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Employee was driving haul truck when he hit a pocket of silt which jolted the truck. He experienced pain in lower back.
Employee caught his hand in a troughing roller on the 04-031 Cross Belt Analyzer feed belt. He was inpsecting the belt for alignment when he leaned out over the belt his right glove was caught between the roller and the conveyor belt. He pulled back on his hand and separated the thumb nail from the nail bed.
Employee was feeding crusher when going up ramp dropped a rock. When going down hit rock, jolting cab. Didn't feel stiffness until after work. Reported next morning to Leadman (10-06-04). Did not request medical attention from Company until 10-7-2004.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A HOSE ON THE WATER TRUCK. EMPLOYEE'S LOWER BACK BEGAN TO HURT AND DID NOT GET ANY BETTER.
Employee complained of having a sore back to his supervisor about 9:00. He attended safety/process training from 7:30 to 8:00, drove a sweeper from 8:00-9:00. His back was too sore to drive the water truck at 9:00. Says his back had a "twinge" when he bent over to pick up wheel chock.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A LOADER, COLLIDED WITH AN EMPLOYEE OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE WIDTH OF THE FORKS ON A FORKLIFT TRUCK AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BACK REST BRACKET AND THE FORK.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP AND DOWN THE LADDER ON THE LOADER AND WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER REPETITIVE BOUNCING WHEN HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.
WALKING NEXT TO A CONVEYOR SYSTEM, THE CONVEYOR SHIFTED AND STRUCK THE WORKER AS HE WAS WALKING BY.
EE WAS CHECKING TENSION ON DRIVE BELT FOR FIELD CONVEYOR WHEN MOTOR STARTED. PINCHED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY. LACEERATED INDEX FINGER. LOCK OUT/TAG OUT PROCEDURE WAS NOT USED.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS BOUNCING UP & DOWN IN SEAT AS WELL AS BACK & FORTH.
EE COMPLAINED OF SORE BACK AFTER FINISHING SHIFT ON A HAUL TRUCK OPERATOR.
COMPLAINED OF SORE BACK AFTER BEING TREATED BY CHIROPRACTOR FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. NO LIGHT DUTY - SAME JOB.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING WATER TRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO GEAR WHEN HE HIT A CHUCK HOLE IN THE ROAD. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MINOR WHIPLASH CAUSING HIM NECK PAIN.
EE WAS DRIVING HIS HAUL TRUCK DOWN THE HAUL ROAD WHEN HE HIT A ROCK WHICH MADE HIM BOUNCE UP & DOWN IN SEAT.
EE WAS REMOVING SANDSHOE FROM BELT, BELT CAUGHT EE'S SHIRT HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND A CONVEYER BELT. AS HE WAS SHOVELING HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A TROUGHM ROLL AND THE ROLL FRAME. THE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB WAS CUT AND REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.
EE WAS OPERATING A 988 FRONT END LOADER HE WAS IN AN AREA WHERE HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER.