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EE WAS HAULING CRUSHED STONE DOWN A 15 DEGREE SLOPE USING A VOLVO A25 ARTICULATING HAUL TRUCK. EE WAS IN LOW GEAR BUT BEGAN TRAVELING TOO FAST. THE BREAKES WERE NOT ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AF FECTIVELY THE TRUCK CAB ROLLED OVER ONTO IT SIDE
EE WAS STARTING BOAT MOTOR WHEN MOTOR STARTED IN GEAR THROWING OUT EE OVER BACK OF MOTOR. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION REQUIRING 10 STITCHES TO CLOSE ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW AREA. EE ALSO INCURRED A SM ALL CHIP ON TIP OF ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING DRIVE BELTS BACK TO LOOSEN ROCK THAT HAD BECOME WEDGED IN THE CONVEYOR.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS BEING DONE AND THOUGHT THAT THE CONVEYOR WAS NOT STARTING HE STARTED IT WHILE THE EMPLOYEES HAND WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 966 LOADER DOWN THE ENTRANCE SLOPE WHEN THE UNIT BROKE LOAD & FREE WHEELED FOR APPROX 80FT BEFORE WEDGING INTO SIDE WALL OF TUNNEL
EMPLOYEE SAW SHAFT ON TELESCOPING BOOM WAS DOWN BELOW GUIDEHOLE ON STOP AND GRABBED THE SHAFT WITH BOTH HANDS.WHEN HE GRABBED SHAFT THE WEIGHT SHIFT IN BASKET CAUSED STOP TO DROP DOWN SHAFT CR USHING EMPLOYEES HANDS.BASKET HAD TO BE RAISED SLIGHTLY TO FACILIATE REMOVAL OF HANDS. Y
THEY HAD A DRILL STEEL LEANING AGINST A STOCKPILE TRUCK. WHEN THE WELDING TRUCK WAS STARTED AND BACKED INTO THE DRILL STEEL. KNOCKING IT OVE HITTING THE MAN IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. JUST BE LOW THE HARD HAT, AND BOUNCING OFF HIS SHOULDER. HE REQUIRED STICHES IN HIS HEAD.
THE L-140 LOADER OPERATED BY I,NAME , WAS SETTING STILL, WITH THE BUCKET ON THE GROUND. I,NAME WAS SLIGING A SHEET OF STEEL INTO THE BUCKET. AFTER HE DID THAT, HE WAS STANDING ON THE SHEET OF STEEL WITH HIS HAND HOLDING ONTO THE BACK OF THE BUCKET, 2ND MOTIONED TO THE OPERATOR TO TILT HE BUCKET BACK, WHEN HE DID HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BUCKET 2ND AND THE CYLINDER, BREAKING
HEAD PULLEY ON 8TACKER HAD SLIPPED WHILE SUPT AND OTHERS WERE DISCUSSING HOW TO CORRECT IT.I.NAME CLIMBED UP ON IT DIDNT LOCK-OUT EQUIP AND MAINTENANCE MAN NOT REALIZING I.NAME HAD CLIMBED UP ON IT SET IT I3 MOTION.I.NAME FELL TO GROUND.