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EE WAS PICKING UP ROCKS & THROWING THEM OFF CONVEYOR BELT. A ROCK FLEW OFF CONVEYOR & HIT EE ABOVE EAR ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. EE WAS WEARING HARD HAT AT TIME.
EMPLOYEE BACKED DIRT TRUCK TOO CLOSE TO BERM AT TOP OF MATERIAL PILE. BERM GAVE WAY CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL OVER PILE WAS WEAKENED BY UNDER MINING.
LOADER OPERATOR DROPPED LARGE BOULDER INTO TRUCK BED FROM TOO GREAT A HEIGHT- JARRING TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 3 EQUIP. LINE TOO FAST. LOADER OPER WAS PASSING 3 & EMPLOYEE HIT LOADER BUCKET WITH HIS TRUCK.
SITTING IN TRUCK BEING LOADED JARRED EMP BUMPED ELBOW ON STEERING WHEEL OF TRUCK
MATERIAL WAS STICKING ON SCREEN(BELT),EMPL GOT OUT OF LOADER TO WALK UP SIDE OF CONVEYOR TO INSPECT.RAINY CONDITIONS AND BELT WASNT SHUT OFF.FOOT SLIPPED AND WAS CAUGHT,DRAGGING LEG INTO PULLE Y MECHANISM.LEG WAS SEVERED AT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE BACKED TO CLOSE TO EDGE OF STOCKPILE. EDGE UNSTABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING AIR CONDITIONER IN LOADER-PARTICLE APPARENTLY FLEW OUT.
COBBLE ROCK FLEW OFF CONVEYOR BELT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT SIDE. CAUSED CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS TO LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING ANOTHER DRIVER FOR OFF-ROAD TRUCK. WHILE HALF WAY UP RAMP TO DUMP LOAD, DRIVER STALLED TRUCK. INSTEAD OF SETTING BRAKE AND RESTARTING VEHICLE, HE TRIED TO STEER DOWN RAMP , LOST CONTROL AND TURNED TRUCK OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEARNING TO DRIVE OFF-ROAD VEHICLE DUMP TRUCK. STALLED THE ENGINE; TRIED TO ST E ER IT DOWN THE HILL MANUALLY, LOST CONTROL AND OVERTURNED TRUCK.
DRIVER OF OFF-ROAD DUMP TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN AN INCLINE INTO THE LOADER THE HE WAS OPEARTING. BRAKES FAILED ON THE DUMP TRUCK CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS THROWN INTO HANDLES INSIDE CA B, HITTING KNEE, FINGERS, AND BUMPED HEAD.
EE WAS STANDING3TOO CLOSE TO CONVEYOR BELTS WHILE IN OPERATION. ROCK FELL OFF ONTO HIS SHOULDER. CONTUSION TO LEFT SHOULDER.
WORKER WAS WARN9D NOT TO PUT ARM OR BODY NEAR MOVING CONVEYOR BELT WAS LUBRICATING BELT & BELT CAUGHT ARM