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COWORKER WAS STARTING TO LOAD EE'S HAUL TRUCK, WHILE OPERATING A LOADER COWORKER USED THE WRONG LEVER TO DUMP THE BUCKET WHICH CAUSED THE BOOM TO COME DOWN AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SIDE OF TH E HAUL TRUCK THAT EE WAS OPERATING.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A MECHANICS PICK UP UP TO A PALLOT TO LOAD SOME GROUSER BARS. HE ROLLED THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOWN TO ENABLE HIM TO LOOK AT THE DISTANCE NEEDING TO BE TRAVELED. THE EMPL OYEE TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW THINKING IT WAS ROLLED ALL THE WAY DOWN, WHICH IT WAS NOT, CAUSING HIS TOOTH TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE WINDOW. THE TOOTH WAS CHIPPED.
EE WAS OPERATING A LOADED HAUL TRUCK ON A DECLINE. WEST OF THE PIT AREA WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT OR WERE INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF BY THE OPERATOR CAUSING HOR TO LOOSE. CONTROL AND TRAVEL THR U THE BERM ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS RESULTED IN EE STRAINING HER LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PULLING A SPRINKLER HOSE WITH A ATV. AND WAS GOING OVER AN EMBANKMENT APP 3 FT HIGH AND OVERTURNED THE ATV. PINNING HIS R FINGER WITH THE HANDLE BARS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD BUILDUP ON TAIL PULLEY OF #9 BELT AND HIT THE ZERO LIMIT SWITCH WITH TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPL WAS BACKING HAUL TRUCK ON STOCK PILE & END OF STOCK PILE GAVE WAY WHEN THE HAUL TRUCK OVERTURNED.
WHILE TOWING A DISABLED HAULTRUCK UP A RAMP TOX CABLES SLIPPED LOOSE & TRUCK TRAVELED APP 8FT & HIT A DOXER THAT WAS USED AS A SAFETY BACKUP THAT RESULTED IN A BACK INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ORE THAT WAS HEAVIER THAN COUNTER WEIGHT ON #92 FRONT END LOADER AND THE REAR OF LOADER STARTED UP IN BACK AND OPERATOR JUMPED FROM LOADER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING #56 HAUL TRUCK FROM CRUSHER TO PIT AND FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON RAN THE TRUCK UPON A BERM. THE EMPLOYEES HEAD HIT THE L/DOOR WINDOW AND RECEIVED A HEAD CONCUSSION.
EMPL REMOVING ROCK FROM TAIL PULLEY #13 FEED BELT FOR PLACER PLANT.BELT NOT LOCKED OUT-BECAME ENERGIZED.EMPL RIGHT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN TAIL PULLEY AND TAIL PULLEY BEARING SEVERING RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE STOPPE8 HIS HAUL TRUCK ON THE 6125 HAULROAD FOR PERSONAL BUSINESS AND STATED A ROCK FELL FROM THE TRUCK HITING HIM IN THE HEAD AND BREAKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES. HE ALSO RECEIVED SOME G LASS IN HIS LEF7 EYE FROM THE GLASS OF THE BROKEN SAFETY GLASSES.