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EMPLOYEE INDICATED THAT WHILE OPERATING LOADER ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 2-9-96, HIS BACK STARTED HUR
EE WAS CLEANING SLUDGE OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT DRIVESHAFT EE WENT TO TURN THE MACHINE BACK ON & EE DID NOT SEE IT TURNING SO ASSUMED IT WAS STILL OFF HE WENT BACK TO CLEANING IT & STARTED PULLIN G ON IT WHEN IT CAME ON & PULLED HIS FINGERS THROUGH THE PULLEY
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9AINING TO OPERATE GEARS AND HOIST MECHANISMS.
HOMADE BOOM WAS3ATTACHED TO LOADER BUCKET. THE BOOM SLIPPED OFF AND FELL APPROX. 2 FT., HITTING LEFT FOOT.
SHOVEL WAS DIGG3NG IN ROCK PILE WHILE SETTING ON UNSTABLE GROUND.SHOVEL STARTED TO SWING,FRONT OF SHOVEL WENT DOWN AS IF IT WOULD TURN OVER.OPERATOR ABLE TO PUT BUCKET BACK ON GROUND AND PUSH MACHINE BACK T2 UPRIGHT POSITION.BUT WHEN SHOVEL WENT BACK DOWN TO POSITION IT WAS WITH GREAT IMPACT CAUSING OPERATOR TO BE JARRED.
WHILE DRIVING EUCLID TRUCK (HEAVY HAUL TRUCK), THE STRAIN INJURED HIS BACK.
DRIVING STOCKPILE TRUCK,ANOTHER TRUCK CROWDED HIM OVER HITTING POTHOLE CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED UP AND DOWN.
AS MR VOLLMER WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF ROCK INTO THE STOCKPILE, THE BACK RIGHT TIRE OF THE TRUCK SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWERVE, AND HE FELL OUT OF THE CAB ONTO THE GROUND RESULTING IN MINOR BRUISES