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December 28, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING TRUCK INTO CRUSHER, HIT CHUCK HOLE, GOT BOUNCED AROUND IN CAB, INJURING HER BACK.

December 17, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

HE ARRIVED AT #27 SHOVEL AND SAW THERE WERE SEVERAL TRUCKS WAITING TO LOAD,SO HE PULLED BEHIND #623TRUCK AND PARKED,APPARENTLY ON BLIND SIDE AND WITH HIS LIGHTS TURNED OFF.FIELD OFFICE CHANGED ASSIGNMENT ON T9UCK #623 TO #28 SHOVEL AND THAT TRUCK BACKED UP INTO TRUCK #634 DRIVEN BY 2.NAME,HITTING IT IN THE CAB AREA WITH THE BACK OF TRUCK BED.HE WAS PINNED BETWEEN SEAT AND DASH FROM

October 17, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A PRODUCTION HAULAGE TRUCK WHEN HE HIT ROUGH ROAD AND WAS JARRED.FELT SLIGHT PAIN-FINISHED SHIFT AND DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL FOLLOWING DAY AT 10:00 AM AT WHICH TIME HE STATED THE B6MPS IN THE ROAD HURT HIS BACK SO BADLY HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FINISH HIS SHIFT.X-RAYS REVEALED NO FRACTURES.EMPLOYEE WAS PRESCRIBED PAIN KILLER AND MUSCLE RELAXANT.

September 25, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE HAD DR3VEN IN A PICK UP ABOVE NO. 30 SHOVEL TO CHECK THE STATION MARKER. HE LOOKED DOWN AT HIS SAMPLE BOOK WHILE DRIVING, AND DROVE THE TRUCK OVER THE BANK, DOWN A BENCH APPROX. 52 1/ FT. 3

August 27, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS DRILLIN1 UPHILL EMPTY IN A TRUCK WHEN A LOADED TRUCK SIDESWIPED HIS TRUCK, KNOCKING HIM AROUND INSIDE THE CAB. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON9-3-86, WORKED ONLY ONE DAY, AND LAID OFF AGAIN

June 11, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING T2E 605 EUCLID PRODUCTION TRUCK FROM THE C7 PUMP, ON A BUMPY ROAD THE EMPLYEE IN ANAME SUSTAINED A PAIN IN HIS NECK AND BACK.

June 7, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING T2E 629 EUCLID AND WHILE DUMPING AT THE CRUSHER, THE BED WENT UP ON ITS OWN AND CAME DOWN WITHOUT CONTROL, CAUSING WHIPLASH ON DRIVER.

May 20, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING PRODUCT3ON HAULAGE TRUCK ENROUTE TO CRUSHER FELL ASLEEP RAN OFF ROAD CLIMBED BERM AND ROLLED OVER INTO DITCH.

May 15, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

LEFT FRONT STRU7 #618 EUCLID BROKE AND JARRED DRIVER.HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN UPPER CENTER OF BACK.

May 14, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DUMPING HA6LAGE TRUCK AT CRUSHER,BED FELL BACK AND JARRED DRIVER IN CAB OF TRUCK,RESULTING IN INJ LEFT UPPER BACK AND LEFT ARM ABOVE ELBOW.

February 1, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RA3SING THE DUMPBED OF HAULAGE TRUCK SO HER SUPERVISOR COULD CHECK A SMALL OIL LEAK WHEN SHE GOT THE BED ABOUT HALFWAY UP IT DROPPED ABOUT 2 FT SHE STARTED RAISING IT AGAIN AND WN EN MUCK STARTED3COMING OFF THE BED THE BED FELL BACKWARD LIFTING THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK OFF THE GROUND AND JOLTING THE EMPLOYEE

August 3, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL OPERATING PRODUCTION TRUCK TURNED HIS HEAD TO THE LEFT TO SPIT OUT OF WINDOW AND HIT EDGE OF DOOR,CUTTING LEFT EYE LID.

