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2 employees were supplying 2 section. The outby motorman told the inby motorman to drop down 10' to be lined up to unload. When the inby motorman applied the brakes, the trip started sliding downgrade toward the mainline switch. The inby motorman stated EE was ejected when the motor derailed at the mainline switch.
Employee stated when loader placed large rock in the bed of employee's haul truck, the rock rolled across and struck the off side of the bed. This caused employee to be jarred inside of the operators cab.
Employee was riding on the back seat of the shuttle bus when the bus operator abruptly hit the brakes due to holes in the road. This caused the employee to be thrown out of the seat and strike the seat in front of EE. EE's left leg was caught under the seat in front of EE and EE's weight went over the seat. This incident became reportable on 3/27/2018.
Slippery road conditions, Employee was hauling an empty truck in route to be reloaded when the truck started sliding and upon employee counter steering, the truck went into a ditch, getting in a sump.
Employee was exiting the mine when they struck their face/nose on the frame of a manual airlock door.
EE was hauling refuse to the refuse dump site, stated truck powered out and came off the hill backwards. EE tried to steer into the escape ramp and missed causing the truck to overturn onto the driver's side (Note: EE was scheduled off on 5/3/16 prior to the accident).