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DRIVING HAUL UNIT FROM PIT TO CRUSHER EMP DRIFTED OFF ROAD STRUCK BOULDER
EE WAS BACKING UP A HAUL UNIT AND SOMTHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE RIDING ON SIDE OF FRONT END LOADER. DRIVER GOT TOO CLOSE TO AG LIME CONVEYOR AND RIDER WAS STRUCK BY FRAME OF STRUCTURE AND KNOCKED TO GROUND.
MACHINES WERE O1ERATED TO CLOSE TOGETHER FOR SPEEDS THEY WERE TRAVELING AT AND THAT ONE EMPLOYEES RESPONSE WAS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR OPERATING ANY PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT. BOTH EMP LOYEES SHOWED N9GLIGENCE FOR THE SIZE OF EQUIPMENT AND SHOULD HAVE SHOWN BETTER JUDGEMENT
MACHINES WERE O1ERATED TO CLOSE TOGETHER FOR SPEEDS THEY WERE TRAVELING AT AND THAT ONE EMPLOYEE RESPONSE AS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR OPERATING ANY PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT. BOTH EMPLO YS SHOWED NEGLI1ENCE FOR THE SIZE OF EQUIPMENT AND SHOULD HAVE SHOWN BETTER JUDGEMENT. INSTRUCTED ALL OPERATORS ON OPERATING MACHINES AT A SAFE OPERATING DISTANCE. MACHINES SHOULD BE OPERATED
RAN FRONT TIRE 2F PAN OVER ROCK, CAUSING MACHINE TO TURN AND DROP SHARPLY, TWISTING EMPLOYEE'S BACK.
WHILE OFF LOADI3G HAUL UNIT, EMPLOYEE SHUT OFF MOTOR OF TRUCK. WHEN THE MOTOR SHUT OFF, IT CAUSED THE BRAKE TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. THE TRUCK ROLLED INTO A DITCH.
INJURED WAS NOT3AT HIS WORK STATION A PORTABLE CONVEYOR BACKED UP AND RAN OVER INJUREDS RIGHT FOOT
OPERATING PAN R5N OVER ROCK,SPUN TIRES CAUSING EQUIPMENT TO BOUNCE.THE SEAT PREVIOUSLY BROKEN AND BOUNCING OF PAN CAUSED SEAT TO JAR,INJURING EMPL BACK.
EMP WAS IN TRUC5 AWAITING LOAD OF ADDITIONAL BAGS FOR LOADING BEC AUSE WEIGHTS OF TRUCK WERE LIGHT. A FORKLIFT WAS RAISING A LOAD ON A PALLET FOR UNLOADING WHEN TRUCK UNANNOUNCED BEGAN TO BACK UP PINNING HIM 6ETWEEN PALLET ON FORKLIFT AND LOADED BAGS ON TRAILER
EMPL NOT MAKING3SURE WAY CLEAR BEFORE RELEASE OF TRUCK CONVEYOR.FOOT RUN OVER BY TRUCK WHEEL CAUSING BRUISE AND SORENESS.NO FX OR OTHER IMPAIRMENT.
WHILE DUMPING A3LOAD OF ROCK TRASH WENT INTO LEFT EYE
ATTACHED-I.NAME3NOTICED 1 ROLLER NOT TURNING,TOOK PRYBAR TO HIT ROLLER TO GET IT TO ROLL.AT ABOUT SAME TIME,ROCK FELL INTO CHUTE.FALLING ROCK CAUSED ROLLER TO START TURNING,GRABBING BAR FROM I NAMES HAND.PRO6ABLY TRIED TO GRRAB BAR CAUSING HAND TO GO BETWEEN IDLER ROLLER AND BELT.I.NAME AWARE THAT BELT WAS RUNNING AND SHOULDNT HAVE ATTEMPTED REPAIR EFFORTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BOBCAT. WHEN HE EMPTIED THE BUCKET OF LIME, LIME CAME BACK ONTO THE EMPLOYEE.
CRANE COMING DOWN HAUL RD AFTER GOING DOWN RAMP ,AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED.CRANE ON LEVEL RD FOR 230\.CRANES LEFT WHEELS WENT UP ON BANK AT SLIGHT CURVE IN ROAD.EMPL TRIED TO JUMP FREE OF CRANE AS IT TURNED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE.EMPL FELL ONTO BOOM.WITNESS DRIVING HAUL UNIT COMING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF CRAND.