Operator of coal truck was descending off 28 hill. Appears driver lost control and exited the truck, struck head on the ground and truck overturned below where driver exited the truck
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Showing all 8EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK FROM PIT AREA TO DUMP AREA AND HIT ROUGH SPOT IN HAUL ROAD AND THE SEAT BOTTOMED OUT AND HURT THEIR BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING ANOTHER OPERATOR WHEN TRUCK OVERTURNED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERTING ROCK TRUCK WHEN IT OVERTURNED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN THE BUCKET TOOTH CAUGHT A ROCK AND WHILE LIFTING BUCKET, THE BACK WHEEL CAME OFF GROUND AND THE TOOTH SLIPPED OFF ROCK ALLOWING LOADER TO HIT GROUND, COLLASPING OPERATOR SEAT AND RESULTED IN HURTING EMPLOYEE'S BACK.
Operator was descending incline while loaded, attempted to change gears, truck wouldn't go in gear, operator made decision to exit the cab causing injury when operator jumped
Truck Driver was attempting to dump load of coal when the bed of the truck broke loose from frame and during this occurrence it caused the cab of the truck to bounce pretty hard resulting in driver fracturing three ribs on left side
Employee was hauling water down Haul road I, as employee came out of turn 3 employee lost the brake and lost control of truck where it traveled approximately 900 feet, employee drove truck up an adjacent road, when the load of water shifted to back causing the truck to overturn.