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The employee opened a gate for a contractor to leave. The contractors trailer became entangled with one side of the gate causing the trailer to jump sideways striking the employee who was holding the other side of the gate.
An employee was standing on a belt conveyor that was locked and tagged out. Another employee removed the tag and lock and started the belt. The employee jumped from the belt and onto the catwalk. EE landed on hands and knees and sprained right wrist. Employee's first doctors visit was on 7/26/2016.
While loader operator was digging into muck pile to load haul trucks, the loader struck hard ground in the form of a high wall toe, jolting the loader and rocking the operator. The operator sustained a pulled muscle in his neck, shoulder, and right arm area.
Employee was driving haul truck when his truck hit a rut shifting his weight and straining his right shoulder on the cab's rightside handhold.
A ROCK FALLING FROM THE SHOVEL BUCKET STRUCK THE BED OF THE HAUL TRUCK IN SHICH THE EE WAS SITTING WHILE BEING LOADED. THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK CAUSED THE EE TO STRAIN MUSCLES IN HIS NECK.