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Employee was driving the haul truck when they hit a bump in the road, felt back getting tight over the next 10 minutes after hitting the bump.
Employee was operating heavy equipment when they started feeling pain in lower back - employee was unsure as to what initially caused it.
Haul Truck Driver lost control of truck as EE turned a corner. Truck veered left over a dirt berm and into a small ditch nose down and abruptly stopped, thrusting driver hard towards steering wheel/dashboard, possibly hitting head on cab frame. Driver was initially unconscious. EE was later diagnosed with broken ribs, punctured lung and a brain bleed.
Strain, Lower back area
EE was backing up the water truck towards a berm. EE went too far and started to drive up the berm, shifting the weight of the water tank, causing the truck to roll on its side
Co-worker was driving a 988H Loader on the outskirts of the property to avoid scrapers. He drove the tractor over a hill, bucket lowered, he did not notice a pickup truck driven by employee, coming towards him. The front left loader bucket, hit the left front of the truck, injuring him. The employee in the pickup was hurt when the steering wheel was pushed into him.
Driver ran over pot hole on onsite road which bottomed out seat contributing to lower back pain.
Employee operates a front end loader repeately and digs into hard face mountain. Drives over a rocky road. Injury occurred over time; not a specific occurrence.
Miner reported on 4/25/08 that his knee began to hurt 4/15/08 while operating a haul truck. Using the retarted aggrevates his knee. Left patella sprain/legiment.
Our employee was asked to assist Pacific Aggregate Employees to replace a broken shaft on a conveyor. The belt had not been secured correctly to prevent it from rolling backwards. As it rolled it raised the counterweight and pinched our employee's foot between the counterweight and an angle iron support member.
Rolled water truck - Right stomach contusion, body bruised, especially where seat belt crossed chest, bump on head.
While moving bobcat, backed equipment onto berm & swerved causing the equipment to fall over & break glass. The glass cut right elbow.
EE claims rupture in coolant tank is leaking on exhaust manifold & fumes are entering cab of vehicle causing a variety of symptoms from dizz- ness to illness.
Water truck would not stop going in reverse & rolled over edge of cliff into ravine EE jumped out of vehicle on to the groung dropping about 6-8 feet to avoid serious injury. EE broke L heel sprained knee, R shoulder & side received cuts & scrapes from foliage.
Driving ready mix vehicle around an item on jobsite there was an elevation in ground, causing vehicle to raise on one side and roll over. Employee was thrown into driver door causing laceration & bruise to left ankle, bruise to left thigh & abrasion & bruise to left lower back.
BALANCING A PIPE SUPPORTED BY FORKLIFT THAT WAS RESTING ON A BLOCK. THE ITEM ROLLED OFF THE BLOCK AND FELL ON LEFT FOOT.