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The injured was decending the Cherry Picker and when he reached ground level he felt a pain in his right ankle.
Employee stated that he hit a bump while driving a haul truck and jarred his back.
While operating a Cat 773D haul truck, employee bumped his head against the window frame, causing a contusion and small cut to the left side of his head. He suffered from headaches and was placed on restricted duty.
The employee was operating the locomotive and when he was given the signal to stop he struck his shoulder on the window frame.
Returning from dumping a load of rock, he hit a pot hole in the road, which jarred him in the truck & caused him to strain his back.
While operating heavy equipment over the course of three days the employee experienced several events including running over potholes; large rocks and seat shift adjustments causing minor low back pain to escalate into severe low back pain.
EE was hauling mud out of the quarry when the load on the truck shifted to the rear causing the truck to stand up on the tailgate. Some of the material fell out of the bed causing the truck to fall back onto the front tires. The jar of the truck falling back onto the front tires caused him to hit his knee on the steering column.
While cleaning out the dust from inside an air conditioning air vent deflector without turning the equipment off, the employee's finger was cut by a rotating blade.
He hit a low area in the road which caused him to bounce around in the haul truck and hit his head and elbow on driver's side window.
The employee operates a rubber tired front end loader and his arms begin to hurt after operating it. It was diagnosed as a repetitive use injury.
While transporting a manlift from the concrete batch plant to the primary rock plant the employee hit a curb. When the left front tire hit the curb the employee was thrown forward hitting his lower ribs on his left side on the manbasket handle.
At the end of the work day the employee complained of back pain.
Loading rock in bobcat bucket fell and broke in two pieces fell between bucket and bobcat and hit leg.
employee was driving off-road truck when he felt a sharp pain in his back
Employee was using a Cat 226 Skid Steer loader to stem a shot. Upon getting out of the loader he lost his balance causing one of his feet to hang up on the bucket twisting his right foot and ankle.
Employee took a shortcut after finishing work on the ABC crusher screen and, ignoring company policy, he climbed over a handrail stepping onto a moving conveyor belt running underneath the crusher screen. The belt was not part of the crusher screen that was being worked on. First aid was administered by an off-site provider on an out-patient basis.
Employee failed to wear a seatbelt, and buried bucket into the ground of his front end loader, causing employee to hit windshield and break thru windshield
Customer truck/trailing had backed up to the screenings stockpile to dump a full load of similar material. The dump trailer was at full extention and material hung in the upper portion of the bed and caused the truck and trailer to turn over. M&H Grading Contractor LLC 1025 Winterville Rd. Athens, GA 30605 Owner - John Hobson 706/540-3166
Rubber tired loader operator was running the machine with malfunctioning electrical magnetic locks on the hoist and tilt controls. In the manual mode more effort is required and the operator strained his right arm.
Employee was operating rubber tired loader and drove through a pothole. This jarred his head in a side to side motion and poped his neck. Soon after he began to experience pain in his neck.
Employee was bouncing in truck while driving and felt pain in right knee. *Transferred to another job assignment.
Employee was loading shot rock in the quarry when a large boulder fell into his bucket and jostled him.
Dumping fill dirt on grade, End-Dump trailer tipped over attached with Semi Tractor.
Loader operator was digging into plant area material stockpile. In doing so the rear end of the machine came off the ground. In bringing it back down to the ground it jarred his neck and strained it.
MECHANICAL BRAKE FAILURE.
Hopper beneath S3-L had filled with rock dust when the shaker's bottom conveyor failed apparently due to the failure of the convyor's v-belts. The employee entered the hopper via the bottom or tail end to shovel out the plugged hopper. The material shifted inside causing the conveyor to move pinching the employee between spilled material and a hopper cross-brace.
The employee was loading his truck while using 843-057 loader. The loader bounced over a hole in the ground causing the cab of the loader to jostle the oeprator causing pain in the low back.
While employee was operating front end loader, he turned on the air conditioning. When the fan came on, particles blew in and into employees eyes. Employee was taken for medical treatment, where he was administered prescription eye drops.
