The employee was operating a haul truck and struck a pillar. Investigations led mine management to believe that the operator of the truck fell asleep.
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Showing all 4The employee was loading out dirt from a ramp in the pit, when a large chunk of dirt fell into the bucket bouncing the loader.
The employee was using the scaling machine, when the pick slipped out of a crack causing the machine to move back and forth. On 9-28-22 the employee was given restricted duty and prescribed physical therapy, which made EE's injury reportable.
Employee states that while driving haul truck employee hit a bump in the road that caused the air seat to bottom out, jarring employee's back. Employee started physical therapy on 8/17/2021 which made it a reportable incident.