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EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG SHOVEL TO CLEAN ROCKS FROM FLOOR-ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR ABOVE STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
LOWERING LOADED3BUCKET ON FRONT END LOADER,MACHINE TIPPED FORWARD ON BUCKET LIFTING REAR WHEELS OFF THE GROUND.LOADER FELL BACK ON ITS WHEELS WHEN OPERATOR TRIED TO RIGHT THE MACHINE.OPERATOR WAS THROWN AGA3NST STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL FROM ROLLER WHEN HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT AND PULLED IT INTO THE ROLLER.
TRUCK HAD JUST BEEN PURCHASED AND PARKED.BATTERY WAS DEAD AND ALL AIR LINES UNHOOKED.EMPL DECIDED TO MOVE TRUCK,LOADER OPERATOR PUSHED TRUCK TO START IT.WITH NO BRAKES EMPL JUMPED OUT,HIT GROP GROUND AND CUT HIS FOREHEAD AND BROKE LEFT WRIST.TRUCK HIT STOCKPILE ROLLED ON ITS SIDE.DAMAGE TO TRUCK WAS MINOR-DOOR AND GALSS DAMAGED.
EE WAS WATERING ROADWAY TO SUOPPRESS DUST WHEN THE WATER WAGON JUMPED OUT OG GEAR WITH A FULL LOAD OF WATER. EE THEN USED THE BRAKES BUT THEY ALSO FAILED TO S TOP THE WATER WAGON. EE THEN TR IED TO SLOW THE UNIT DOWN BY RIDING THE SIDEWALL OF THE ROADWAY EDGE BUT THE TIRE CLIMBED THE WALL CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE WATER WAGON TO FLIP OVER.
EMP WAS HAULING FILL GRAVEL FOR RAILROAD MATERIAL WAS WET HE RAISED THE BED TO DRAIN HE GOT OUT OF CAB TO WATCH IT DRAIN AND HIT THE DETENT LEVER WITH HIS FOOT THE BED CAME DOWN ON HIS HAND WHICH WAS ON TOP OF THE DOOR BREAKING FIRST FINGER BONE
DROVE TRUCK OFF EMBANKMENT-LUMBO SACRAL STRAIN-OVERALL SORENESS.
EMPLOYEES WERE PUTTING A RETURN TRAINING ROLLER ON THE CONVEYOR WHEN ONE END SLIPPED OFF THE FRAME CAUSING EXCESS FORCE FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE ROLLER WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE BELT. THE FORCE PUL LED THE EMPLOYEES ARM DOWN & THREW IT AGAINST THE CONVEYOR FRAME & THE ROLLER CAUSING THE INJURY.