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Employee was stopped on haul road in a Cat 777 haul truck waiting on an approaching Cat 785 haul truck. When the approaching 785 truck was blinded by the sun while leaving the coal yard and struck the parked Cat 777.
Employee driving 777-4 haul truck backed into 777-2 haul truck. Employee in 777-2 haul truck received minor whiplash from the accident. Contributing factors to the accident were low light conditions, raining, and not paying attention to surroundings.
Employee was operating Caterpillar 16G grader. When ee reached down to adjust the seat ee stuck fingers into the blower fan of the heat/ac system. The guard had fallen off. Injuries recieved were on left hand, index finger and middle finger which required stiches.
EE was operating a 992G loader,in the process of removing 3 rock. He was backing away from the wall when a rock fell from the wall. The rock broke through the front windshield of the loader. It struck him in the knees and continued down his left leg, landing on his left foot.