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While backing up haul truck to shovel, employee had neck pain when the truck struck the shovel dipper which caused the contents to drop in truck bed.
While traveling to the primary crusher, Haul Truck 17 veered into the berm and came to rest on its non-cab side.
While making a turn on SP11 dump in HT 62, the employee bumped their right elbow on the Haul truck steering wheel spoke and caused swelling and right contusion
Employee struck driver's side door of company vehicle with personal vehicle. Front air bag deployed. Employee has reported neck pain on 2/24/26. Examined at Health clinic on 2/25/26.
While attempting to make a left turn in the company LV335 flatbed truck, it was hit by a personal vehicle on the driver side door. The impact caused the employee to hit their head on the driver side window.
while attempting to make a U-turn on the UTV, the UTV turned onto its side. This resulted in injury to lower back, right flank and right hip.
While attempting to make a U-turn on the UTV, the UTV turned onto its side. This resulted in injury to the right hand.
The employee was leaving EE's Shovel 6 assignment when EE made contact with a pothole in the haul road. The Employee states EE has strained EE's lower back pain.
The employee was leaving Shovel 4 and 6 pit in 6th gear when EE hit a pothole in the road. The employee stated the truck bed raised up a little and came down, causing the seat to bottom out. The employee was seen by Occ Med on 9/23/25 and was released without restrictions. On 9/26/25, the employee was seen by Occ Med and was returned to work with restrictions.
Rubber tire driver hit a few potholes and felt a slight pain on EE's chest and low back. When the driver stopped to check equipment, EE felt dizzy and could not stand.
Haul Truck operator hit an unknown bump, a few minutes after began to feel pain in EE's back.
The employee was in the cab of the radial stacker when the 2450-002 luffing system base failed at end of shift causing the stacker cab to drop to the right side. The operator in the cab, experienced some discomfort to the left leg after the luffing system failed.
While disconnecting the rear hose attachment of the CCV003 (Vac Truck) to clear a plugged hose, the top part of the hose whipped back and hit the employee's front tooth, cracking the bottom part of the right front incisor (central) tooth.
While driving through SH3 pit, a haul truck trainee employee hit a rough spot in the road. Initially the employee stated they were ok but after another run, they told their mentor that they were experiencing back pain.
Haul truck dumped out and was traveling to the next assignment. As EE headed down the Power ramp, EE's truck began to slide due to the roads being slick from the weather event just before the shift. Driver tried to correct the slide, and EE made contact with the berm with the right front corner.
A front-end loader trainee hit the haul truck bed rail with the hoist while loading. This caused the haul truck driver to be shaken up and have neck and back pain.
Employee was operating a haul truck (HT32) and dumped the truck at the 4650 dump in the Lone Star pit. As employee left the area, the employee stated employee hit a bump or soft spot which caused employee to have pain in lower back.
While reversing EE's Haul Truck to park in a chock ditch, EE's rear tires dropped into the ditch causing EE's seat back to fail and when EE's body fell back with the seat, EE's feet slipped off the foot pedals and EE's right foot got caught between the brake and accelerator pedal causing pain.
Haul truck 66 was traveling behind haul truck 25 when the right-side rock guard of haul truck 66 made contact with the dovetail of haul truck 25 causing haul truck 66 to fishtail in a circle, jarring the operator from side to side inside the cab, causing injury.
Operator experienced coughing and burning sensation in their lungs due to the presence of dust in the cab of Haul Truck 53.
Employee was headed back to the pit after dumping out, when EE hit a pothole in the road which caused pain to be felt in the upper back.
Employee received contusion of the left hand when pressing the release for the dump lever on their haul truck and felt left hand pain.
While employee was backing under shovel dipper to get loaded, the steering got tight and hard to turn, causing the operator to feel a pop in the left shoulder while trying to steer.
Haul Truck operator dumped out on waste dump when EE hit a pothole while exiting the dump causing EE to bounce in the seat. The operator felt a "jar" in their back.
Employee operating an extended reach forklift was pushing the Point Sheave into the bore that accommodates the weldment lock. An employee was holding the weldment lock plate. The fork slid off and pinched the top of the employee's fingers between the shaft weldment lock plate lock and the fork. The employee suffered an injury to the tip of #4 digit of the left hand.
