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EE was in the manlift helping to repair a guard. The manlift basket got caught on a piece of metal and then jolted loose. When it came loose, the EE fell against the handrail, hit lower back and pinched EE's sciatic nerve. The doctor placed EE on light duty.

EE was assisting forklift to turnover cheekplate. The forklift operator got the ckeekplate picked up on one side to about 85 degrees. The EE began to push on the cheekplate. The forks lost tension under the plate, popped up, knocked the EE's hand loose from the plate, and the plate fell back on the EE's left, lower leg causing a fracture of the two bones.

Employee was positioning HDPE pipe in fusion machine. 300' length of 18" pipe was suspended from a trackhoe by a chain & being aligned by a rough terrain forklift. Employee attempted to make a final adjustment in the pipe alignment & placed hand between the pipes. At that time the pipe shifted in the chain & entrapped the employee's fingers. Gloves were being worn.

The EE was moving sand with the 988 loader when the joystick locked into the autoraise position with a full bucket of sand. Due to the incline of the pile, this raised the counter weight and rear wheels. The operator kicked the loader out and this slammed the bucket to the ground. This threw the operator into the ROPS and caused a 3" gash in head and a concussion.

The EE is the Pit Loader operator. EE was digging in a difficult shot and hit EE's right elbow several times throughout the day. EE went to the doctor on 2/11/16. Doctor wrote EE out-of-work until 2/18/16. On 2/16/16, EE went to a specialist, and they said it was a deep bruise. Doctor gave EE medicine, and the swelling and pain went away. EE returned on 2/18/16.

EE was cutting down a tree. They were using forklift to guide the fall of the tree. When they were getting the forklift in position, the forks hit a dead limb, a 1" x 6" piece of the limb fell and struck the ee on the ground in the left eye. Had to have surgery on eye to repair. EE was wearing safety glasses.

EE WAS HAULING DIRT TO THE DUMP AREA WHEN A PIN BROKE IN THE STEERING UNIT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE BERM & ROLLED 1 & 1/2 TIMES LANDING ON ITS SIDE. EE SUFFERED MINOR B RUISES & A CUT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 4 STITCHES. HE ALSO SUFFERED A STIFF NECK SEVERAL DAYS LATER.

I WAS REPAIRING SHOP LIGHTS. I WAS ON A MANLIFT ABOUT 13'-15'HIGH. I NEEDED TO RAISE THE LIFT ABOUT A FOOT TO GET TO A JUNCTION BOX. WHEN I STARTED TO RAISE THE LIFT IF SUDDENLY TILTED ON ONE END AND I FELL TO THE FLOOR WITH THE LIFT. I RECEIVED FACIAL CUTS & BRUISES, 2 BROKEN RIBS, A BRUISED LIVER, A BRUISED HIP, A BRUISED RT. CALF MUSCLE, AND MY LT. HAND WAS BRUISED.

EE WAS TAKING A LOAD OF ABC TO THE THE PIT FLOORWITH A CAT 980C LOADER WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. EE JUMPED OUT AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT LEG BREAKING THE BONE(FEMUR). THE LOADER ROLLED ABOUT 40 F EET AND STOPPED AT A BERM. THE BUCKET WAS NOT LOWERED AND THE PARK/EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ACTIVATED.