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DRIVING HAUL TRUCK TO LEACH PAD WHEN THE OPERATORS BACK STARTED TO HURT.
THE FOREMAN WAS ON THE DUMP BERM LOOKING AT THE FILL AREA WHEN A TRUCK DMP UPWIND FROM HIM AND DIRT BLEW INTO THE FOREMAN'S EYE.
OPERATOR WAS IDLING TRUCK WAITING FOR A LOAD. HIS BACK WAS STIFF. HE JERK TWISTED HIS BACK TO LOOSEN BACK UP.
HAUL TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AROUND BEND DESCENDING AT 10 % GRADE. AFTER ROUNDING TURN THE WATER TRUCK WAS IN HIS VIEW AND APPROX. 60' AHEAD. BECAUSE OF THE WETNESS OF THE ROAD AND THE HAUL TRUCK DRIVER'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO AVOID IMPACT WITH THE REAR OF THE WATER TRUCK.
DIGGING IN HARD GROUND,LOADER BUCKET BROKE OUT EARLY CAUSING LOADER TO BOUNCE.THE INJURED WAS SHAKEN UP IN CAB AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE BACK GLASS.HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND HARD HAT.HE SAID HE WAS DIGGING EITH RH CORNER OF BUCKET INSTEAD OF ENTIRE BUCKET.SUSPECT THAT REAR WHEELS WERE IN THE AIR.
NO RELEVA( T DATE NORMAL MINING CONDITIONS NO AS ACCIDENT OR ICIDENT
I. NAME WA> RET. TO PIT FROM WA>TE DUMP HE MAD E THE TURN TO GET ON RAMP HE LOOKED TO RIGHT TO SEE HIS LAST DUMP. HE FELT A PAIN IN NECK WHEN HE LOOKED BACK WAS TRANSPRTED TO DOCTORS OFFICE IN YUMA HE WAS PREV. INJ IN NECK AREA ON 11-3-87 RET TO WORK WITH DR. RELEASE
HE WAS LOADING 7RUCKS AND A LARGE PORTION OF THE (20 FT) FACE FELL WHEN THE BUCKET WAS ENGAGED IN THE FACE. THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL FALLING WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE BUCKET TO BE FORCED DOW N. WHEN THE BUC5ET WENT DOWN, HE WAS THROWN FORWARD. HIS HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. SEAT BELT AND HARD HAT WERE BOTH PROPERLY IN USE.
THE LOADER WAS 6ACKING FROM THE WORKING FACE AND THE TIRE AWAY FROM THE TRUCK BACKED OVER ALARGE ROCK.THE ROCK APPARENTLY ROLLED DOWN FROM THE FACE WHILE FILLING THE BUCKET.THE LOADER TILTED T OWARD THE TRUCK3AND THE BUCKET STRUCK THE REAR OF THE HAUL TRUCK.WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STRUCK THE OPERATOR WAS JARRED AND HIS UPPER TORSO WAS THROWN SIDEWAYS.HIS NECK WAS VERY STIFF AND LEFT SHO
TRUCK OPERATOR 4AS REACHING SIDEWAYS FROM SEAT WHEN TRUCK WAS JARRED BY ORE BEING LOADED INTO TRUCK.THIS CAUSED A STRAIN IN UPPER BACK-NECK REGION.MAN DID NOT GO OFF WORK UNTIL 5-12-87.
HE WAS DRIVING 2AUL TRUCK FROM SITE TO PIT. HIS WINDOW WAS DOWN AND THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW WAS BROKE. THE DUST WAS SWIRLING AROUND IN THE CAB AND SOME GOT INTO HIS EYE. THE EYE WAS SLIGHTLY SCRATCHED AND H9 MISSED WORK. HE RETURNED ON 2-26-87.
DRIVER WAS TRA5ELING IN TRUCK OVER ROUGH GREOUND WAS LOOKING TO REAR AND S TRAINED BACK, ALSO SEATS SHOCK ABSORBER WAS MALFUNCTIONING
DRIVING COMPANY VEHICLE FROM RIVER PUMP HOUSE TO MINE SITE AND COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A VEHICLE TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.