Employee was a passenger in a light vehicle on July 13,2022 when a man van failed to stop in time approaching a stop sign and rear ended the light vehicle causing lower back soreness. Restricted Duty implemented on December 22, 2022 due to increased/unresolved pain and MRI results.
Employee rounded a 90 degree corner on personal motorcycle and lost control, skidding along pavement on 5/26/22. Employee was evaluated at the ER 5/26 and Occ Med 5/27. Upon 4th follow-up appointment with Occ Med 6/6/22, employee work status changed to restricted.
Employee started experiencing back pain after the man van hit a pothole on the haul road coming in at shift change the previous day.
While attempting to turn at the Crusher pocket, the employee noticed the steering was tight on Haul Truck 27 and continued making the turn. This resulted in the employee feeling pain in their left shoulder.
The operator of Haul Truck 38 was traveling empty off of the 4675 waste dump when EE hit a pothole, jarring EE causing pain to EE's lower back.
Employee was driving home in their personal vehicle after working the second shift of the rotation, when EE claims EE blacked out at the wheel.
Operator on Loader 9 was loading trucks when EE went into the bank, the loader struck a hard spot. This caused the loader bucket to shift and the operator felt pain in EE's lower back.
A rubber tire dozer operator ran over a pothole while jaw was clenched. Afterward, they realized they had chipped one of their lower right molars.
Haul Truck Driver was driving to Shovel 6 at Lone Star pit when it struck a knoll going 6 to 7 mph. The driver felt pain in EE's lower back and numbness in EE's right leg.
Driver of Haul Truck 43 was backing into the shovel 5 pit to be loaded, the driver continued backing into the shovel dipper as the load was dropped into the truck bed, jarring the driver. An hour after the load, the driver noticed a headache and some neck stiffness.
The driver of Haul Truck 28 was being loaded at Shovel 2 leaning fully on EE's right arm on center console, feet not touching the floor boards. The shovel's second dipper loaded caused the operator to feel pain in the right shoulder due to the improper positioning for the task.
While employee was sitting in the passenger seat of a 994 loader, EE heard a pop in the neck while the loader was reversing.
The 1st tooth on the loader bucket made contact with the rear side of the canopy of the haul truck. The truck operator felt a jolt, and experienced lower back pain. The employee received treatment and was cleared to return to work by occupational medicine. On the employee's first day back at work, employee experienced additional pain and was given restrictions.
Employee complained of sore back after lowering the bed of the haul truck with material in it.
Employee pre-spotted Haul Truck #29 at Shovel 3. When the operator of Shovel 3 went to clean up material in the Shovel pit, the dipper caught the dove tail, raising the rear of the truck.
Employee claims back pain after the first shift riding along in a haul truck. Employee stated it may be due to a prior personal injury. No report of this incident had been made to supervision prior to receipt of workers compensation report from hospital 8/28/18.
Employee was shaken in haul truck and felt pain in the back.
Employee was sitting in the spare seat of a haul truck training another employee when right eye became itchy, irritated then started to blur.
While operating a front end loader, the employee struck a rock. Approximately 2.5 hours later, the employee noticed significant pain in neck.
A Haul Truck Operator was being loaded by a shovel. On the 2nd or 3rd load of the shift the operator alleges ee was rough loaded by the shovel. When the Haul Truck operator dumped out on 7th load ee felt pain in upper back.
While moving pipe and transformers in the warehouse storage yard with a forklift. The employee alleges to have hurt back in the process of driving the forklift. The employee alleges that after and during the task noticed ee back was starting to ache, and while walking into the warehouse felt sharp pain that ran down lower thighs to the back of knees.
Employee approached the extended boom forklift from the blind side to discuss job task with operator. After discussion employee turned to walk away at which time the employee's left leg was caught under right rear tire, pulling him to the ground partially running his leg over.
Employee was in a haul truck and was being loaded by a shovel. A boulder in the dipper of the shovel shifted after it had been dumped into the haul truck, striking the front of the dump bed causing the truck to be shaken, injuring the haul truck driver.
Employee claims to have strained his neck while operating a 994 loader. This was reported on 1/22/14 but the employee can not recall the exact date of injury.
Employee claims that his knee injury is a result of continuous operation of a 994 loader. Employee received work restrictions during a follow up appointment on 08/23/2013.