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M.T.T OPERATOR WAS GETTING INTO POSITION TO GET LOADED WITH ORE, MACHINE THROTTLE APPARENTLY GOTSTUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN HE WAS BACKING UP AND STRUCK THE BACK RIB, CAUSING OPERATOR TO J ERK HIS NECK.
COWORKER WAS DRIVING JEEP AND HIT STEEL SET, THROWING EE INTO HEADACHE RACK ON JEEP.
EE WAS DUMPING BACKFILL WITH LOADER BUCKET, WENT TO HIGH HITTING CHAIN LINK FENCING USED ON THE ROOF FOR GROUND SUPPORT CAUSING A ROCK TO COME DOWN STRIKING RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE.
TWO MINERS WERE WORKING TOGETHER TWO ADJUST THE SPREAD BETWEEN THE FORKS ON THE FORKLIFT. WHEN THEY LET THE FORK SET BACK DOWN ON THE REST. INJURED HAD HIS FINGERTIPS IN THE PINCH POINT. THE RURAL PHYSICIAN HAS JUDGED THAT THE FINGER TIPS (LAST BONES)MAY BE FRACTURED & HAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON.
MACHANICS WERE PREPARING MUCKER TO BE MOVED, MEAN WHILE ELECTRICIANS BACKED UP TO MUCER (2-3- FEET) TO RETRIEVE TOOLS. ELECTRICIAN GOT BACK IN MANCARRIER TO LEAVE. PROCEEDED TO LEAVE, BUT VEH ICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS STRIKING MINER HWO WAS TAKING MATERIAL OUT OF MUCKER BUCKET PINNING HIM BETWEEN VEHICLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN MAN CARRIER WHEN DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHEN SPEEDING HIT RIB AT 1455 INTERSECTION INJURING 3 EMPLOYEES. THIS EMPLOYEE HAD A FRACTURED RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN MANCARRIER, WHEN DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHEN SPEEDING HIT RIB AT 1455 INTERSECTION INJURING 3 EMPLOYEES. THIS EMPLOYEE HAD A HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN MAN CARRIER, WHEN DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHEN SPEEDING HITRIB AT 1455 INTERSECTION INJURING 3 EMPLOYEES. THIS EMPLOYEE HAD A FRACTURE TO LEFT HAND.