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Miner was operating a loader, and at the time miner wanted to get off the loader the operator started to suffer lower back pain.
The truck operator was driving from the material extraction point to the crushing plant when apparently lost the vehicle control and impacted the berm and as consequence overturned.
Driving the truck and the seat system failed causing injury to the employees back.
THE LEFT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. IT WAS REPAIRED AND INSTALLED. AFTERWARD THIS TIRE NUTS BECAME LOOSE AND THE TRACTOR LOST THE WHEEL MAKING THE TRACTOR TO FALL.
WHILE EE WAS WORKING ON A CONCRETE FOUNDATION BENEATH THE SIDE OF A CONVEYOR, THERE WAS A POWER FAILURE. WHEN THE POWER CAME BACK, THE CONVEYOR STARTED TO OPERATE, MAKING SOME ROCKS FALL DOWN, HITTING EE ON HIS BACK.
WHILE THE MINER WAS DRIVING A CAT 769C (DUMP TRUCK) LOADED WITH STONES UP A HILL THE TRUCK STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND HE STOPPED, THEN THE THE DRIVER TRIED AGAIN TO CONTINUE, BUT THE ENGINE OF THE TRUCK STALLED. HE TRIED TO BACK IT UP AGAINST THE EMBANKMENT AND WHILE DOING SO, HE TURNED OVER TO THE SIDE.