EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A LODING HOPPER CLEANING A TAIL PULLEY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM A LOADER BUCKET HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK BRUISED BACK AND LEG
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Showing all 5EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE DRIVING EULID HAUL TRUCK, PIT AREA HAD LARGE POT HOLES AND THE RIDE WAS VERY ROUGH & BUMPY WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY TO MID BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT IRWINDALE PIT PLANT MOVING LARGE ROCKS AWAY FROM CONVEYOR. A ROCK WEIGHING APPROX. 30# FELL THREE FEET OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.
SEE ATTACHED-US3NG TRUCK-2 AXLE-DUMPING SAND.WHILE BACKING UP SLIGHT INCLINE,UNKNOWN TO EMPL REAR AXLE TIRE WAS FLAT.EMPL RAISED BED TO DUMP LOAD THE REMAINING PART WAS IN TAILGATE AND IT CAUS ED TRUCK TO TIL7 AND TURN OVER ONTO PASSENGERS SIDE.EMPL CLIMBING OUT OF CAB JUMPED OUT OF DRIVERS SIDE AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO LOW BACK LEFT LEG AND HIP.
I WAS REACHING FOR STARTER BUTTON FOR FEEDER CONVEOR AND WAS STANDING AT THE END OF IT AND IT TURNED ON PINCHING MY TOE.