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THE EE ATTEMPTED TO WALK AROUND THE LOADER, THE LOADER STARTED MOVING & PINCED THE LEFT ANKLE INTO THE RIB WITH THE REAR BUMPER OF THE LOADER.
MINING MILL TAIL SOLIDS W/CRUSHED ORE FOR AGGLOMERATION-OPERATING LOADER. W/BUCKET LOADED W/WET MATERIAL. ARTICULATION OF LOADER TO THE RIGHT WHILE LEFT FRONT WHEEL RAN OVER BUMP IN GROUND MADE LOADER LAID OVER AT ABOUT 48 DEGREES, OPERATOR CAUGHT LEFT FOOT BETWEEN CAB & BRAKE PEDAL.
WHILE LOADING ORE THE JCI-250 LHD JERKED AND THE OPERATOR ALLEGEDLY FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. REQUESTED TO SEE A DOCTOR 2-1-95.
WHEN DRIVING AN ORE TRUCK TO THE SURFACE DUST BLEW INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. MEDICAL EXAM NEGATIVE- PRESCRIPTION ISSUED. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN.
HAULING ORE OUT OF THE UNDERGROUND THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS ARM ON TOP OF THE CAB HIT THE RIB(WALL) &CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE TRUCK FRAME & THE ROCK WALL
54736YEE WAS USING A SCRAPER (APPROX 12INWX6INH) TO CLEAN SPILLAGE UNDER CRUSHER EMPLOYEE TWISTED & SHOVED ABOUT 1IN OF SPILLAGE & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ABDOMEN EMPLOYEE WILL REQUIRE 36995CTIVE SURGERY IN THE NEAR FUTURE UPDATE WILBE FORWARDED
EMPL APPROACHED A CURVE WHILE LEAVING MINE PROPERTY,HIT A SMALL ROCK WITH HONDA AND LOST CONTROL AND THE CYCLE FELL OVER. REPORTED TO COMPLY WITH GUIDELINES HOWEVER,COMPANY DOESNT CONSIDER THI S REPORTABLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING THE ELMAC TRUCK TO UNLOAD HIS LEFT REAR TIRE RODE UP ON THE TOE AND HIS TRUCK ROLLED OVER.THE OPERATOR GRABBED THE FRAME AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST IT RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
OPERATOR WAS PULLING AN 8 INCH BACKFILL PIPE 20 FEET LONG WITH A LOADER WHEN THE PIPE FLANGE CAUGHT A VENT DOOR SILL CAUSING THE LOADER TO RISE AND FLIP OVER.
INJURED EMPL WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK. UPON DUMPING LOAD AT WASTE DUMP WIND BLEW SOME FINE MATERIAL OFF LOAD & BACK TOWARDS CAB. THIS DUST BLEW IN CAB SIDE WINDOW WHICH WAS OPEN & DISABLE THEN DUST WAS BLOWN INTO EYES OF VICTIM BY AIR CONDITIONER FAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT COLLAR OF A VENTILATION WINZE OPERATING AN LHD WINZE GRADE WAS 30% EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL RESPONSE OF MACHINE & TRAVELED DOWN GRADE FOR A DISTANCE OF 100FT.DURING THE UN-CONTR LLED TRAVEL THE EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS RT.ANKLE LEFT KNEE & PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS RT.SHOULDER
INDIVIDUAL WAS 7LEANING A CONVEYOR BELT RETURN IDLER WITH A SHOVEL WHEN THE SHOVEL WAS THROWN AWAY FROM THE IDLER- THE END WHICH HIT HIM IN THE CHEST. DAMAGE WAS TORN CARTILIGE IN VICTIMS CHES (RIB) 3