June 29, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EMPLOYEE WASASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES IN SALVAGING A 6IN PLASTIC PIPELINE ONE END OF PIPELINE HAD BEEN TIED TO A HYDRA-LIFT TRUCK SECTION OF PIPE HADA LONG SWEEPING CURVE & EMPLOYE E WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING CONNECTING JOINT TO SHORTEN SECTION WHEN THE TRUCK WAS MOVED & CURVED SECTION SPRUNG STRAIGHT HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT LEG & PINNING HIS LEG UNDER THE PIPE

February 27, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PASSENGER N CABLE TRUCK WHEN TRUCK HIT WAVY SPOT IN ROAD, ALLEGEDLY BOUNCED EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST TOP OF CAB.

February 27, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PASSENGER IN CABLE TRUCK WHEN TRUCK HIT WAVY SPOT IN THE ROAD AND ALLEGEDLY BOUNCED EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST TOP OF CAB.

February 17, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS DRIVING HAULAGE TRUCK, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, BOUNCED AND HIT HEAD ON ROOF OF TRUCK CAB.

February 11, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

UPPER STRUTS & SUSPENSIONS BROKE ON HAULAGE TRUCK SHE WAS DRIVING & SHE ALLEGEDLY GOT BOUNCED AROUND INSIDE OF TRUCK CAB.

January 20, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

I NAME AND 3 OTHER EMP WERE WORKING IN CRUSHER POCKET ATEMPTING TO LOCATE AND DISLODGE A SHOVEL TGOOTH AT SAME TIME A FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR WAS WORKING ON THE GROUND LEVEL BUILDING A RAMP SO A BACKHOE COULD BE USED TO DIG OUT THE CRUSHER POCKET A LARGE BOULDER ROLLED INTO CRUSHER POCKET HITTING I NAME AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE

January 18, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN THE CONVEYOR BELT AT THE LIME PLANT AND GET THE IDLEROLLERS TURNING HE STRUCK ONE OF THE IDLER ROLLERS WITH A HAMMER, THE BELT CAUGHT THE HAMMER AND PULLED HIS RIGH T HAND IN BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE IDLER

January 11, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HIS HAULAGE TRUCK HIT A CAHUCK HOLE, AS HE TURNED ONTO THE 5820 BENCH TO LOAD AT ELECTRIC SHOVEL #30 AND THAT HE WAS BOUNCED INSIDE OF THE CAB AND BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CAB ROOF

December 21, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Fall from machine

EMP WAS WORKING ON TOP OF SLURRY TRUCK FREEING UP CAKED PRILLS AS HE STARTED TO GET DOWN FROM THE TRUCK IT LURCHED FORWARD CASUING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL TO THE GROUND A DISTANCE OF APP 12 FT

October 10, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING TRUNCK WHEN HE HIT LARGE ROCK RODE UP ON TOE OF EMBANKMENT AND TURNED TRUCK OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.WASNT WEARING SEAT BELT AT TIME.

September 1, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PULLEY ON BLOWER OF EUCLID HAULAGE TRUCK, SPUN THE SQUIRREL CAGE AND ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HIS FINGER IN THE CAGE WHILE IT WAS TURNING.

June 2, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

LOADINGT STEEL GRINDING BALLS INTO BOBCAT HIT RAILING BOBCAT WENT FORWARD AND BACK INJURED EMPLOYEES BACK (DID NOT REPORT TO DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT UNTIL JUNE 7 1984

December 7, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS PASSENGER IN MAN-VAN ON WAY TO JOB SITE WHEN DRIVER HIT CHUCK HOLE IN ROAD AND EMPL WAS BOUNCED AROUND INSIDE VAN.

November 11, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A PRODUCTION TRUCK WHEN HE RAN INTO THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF THE BED OF ANOTHER PRODUCTION TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE ROAD.

January 16, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Chino Mines Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED POWER TAKE-OFF GEAR ON HYDROLIFT TRUCK AND INJURED HIS BACK.

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