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Injured employee was assisting with maintenance of the wash plant. Other employee was backing up service truck and the bumper struck the injured employee in the right knee.
While driving a haul truck operator went over a rut in the road and jarred back.
Mechanic was arriving to work site on personal motorcycle. When EE entered site and turned toward parking area, EE ran over gravel that had spilled on the road and lost control of bike. EE crashed and broke ribs and right collar bone.
Lowering a bucket on a loader, the blade wasn't level and went into the ground stopping it immediately. The impact caused IW hand to hit the windshield and twisted leg
Operating a different truck and felt that a different seat caused her to have back pain
a rock fell from a moving conveyor and struck him on the mouth chipping a tooth
EE asked to borrow supervisors phone to make an urgent call regarding medical condition of daughter. His phone was dead. Supervisor asked him to step clear of the vehicle to make call. Stepped to side and back of supervisors pickup and made call. He turned his back to the truck. Supervisor began to back up striking EE knocking him to the ground. Bruised leg.
He climbed under a moving belt line to clean up and coveralls caught in idle roller twisting shoulder. He had been instructed NOT to clean under moving belt.
Pulling belt with a fork lift, connection came loose and clamp hit windshield which shattered putting small glass shards into his eyes.
Employee was operating a loader that ran over a rock, he struck his head on the column in the loader.
Digging into bank with front end loader, material gave way suddenly and machine jerked forward straining his back.
EE, A CRUSHER OPERATOR, WAS CLEANING UP AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. HE WENT INTO A RESTRICTED AREA BELOW THE FEED CHAIN WHILE IN OPERATION TO CLEAN THE WALKWAY OF DEBRIS. WITH HIS BACK TO THE FEED CHAIN, A GYPSUM ROCK CAME OVER THE EDGE AND STRUCK HIM. THE ROCK CAUSED EE TO STRIKE HIS CHIN ON THE END OF THE CHIPPING BAR HE WAS USING TO CLEAN. SUFFERED A CUT ON THE CHIN.
CLEANING UP USING A BOBCAT F/E LOADER, PIECE OF METAL FOLDED AS IT WAS BEING SCOOPED AND HIT OPERATOR ON THE KNEE.
DRIVING PIT TRUCK WENT TO PASS LOADER THAT WAS PARKED AND HIT IT