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EE WAS DRIVING FROM THE WATER PUMP IN THE PIT WITH A FULL LOAD OF WATER. HIS RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT THE BERM AND PULLED THE TRUCK OFF AND OVER THE ROAD. THE TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE.
January 27, 1998CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING TRUCK UNDERNEATH MILL WHEN SHE HIT A POTHOLE WHICH THE TRUCK TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH CAUSING HER TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE WINDOW FRAME OF THE TRUCK.
November 13, 1997AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
ACCORDING TO WITNESS, THE PICKUP TRUCK IN WHICH EE WAS A PASSENGER WAS FOLLOWING A HAUL PAK TRUCK AT 40' TO 50'. HE LOOKED AHEAD WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 30' AWAY, APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT HIT THE HAU L PAK. THE HAUL PAK DRIVER, STARTED TO BACK UP &STOPPED WHEN HE SAW COMMOTION & HEARD HORNS HONKING.
ACCORDING TO WITNESS, THE PU TRUCK WHICH EE WAS DRIVING WAS FOLLOWING A HAUL PAK TRUCK AT 40-50'EE LOOKED AHEAD WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 30'AWAY, APPLIED BRAKES, BUT HIT THE HAUL PAK, OR WAS HIT BY T HE HAUL PAK. THE HAUL PAK DRIVER, HAD STARTED TOTO BACK UP AND STOPPED WHEN HE SAW COMMOTION & HEARD HORNS HONKING
November 25, 1996CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE CROSSED OVER 28 CONVEYOR AND WAS STANDING IN AN 8" GAP BETWEEN THE TUNNEL WALL AND CONVEYOR FRAME. HE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST THE OFF DRIVE SIDE SKIRTING OF 28 CONVEYOR FEEDERS HEAD PULL EY, WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD PULLEY AND THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SHUFT DOWN OR LOCKOUT THE 28 COVNEYOR OR FEEDER BELT.
October 17, 1996AZ · Metal/Non-Metalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING ROCKS BENEATH A RUNNING CONVEYOR WHILE THE BELT WAS RUNNING WITH THE HANDLE TO THE SHOVEL. THE HANDLE STRUCK BETWEEN THE ROCKS CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER AND STRIKE THE EM PLOYEE IN THE ARM.
Calmat Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CALMAT LOADER HIT MOVING TRANSFER ON TRAILER ENDDRIVER OF TRAILER PROCEEDED TO MOVE TRANSFER BOXBECAUSE A LEVER WAS BENT UPWARD FROM ACCIDENT. WHILE HIS HAND WAS MOVING THE SWITCH ON THE TRAN SFER BOX, HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LEVER AND THE SWITCH RESULTING IN THE TIP OF HIS FINGER GETTING COMPLETELY CUT OFF.
August 16, 1996AZ · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
HE CLAIMS LOADER "BUCKS" WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS RESULTED IN LOWER BACK STRAIN. LOADER IS BEING TESTED BY CATERPILLAR FOR ALLEGED PROBLEMS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE ABOVE REFERENCED CL AIM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECORDED AS OSHA NOT MSHA. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, HE WAS FEEDING THE CONCRETE BATCH PLANT, WHICH COMES UNDER OSHA.
August 15, 1996CA · Metal/Non-Metalloader head operator, roscoe operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS BACKING UP A RAMP WHEN HE OPENED DOOR OF LOADER TO THROW OUT AN APPLE CORE. HE PUT MACHINE IN FORWARD MOTION. THE CHANGE OF DIRECTION CAUSED THE DOOR TO SLAM SHUT ON HIS RIGHT FINGERS.
EE WAS DRIVING A 35 TONE HAUL TRUCK ENROUTE TO THE PIT AFTER DUMPING LOAD WITH THE BED IN THE FULLY RAISED POSITION. WHEN ENTERING TUNNEL LOCATED BELOW OSUNA RD, BED STRUCK TOP EDGE OF TUNNEL, STOPPING THE TRUCK. CAB STRUCK ROOF OF TUNNEL. EE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM AND VARIOUS UPPOER BODY CONTUSIONS.
WHILE PULLING UNDER BASE BUNKER, LEFT FRONT WHEEL STRUCK BUNKER SUPPORT LEG AND CAUGHT, PULLING LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO ONE SIDE CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN QUICKLY INJURING EE'S ARM.
COMING DOWN HAUL ROAD, TRUCK LOST POWER AND STEERING. TRUCK WENT APPROX. 200' AND DRIVER JUMPED OUT AS TRUCK WENT OVER 40' EMBANKMENT. DRIVER SUFFERED BROPKEN RIGHT ARM, BROKEN WRIST, BROKEN K NEE.
February 26, 1996CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE ADJUSTING RUBBER ON CHUTE, ROCK BOUNCE DOFF SCREEN HITTING EMPLOYEE'S HARD HAT CAUSING THE HARD HAT TO CUT HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE ON THE FOREHEAD.
September 11, 1995AZ · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
SEAT ON LOADER WOULD NOT ADJUST FAR ENOUGHT FORWARD FOR EMPLOYEE TO REACH BRAKE & ACCELERATOR PEDALS SO HE OPERATED THE LOADER ALLDAY LEANING FORWARD BOUNCING & VIBRATION HURT BACK & HIP BY TH E END OF THE DAY Y
EMPLOYEE STATES THE BOUNCING IN THE SKIPLOADER AGGRAVATED THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK ALSO TWISTING TURNING & LIFTING OF ROCKS FROM CRUSHER CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA PLEASE NOTIFI ED EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY THE COMPANY OF THIS INJURY UNTIL 12-28-94
November 1, 1994CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATING A ROUGH RIDING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME OVER ROUGH TERRIAN HAS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO HAVE LOWER BACK PAIN.
May 3, 1994CA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP SKIPLOADER AND HIT OR WAS HIT BY PLANT TRUCK THAT WAS COMING AROUND CORNER. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO MEDICAL FACILITY TO BE CHECKED OUT AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SOFT TISSUE I NJURY TO LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT RIB INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PLANT TRUCK AND HIT OR WAS HIT BY SKIP LOADER THAT WAS BACKING UP. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO MEDICAL FACILITY TO BE CHECKED OUT AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SPRAINS AND STRAINS OF LE FT SHOULDER AND UPPER ARM.
Calmat Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE CHANING THE TAIL PULLEY OF CONVEYOR 22 PLACING IT INTO ITS FINAL POSITION THE PULLEY SHIFTED PINCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE TAIL PULLEY SHAFT AND THE CONVEYOR FRAME.
May 8, 1993NM · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPL DISLODGED A STEEL WEAR PLATE WHICH WAS BLOCKING THE CHUTE TO #72355 CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR WAS LEFT RUNNING TO EMPTY THE MATERIAL OUT. EMPLTRIED TO GRAB THE PIECE OF PLATE OFF THE BELT & SMASHED & TORE HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
March 12, 1993CA · Metal/Non-Metalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderPOWERED HAULAGE
AFTER EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN LAYED OFF HE GOT INTO HIS CAR & LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED IT TO ROLL OVER DRIVER EE WAS TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF POSTED SPEED LIMITS & THROUGH HIS OWN RECKLESS NEGLIBLE ACTIONS CAUSED ACCIDENT WHICH IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DENIED LAY OFF DATE 03-05-93
December 22, 1992CA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 12-22-92 BUT WAS NOT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 1-7-93. WHILE HE WAS TRAINING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO RUN LOADER, LOADER HIT ROCK AND STOPPED SUDDENLY CAUSING HIM TO PITCH F ORWARD STRIKING KNEE ON WINDOW STRUT.
55964TE FROM ROCK PLANT TO PIT IN EQUIP #9-2001 WHEN STEERING RAM BROKE CAUSING TRUCK TO WANDER TO RIGHT. WHERE IT IMPACTED A BANK AND RIGHT SIDE WHEELS CLIMBED BANK TURNING TRUCK OVER.
INJURED REPORTED UNTIL 5-20-92. WHICH THE EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP ON A BACKHOE, TTHE BACKHOE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A BOTTOM DUMP TRUCK. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE THEN INJURED HIS LWOER BACK.
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