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EMPLOYEE IS COMPLAINING FROM LOWER BACK PAIN DU;E TO DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK. ALLEGEDLY HIT A CHUG HOLE IN JAN 1993 & HIS BACK GRADUALLY GOT TO THE POINT THAT HE COULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE TRUCK O N 7/14/93. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR, WHO GAVE HIM 2 DAYS OFF & 14 DAYS LIGHT DUTY DUE TO "LOW BACK PAIN, NEURALGIA". DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 7/12/93.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE RIDING ON THE BACK OF A LOADED ORE TRAIN, A CHUTE HIT A ROCK IN THE LAST CAR CAUSING THE ROCK TO SMASH THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND.
EMPL STATED THAT WHEN ORE TRAIN HE WAS DRIVING CAME TOGETHER WITH LOADED WASTE TRAIN THAT WAS TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. E HIT HEAD ON FIRST ORE CAR & RECEIVED CUT THAT REQUIRES STITCHES .
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOULDERS TO CLEAR A PATH FOR MUCKING AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE LOAD A BOULDER FELL OUT OF THE BUCKET CAUSING THE FRONT END LOADER TO BUCK JOLTING THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING LOWER BA CK STRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK OVER ROUGH TRRRAIN.THE TRUCK BOUNCED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BUMP HIS RIGHT KNEE.OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS THE KNEE BEAGN TO SWELL.ON O8-02-90 WE SENT INJURED T O THE DOCTOR.THE DOCTOR DRAINED THE FLUID OFF THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MAST AND THE LIFT CYLINDER OF FORKLIFT TRUCK.
EMPL STATED THAT WHEN HIS ORE TRUCK HIT A BUMP HE WRENCHED HIS BACK CHIROPRACTOR
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER CLEANING UP BELT SPILLAGE-EMPLOYEE WAS DISTRACTED BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND LET BUCKET OF FRONT END LOADER STRIKE AIR LINE KNOCKING IT DOWN CAUSING AIR TO BLOW DIRT AND RUST INTO FACE AND EYES.
WHILE DRIVING A LODED HAULAGE TRUCK THE EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STUCK THE RIB WITH THE TRACTOR PORTIONG OF THE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BERTWEEN THE TRAM MOTOR AND AN ORE CAR,CUTTING MIDDLE AND RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT AHND.
WHILE TRAVELING IN THE HAULAGE WAY USING A 930 LOADER THE BUCKET HIT A HARD BOTTOM CAUSING HIM TO H IT HIS HEAD ON THE ROP BRACING CHIROPRACTOR VISIT SORE NECK.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE RUNNING A TRAM MOTOR IN THE DRIFT, AN EIGHT FOOT BAR HE WAS CARRYING ON TOP OF THE MOTOR WENT CROSS WAYS OF THE DRIGT PINCHING HIM BETWEEN THE BAR AND MOTOR, BRUISI NG THE RIBS. 3
EMP STATED THAT3WHILE REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE GRIZLEY, HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE RAIL TO STEADY HIMSELF AND THE TRAIN RAN OVER TWO FINGERS OF LEFT HAND
WHIEL DRIVING A3 ORE TRUCK UNDERGROUND HE STRUCK A HOLE IN THE ROAD WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE IN THE SEAT. HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT THE NEXT DAY. DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR UNTI L 5-12-87. 3
WHILE OPERATING3AN ORE TRUCK UNDERGROUND TRUCK WENT OVER A SMALL HOLE IN THE ROAD NO DISABILIT Y INJUECTION OF ACHT
THE MAN WAS DRI5ING A LOADED ORE TRUCK EAST IN 800 DRIFT WHEN HE HIT A 10 IN AIR LINE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE DRIFT CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HIT THE RIB ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 800 DRIFT M3NOR INJURY BRUISED KNEE
HIS RIGHT HAND 4AS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FORKLIFT MAST AND THE OVERHEAD CRANE IN SURFACE SHOP. HE WAS WORKING FROM THE FORKLIFT P LATFORM AND BEING RAISED UP TO CHECK THE SHOP CR ANE. (OPEN WOUN8 OF RIGHT HAND)
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HIS NECK GOT SORE WHILE OPERATING UNDERGROUND HAUL TRUCK.
WHILE RIDING A TRACTOR HE WAS BOUNCED INTO THE AIR HE CAME BACK DOWN HARD ON THE TRACTOR FENDER INJURING HIS TAIL BONE