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INJURED UNLOADED SYN-GAP AND DROVE AWAY FROM PUMP ZONE, BUT RETURNED TO SPOT THE LOAD FOR HIS PARTNER. IN DOING SO, HE APPROACHED THE WORKING FRONT END LOADER FROM THE REAR. THE PARTNER SOUNDE D HIS AIR HORN AND THE FRONT END LOADER OPERATORSTOPPED. THE MAN ATTEMPTED TO PUSH AWAY FROM THETIRE, MAY HAVE SLIPPED AND CONTACTED THE TIRE.
NEW QUARRY HAUL TRUCK DRIVER REPORTED SORE RIGHT KNEE AFTER TRAINING ON 55 TON HAUL TRUCK FOR ONE WEEK. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED INFLAMMATION OF KNEE. HE WAS PUT ON MODIFIED DUTY UNTIL HIS KNEE FEE LS BETTER.
NEW QUARRY HAUL TRUCK DRIVER REPORTED SORE BACK AFTER TRAINING ON 55-TON HAUL TRUCK FOR ONE WEEK. HE BELIEVES JOSTLING INSIDE THE CAB AGGRAVATEDA PRE-EXISTING, NON-WORK RELATED BACK INJURY. HE WAS PUT ON MODIFIED DUTY UNTIL HIS BACK FELT BETTER.
INJURED WAS RIDING EMPTY COAL CAR AFTER UNLOADING IT. BRAKE HAD OPERATED OKAY EARLIER, BUT FAILED ON THIS TRIP. CAR COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PARKEDCOAL CAR DOWN-TRACK, JOSTLING INJURED AND BRUISI NG HIS LT. HIP AND MAKING WALKING DIFFICULT.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN R35 TRUCK FROM QUARRY TO PLANT FOR LUNCH. TRUCK OPERATOR PARKED TRUCK, SET PARKING BRAKE. INJURED EXITED CAB AND PROCEEDED ON CATWALK TO LADDER OF TRUCK. WHEN OP ERATOR TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE, TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD, CAUSING INJURED TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL APPROX. 7' TO GROUND. INJURED STATED HE SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR TRUCK TO BE SAFELY STOPPED.
INJURED EE WAS OPERATING BOBCAT LOADER, PLACING ROCK IN DUMP TRUCK BED. A ROCK ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF BUCKET INTO OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT, STRIKING EE ON RIGHT LOWER LEG, LACERATING IT. THREE SUTURE'S WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
DIGGING OUT TOE WITH WA700 FRONT END LOADER WHEN BUCKET JUMPED THE TOE AND HIT THE QUARRY FACE OF THE 370' WALL CAUSING HIM TO SNAP HIS NECK IN A WHIPLASH TYPE EFFECT.
EE SHOVELING WALKWAY OF BELT 12 CONVEYOR. GLASSES GOT FOGGED DUE TO HUMIDITY. EE LAID GLASSES ON BELT TRAY. GLOVE GOT CLOSE TO PINCH POINT OF IDLER AND BELT. PULLED EE'S RIGHT ARM IN PINCH POI NT. BELT WAS MOVING SLOW, EE PULLED STOP CORD TOSTOP BELT AND PULLED OUT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND BEGAN MISSING TIME FROM WORK ON 2-19-01, SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SYMPTOMS OF UNKNOWN CAUSE. MEDICAL TESTS OVE SEVERAL MONTHS BY NUMEROUS SPECIALISTS DIAGNOSE D NERVE DAMAGE IN NECK. INJURY ATTRIBUTED TO STRONG JOSTLING IN FRONT END LOADER WHEN LOADING ROCK 4 DAYS BEFORE HOSPITALIZATION. NO COLLISION, JUST ROUGH OPERATION OF OPERATOR.
EE OPERATED JLG AERIAL MANLIFT WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. MACHINE LURCHED BACKWARD INSTEAD OF FORWARD. HEAD STRUCK CONDUIT MOUNTED BEHIND HIM PUSHING HIS HARD HAT AGAINST HIS SAFETY GLASSES WHICH CUT INTO HIS RIGHT EYEBROW.