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A haul truck operator was jarred, while being loaded by a loader, when the loader bucket made contact with the bed of the haul truck. On 1/16/2025, the employee was taken off of work due to continuous pain.
Employee received a laceration that required two stitches when a rubber tire dozer and scraper made contact.
An employee's finger was contacted causing a fracture.
Employee felt pain in their hip when their haul truck bed was contacted by a loader bucket while being on loaded on 2/1/2018. Due to a reoccurring pain the employee was seen on 7/23/2020 and it was determined that they needed to work on restricted duty.
An employee reported lime in the cab of a haul truck. The employee was driving the truck to the shop and began feeling burning in their lungs. The employee was transported to the RMGC Clinic and was released to full duty.
An employee inhaled lime dust in the cab of a haul truck. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center and was released to full duty.
An employee in a haul truck was being loaded by a loader. It is believed that the loader tire contacted the haul truck tire causing the employee to be jolted in the cab. This caused the employee to chip their tooth. The employee was transported to the dentist, where it was determined that the chipped tooth would require repair.
An employee was working the C-5 conveyor, replacing a return idler. A rock fell from the belt and contacted the employee on the mouth, causing one tooth to be chipped and one tooth to be cracked.
Employees were moving an eyewash station building with a fork lift. As the fork lift operator began lifting the building, an employee bent down to pick up an electrical cord. The building tipped over and pinned the employee against a concrete barrier. The employee was transported to the hospital, where it was determined that they had 2 pelvic bone fractures.
Improper use of equipment. Personnel riding on equipment when they should not have been. Lack of proper guarding.
EE DROVE LOADED SCRAPER OFF AN APPROX. 20' - HIGH STOCKPILE. EE MISSED THE TURN AND DROVE THE SCRAPER OVER A 3' - HIGH BERM. (SCRAPER DID NOT ROLL; EE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT - NOT EJECTED.)
Dumping material from a 631 scraper on top of berm, can slid to the side causing scraper to turn onto side.
AN EMPLOYEE PARKED A PICKUP/WATER TRUCK NEXT TO DRILL AND WAS FILLING THE DRILL. THE PICKUP ROLLED BACKWARDS AND THE HOSE CAME OFF THE DRILL AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. WHEEL CHOCKS WERE USED BUT SANK IN THE SOFT DIRT.
EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD FROM HIS HAUL TRUCK & THE ROCKING ACTION HURT HIS BACK. HE REPORTED THIS ON 4/27 BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 5/4/01WHEN HIS BACK GOT WORSE.
EE PICKED UP HAUL TRUCK WITH LOAD, TRIED TO DUMPIT BUT THE LOAD PLACEMENT DID NOT ALLOW TRUCK TODUMP. EE BACKED INTO A SMALL DITCH & DUMPED LOADAS THE BED WAS RAISING THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK RO SE UP. WHEN LOAD DUMPED, THE TRUCK'S FRONT END CAME BACK DOWN CAUSING HER CHEST TO HIT STEERINGWHEEL.
EE WAS WORKING ON A 12" LINE. THERE WAS A 4" LINE BENEATH THE 12" LINE. A LOADER WAS PULLING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH. AS THE SMALL LINE WAS ABOUT TO PULL CLEAR, IT'S FLANGE CAUGHT ON THE BIG LINE AND PULLED THE BIG LINE ON TO HER ANKLE.
EE WAS OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK. AS SHOVEL OPERATOR SWUNG LOAD TO DUMP IN HER HAUL TRUCK, THE SHOVEL TRACK SANK IN SOFT DIRT. THIS CAUSED BUCKET TO HIT SIDE OF HAUL TRUCK CAUSING EE TO SUFFER PA IN IN BACK.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE LOADER HE ACTIVATED THE DECLUTCH. WHEN HE DID HE FELT A POP IN HIS KNEE AND BEGAN TO EXPRIENCE PAIN. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS KNEE HAS BEEN HURTING FOR THE LAST T WO WEEKS WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER AND OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
EE WAS OPERATING A LOADED HAUL TRUCK ON A FLAT SURFACE, STRAIGHT ROADWAY. THE EE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WHEN THE HAUL TRUCK STARTED TO TURN IT BEGAN TO SLI DE SIDEWAYS AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING THE EE TO SUFFER A BROKEN COLLARBONE.
EE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK. AS THE EE WAS DRIVING WITH A LOAD. SHE FELT SOMETHING IN HER EYE. AS SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE, SHE RUBBED HER EYE AND THE EYE BECAME IRRITATED.