPILE AT THE CRUSHER. AFTER HE HAD LOADED A TRUCK HE SHIFTED THE LOADER INTO REVERSE AND LOOKED OVER HIS SHOULDER, WHEN HE DID THIS HE FE LT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT PAR OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN ROUTE FROM FUEL STORAGE TNAKS TO PIT IN ORDER OT FUEL EQUIPMENT. WHILE GOING UP A SLIGHT GRADE A PICK-UP TRUCK IN FRONT OF EMPLOYEE STOPPED TO ENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. EMPLOYEE STOPPED HOEVER HE DECIDED TO BACK OFF HILL. HE HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING TRUCK INTO REVERSE THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK INTOT HE BANK AND TURNE DONTO IT'S SIDE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN FROM PIT TO DUMP SITE. UPON RETURNING TO PIT FOR ANOTHER LOAD, HE DROVE THROUGH A DRAINAGE DITCH. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BE BOUNCED AND JARRED HIM IN HIS SEAT AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE BACK STARTED HURTING DUE TO DRIVING A BACKDUMP TRUCK EVERYDAY.
EE WAS HAND CLEANING A COAL PIT WITH A SHOVEL. WHILE STANDING NEXT TO A COAL CLEANING BROOM TRACTOR THE FRONT END OF THE TRACTOR SWUNG AROUND WHEN IT WAS STARTED AND STRUCK EE LEG.
TRUCK ROLLED AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AND EMPLOYEE APPLIED BRAKE AND WHEN TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP HE JUMPED OUT AND FELL ON HAUL ROAD.
DRIVE PULLED OUT AFTER BEING LOADED WHEN BED RAISED SHIFTING THE LOAD WEIGHT CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN OVER ON IT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ON HAUL ROAD WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH ON-COMING COAL TRUCK IN A BLIND CURVE.
GOT UP ON SIDE OF A BANK WITH ALOAD OF COAL AND THE TRUCK TURNED OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.HE TURNED THE CURB TOO SHARP.
HE WAS OPERATIN1 A 769 CAT TRUCK HAULING REFUSE ON A ROADWAY THAT HAD BEEN WATERED DOWN TO CONTROL DUST THE TRUCK BEGIN TO SLIDE ON THE WET ROAD AND HE LOST CONTROL, AS IT WAS CROSSING THE BER M HE JUMPED OUT3TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
HE WAS HAULING 9EFUSE FROM PREP PLANT TO REFUSE SITE IN A 50 TON CAT TRUCK HE DUMPED LOAD & ON THE RETURN TRIP HE WRECKED & OVERTURNED TRUCK CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HEAD WITH POSSIBLE MILD CONC USSION 3