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Employee got into bed of service truck to ride to office. EE stated EE was sitting with EE's back to tailgate, tailgate popped open allowing EE to fall backwards onto ground, cutting back of head which required 2 stitches.
EE WAS HAULING MATERIAL WHEN THE BERMED EDGE OF ROADWAY GAVE WAY. EE FELT REAR END OF HAULER START TO SLIP, HE WAITED A FEW SECONDS THEN IT STARTED TO SLIP AGAIN EE DECIDED TO UNBUCKLE SEAT BE LT & JUMP FROM HAULER. WHEN EE JUMPED HE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT HEEL & ANKLE WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. HAULER CONT TO SLIP FINALLY COMING TO REST ON ITS RIGHTSIDE
EE WAS OPERATING CASE LOADER, HE HAD SAFETY BELTON & SAFETY BAR DOWN. EE HAD BUCKET UP IN AIR WENT TO SHAKE BUCKET, CASE LOADER STARTED TO ROCK BACK & FORTH, EE PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT UP ON THE FRONT OF THE CAB WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE ARM LOWERING LEVER CAUSING THE ARMS TO COME DOWN CATCHING RIGHT FOOT BETWEENFRAME & METAL BAR BETWEEN ARMS, CAUSING BRUISED RIGHT FOOT
TRYING TO DISLODGE A ROCK FROM TAIL PULLEY. ROCK CAME AT TAIL PULLEY STARTING TO TURN THREW METAL BAR BACK INTO CHEST CAUSING BRUISED RIB CAGE.
AN EE ASKED HOW TO USE THE CONTROLS ON CASE LOADER AND INJURED EE STEPPED UP TO YELL HIM AND HE SET THE BUCKET ON INJURED EE'S FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BINS AND DUMPING STONE IN STOCKPILE AND AS HE WAS DUMPING IN THE STOCKPILE, THE REAR END OF TRUCK STARTED SLIDING BACKWARDS DOWN BACK OF PILE. WHEN HE LANDED AT BOTTOM, TH E DOOR CAME OPEN AND THE FORCE OF THE TRUCK LANDING IT THREW HIM OUT THROUGH THE DOORWAY AND HE LANDED ON HIS KNEES. THAT IS WHEN HE FELT HIS LOWER BACK HURTING.
EMPLOYEE HAULING STONEIN PIT WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF STONE OVER EDGE TOWARD SPRIMARY JAW EHN THE BOTTOM WHERE HIS REAR HWEELS WERE SETTING GAVE WAY AND HE FLIPPED OVER ON IT TOP.
STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK & LOOKED UP & ROCK HIT ME IN MY LEFT EYE.
EE SAID HE WAS DRIVING THE WATER TRUCK AND HE SAW A EUCLID COMING UP BEHIND AND HE TRIED TO PULL AWAY FROM HIM BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE FST ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. EUC HIT HIM IN REAR.
CLEANING UP UNDER CONVEYOR BELT (SCREENING PLANT SET UP IN QUARRY) AND A ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR BELT AND HIT INJURED ON TOP OF HEAD.
DRIVING WATER TRUCK IN THE QUARRY AND HIT A ROCK AND STEERING WHEEL PULLED HIS AHNDS OFF CAUSING THE INJURY.SPRAIN TO LEFT THUMB.HIS THUMB WAS HIT BY THE CROSS OF STEERING WHEEL.
LOSE BRAKES ON 73 FORD WATER TRUCK DUE TO BRAKES FAILING VEHICLE OVERTURNED RESULTING IN SPRAIN & BRUISES.
I.NAME WAS DRIV3NG A TRUCK HAIULING ROCK TO STOCKPILE. HE WAS MAKING LONG RIGHT TURN TO GO ONTO A BRIDGE THAT CROSSES A CREEK. HE WAS IN TOO HIGH A GEAR & THAT LET HIS HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DRO P WHICH CAUSED 7HE STEERING TO BE SLUGISH. HE LOAST CONTROL OF TRUCK & BROKE THE GUARD RAIL & TURNED OVER ON THE TRUCKS RIGHT SIDE. HE SUSTAINED BRUISED RT SHOULDER.
IT WAS A COLD MORNING AND THE EUC. WOULD NOT START. EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING EITHER TO EUC. AND SOMEONE PUSHED EUC. IT BUMPED EMPLOYEE AND THE EUC. HIT HIS SHOULDER AND THREW IT OUT OF PLACE.