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Driver strained wrist holding onto steering wheel trying to brace himself in bad road conditions
Driving Lube truck jarred his back while driving in pit because of rough conditions due to weather conditions
Driving snow plow truck. Blade caught on something in road and broke. The impact threw the driver into the steering cutting his nose
Frost chunk hit his truck while being loaded and jarred the operator around inside his truck.
Employee was driving Haul Truck and felt a pop in his right shoulder.
EE was getting his haul truck loaded when a large rock hit the bed of the truck, jarring his back sending pain and tingling down his left leg
While operators Haul Truck was being loaded with rock, it jarred the truck causing discomfort in neck and back.
Haul Truck was being loaded with bigger rocks causing the truck to be jarred. This caused the driver to jamb his lower back and has numbness in left leg.
He reported on 8/13/12 still waiting info from doctors...EE hit rt knee on ladder of haul truck then noticed swelling days later, went to personal dr. and then to ER. On the 13th we sent him to our provider once he notified us.
EE was installing brackets on underside of LOB deck and was in a boom truck while performing this task. The bucket sprung forward causing EE to hit his head on a support beam, causing a compression fracture of several vertebrae of the thoracic spine.
EE was driving a haul truck with the windows down and some dust blew in his eye causing a cornea abrasion. He notified us two days later and went to provider, they gave him medicated eye drops. He had no days lost.
Operating an IT to stem blast holes, felt a sprain in shoulder to spine
The bucket on a Haul Truck fell down, causing the driver to hit is head on the steering wheel. The driver went to ER, they did a cat scan and he has some strain on the cervical spine. No days lost.
Riding in a lube truck buddy seat. His hand slipped from the seat and his finger was struck by a rotating AC fan blade.
A haul truck driver states that he had pain in his low back at the end of his shift. An incident or injury was not reported. He was examined by the AP and placed on restricted duty. Physical Therapy was prescribed and performed
EE was jostled in an elevated man basket and struck his low back on a handrail.
EE is a haul truck driver and alleges an odor in the cab that made him ill. Investigation failed to find an odor. EE examined in ER. No treatment was given. Instructed to not work for 48 hours.
EE was being transported to his truck in a small van. The van hit a bump in the road and his head struck a heater vent in the roof. He was reportedly wearing his seat belt at the time. Van speed was within the posted speed Limit.
EE was jostled in a truck when the bed fell. He was examined and released as a first aid case. He was examined again on 1/11/07 as a result of increased symptoms from the initial incident. Physical therapy was prescribed and adminstered.
EE claims to have suffered a low back strain from being bounced around while driving a haul truck.
EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK AND RETURNING TO THE SHOVEL IN THE CRESSON PIT LAYBACK WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE PIT FLOOR THAT FLUNG HIM TO THE CEILING OF THE CAB. THE TOP OF HIS HEAD STRUCK THE DOME LIGHT. EE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP THAT REQUIRED 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE. PLASTIC COVER ON THE DOME LIGHT WAS BROKEN. UNCLEAR ON WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK AND NECK FOLLOWING HITTING A BUMP WHILE DRIVING A HAUL RTRUCK ON JANUARY 20, 2002. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS A TEMPORARY AGENCY EMPLOYEE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRE D AND IT WAS REPORTED TO THE TEMP AGENCY BY THE EE. HE WAS EXAMINED BY MD & RTW NEXT SHIFT. HE BECAME A COMPANY EE ON 3/4/02. ON 3/18/02 HE WAS PUT ON MODIFIED DUTY & BEGAN PHYSICAL THERAPY.
EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK FROM THE BENCH TO A WASTE DUMP WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE SEAT BOTTOMED OUT THE OPERATOR INCURRED A LUMBO SACRAL STRAIN. SPEED OF THE HAUL TRUCK WAS APP ROX. 16 MPH. NO FRACTURE WAS FOUND ON X RAY. AN EXTENDED COURSE OF PHYSCIAL THERAPY WAS PRESCRIBED. DR ORDERS PREVENTED HIM FROM RETURNING TO WORK ON THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT FOLLOW
EE WAS TRAVELING UP IN A MANLIFT. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE CONTROL PANEL GUARD BAR. EE STATED THAT AS THE BASKET WAS GOING UP HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PIPE RACK BRACKET.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT AS HIS HAUL TRUCK WAS BE-ING LOADED, HE WAS JOSTLED AND HIS ELBOW SLIPPEDOFF THE SHIFT TOWER AND STRUCK THE RIDERS SIDE DOOR. HE WAS EXAMINED BY THE COMPANY DR. AND RE- LEASED TO FULL DUTY. MULTIPLE SESSIONS OF PHYSI-CAL THERAPY WAS PRESCRIBED.
EE STATED THAT HER BACK BEGAN TO HURT AFTER SHE WAS JOSTLED AROUND WHEN THE 777 HAUL TRUCK SHE WAS OPERATING WAS LOADED BY THE 992D LOADER.