AFTER REBUILDING ENGINE, EMPLOYEE REMOVED SAFETY CABLE ON DUMP BED, STARTED ENGINE & MOVED IT FORWARD. INSUFFICIENT OIL IN RESEVOIR CAUSED DUMP TO SLAM DOWN BEFORE HYDRAULIC PUMP COULD BRING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO HOLD IT UP. EE REPORTED INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY, BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. UNTIL 6/13/05. EE SUFFERED A FRACTURE TO THE 12TH VERTEBRA, HE IS ON MODIFIED DUTY.
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Showing all 3OPERATING HAUL TRUCK. TAKING DUST FROM PRIMARY TO QUARRY FLOOR. TURNED TRUCK INTO BANK (GOING TOO FAST) WHEEL HIT ROCK AND STEERING WHEEL SPUN RAPIDLY. STEERING WHEEL CAUGH LEFTY RING FINGER A ND BROKE IT.
EE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR & WAS LOOKING AT THE TAIL PART OF THE CONVEYOR THE BELT WAS TURNED ON & WHEN THE BELT CLAMP CAME AROUND & HIT RETURN ROLLER GUARD CAUSING DUST TO FLY OUT & GET INT O EE'S EYE