Was operating loader and the air conditioner was not working, reached up to vent and two finger were suck up causing laceration on two right index fingers
Employee called supervisor on radio and said he needed to go to the hospital and have his neck checked. The injured employee told his supervisor that the loader operator had slammed his truck with a big rock, causing injury to his neck.
Employee was being loaded. Loader backed up before bucket was clear. Truck leaned back then released, rocking it sideways causing injury to employee's back.
A large rock slid from the top of the muck pile and before the operator could back out of the way the rock slammed the bucket of the Caterpillar 988B pit loader. This caused the employee to lurch forward hurting his neck in the process. He was diagnosed with a neck sprain.
Employee was operating a 2003 model 226 cat skid steer cleaning out between beltlines. He backed skidsteer upon existing stockpile with bucket raised cousin skid steer for overturn. He substained scretches and lacerations requires medical attention.
Employee reported that the steering wheel on his haul truck "jumped" causing him to strike his right elbow.
Employee was driving a loaded Cat 773 haul truck down the pit road. Employee states that the truck bounced, causing him to strike his left knee against the door panel. Employee suffered a contusion to his knee, and was placed on restricted duty.
Employee was turning the steering wheel of a 773 truck when he felt a sharp pain in right elbow.
Employee felt a pinching sensation in his back and his leg started to go numb.
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AREA ON PLANT SITE IN OWN VEHICLE DRIVING UP THE HILL, CO-WORKER WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL, CARS COLLIDED. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK NECK CHEST AND LEFT SIDE OF HAND. HE FILED W/C CLAIM ON 6/13/05
A loading truck was off of the loading road and had his truck stuck in a loading area.Our loader operator was unaware of the vehicle directly behind him and as he backed was unable too see truck and made direct contact.No damage to loader still waiting on quotes for truck.The only injury was a neck strain to loader operator.
GOING INTO SHOT ROCK PILE, EE'S TIRE WENT OVER SOME TOE AND HIS LOADER ROLLED FORWARD INTO A LARGE ROCK WITH HIS BUCKET, JARRING HIS BACK.
EE was working in an elevated manlift. A passing loader struck the tire of the manlift, causing the boom basket of the manlift to shake vigorously. EE strained his back, arm & leg resisting the motion.
OPERATING WATER TRUCK. WHILE WETTING DOWN #5 BENCH, EE HIT A RUT (POTHOLE) AND JARRED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE BOUNCED IN SEAT AFTER HITTING POT HOLE IN HAUL ROAD WHILE OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK FOR PRODUTION. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM JAM AGAINST DOOR CAUSING PAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.
While driving stock truck, employee hit a bump and hurt back.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE DRIFTED OFF THE ROADWAY STRIKING A BERMED AREA.
WHILE TIGHTENTING BOLTS ON SCREEN EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND ON V.BELTS. BELTS MOVED PINCHING PINKEY FINGER BETWEEN BELTS & SHIVE.
EE WAS CLEANING THE APRON OF THE DUMP TRUCK WITH THE BED RAISED WHEN SOME WET LIME MATERIAL FROM THE BULKHEAD FELL, STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE.
While driving to get reloaded with sand he hit a pot hole, which caused him to bounce around causing him to strain his lower neck and upper back.
WHILE IN THE JAY-JOHN A FELLOW EMPLOYEE DUMPED A BUCKET OF WATER AND SAND ON JOHN. THE EE SUFFERED A CHEST WALL STRAIN. ALL PARTIES INVOLVED WERE THEN DISCIPLINED FOR HORSEPLAY.
2/24/04 OPERATING LOADER, BACK INJURY DUE TO JARRING OF EQUIPMENT ON ROUGH ROADWAYS. WENT TO ER ON SUNDAY 2/29 - STAYED OFF WORK 3/1 & 3/2. EE CALLED IN ON 3/2 AFTER SEEING FAMILY DR. & REQUESTED TO BE PAID FOR VACATION THE REST OF THE WEEK. RETURNED TO WORK 3/8. AT THIS POINT DID NOT DECLARE IT WAS WORKER'S COMP UNTIL HE STATES HE RE-INJURED ON 3/20/04.