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EE WAS TRYING TO PUT THE FAN GRILL FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER BACK ON WHEN THE FAN GRILL SLIPPED AND HIS FINGERS HIT THE FAN BLADES. ONE FINGER WAS BROKEN AND THE OTHER FINGER WAS LACERATED.
THE SEAT IN THE TRUCK WAS LOOSE LETTING THE SEAT GO BACK AND FROTH IRRITATING THE EMPLOYEE'S BACK.HE WAS UNDER TREAMENT TO LESSEN THE PAIN FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
EE WAS LOADING TRUCKS AT THE KINDSLEY MTN OPEN PIT MINE WITH A 988B LOADER WHEN SOMETHING FLEW FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK ALL DAY. AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM REAL BAD. HE HAD TO GO TO THE ER LATER THAT EVENING. HE WAS TOLD THAT HE HAS A RUPTURED DISC WHICH WILL RE QUIRE SURGERY.
EE REACHED OVER TO OPEN HIS WINDOW IN THE LAODER AND HIS TAILBONE POPPED. HE WAS BACKING AWAY FROM A HAULTRUCK WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN HIS WINDOW.
EE WAS LOADING A HAUL TRUCK. HE WENT INTO THE BANK FOR A BUCKET AND HIT A ROCK, WHICH THREW HIM FORWARD. THE ROCK CAME LOOSE AND THE EE WAS THROWN BACKWARDS, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SNAP HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE PARKED HIS TRUCK A THE END OF THE SHIFT. HE SET HIS PARKING BRAKE AND STARTED RELEASING AIR TANKS. THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS BACK ON LADDER OF TRUCK.
EE WAS OPERATING LOADER, DIGGING IN HARD GROUND.HIS BACK STARTED ACHING. HE TOLD HIS FOREMAN ABOUT A WEEK LATER THAT HE HAD BLOOD IN HIS URINE &WAS GOING TO THE DOCTOR. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE A REP ORT FROM THE DOCTOR UNTIL 4/27/95, STATING THAT HE WAS GIVEN MEDICATION.
INJURED WAS THE DRIVER OF A HAUL PAK THAT WAS BEING LOADED. A ROCK FELL FROM THE LOADER BUCKETSTRIKING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK BED. LOADER OPERATOR THEN LOWERED BUCKET AND STRUCK THE LEF T SIDE OF TRUCK BED, JARRING INJURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING VAN ON ROAD BY POWDER MAGS. HE CAME AROUND A CORNER AS THERE WAS ANOTHER TRUCK COMING TOWARDS HIM. HE GOT CONFUSED AS TO WHETHER IT WAS LEFT OR RIGHT HAND DRIVE. HE STARTE D TO SWITCH OVER TO RIGHT HAND, HIT HIS BRAKES & SLID INTO THE OTHER TRUCK HEAD ON.
DRIVING FOUR WHEELER WHILE STAKING CLAIMS, HIT LARGE SAGEBRUSH AND ROLLED OVER.
TRYING TO START LOADER BY SPRAYING STARTING FLUID IN AIR FILTER, REMOVED SIDE PANEL FROM LOADER AND PLACED ON TOP OF TIRE. DURING THE STARTING PROCESS, PANEL FELL FROM TIRE ONTO THE ARCH OF LE FT FOOT.
THE LUBE CREW WAS DRIVING BACK TO TOWN AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT WHEN THE TRUCK HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND SLID INTO THE EMBANKMENT. IT IS THE FOREMAN'S FEELING THAT THE DRIVER WAS GOING TOO FAST FOR EXISTING ROAD CONDITIONS.
EMPL WAS DRIVING VAN. AS HE APPROACHED GATE HS USUALLLY FOUND TO BE OPEN HE REALIEZED IT WAS CLOSED. AT WHICH TIME HE APPLIED BRAKES CAUSING VAN TO GO INTO BROADSLIDE INTO THE GATE. UPON HITTI NG GATE R-REAR TIRE BLEW & VAN ROLLED ONCE BACK ONTO WHEELS.
EMPL WAS RIDING IN VAN BEING TRANSPORTED TO WORK. DRIVER FAILED TO SEE CLOSED GATE. VAN HIT GATE & ROLLED.
GOOSENECK BROKE ON SCRAPER AND THREW EMPLOYEE TO FRONT OF CAB BUMPING KNEE ON FRONT OF CAB BOLTS CAME OUT OF NECK.
DRIVER STARTED DOWN SLOPE TO LEACH PAD IN A GEAR SELECTION THAT WAS TOO HIGH FOR THE ROAD. HE PUMPED HIS AIR DOWN AND DID NOT TRY TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. DRIVER PROCEEDED DOWN THE HILL AND DID NOT TURN INTO BERM. HE STEERED THROUGH A SMALL OPENING AND WENT OVER BANK. DRIVER JUMPED.
DRIVER PULLED TRANSMISSION RETARDER ON, THINKING HE HAD PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR AND THE TRUCK GAINED SPEED RAPIDLY DOWN RAMP. DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED, MACHINE TIPPED ON TWO WHEELS AND ROLLED OVER SAFETY BERM. HE, WEARING SAFETY BELT, WAS UNHURT. CHECKED AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL -SMALL ABRASIONS.
DRIVER LEFT MACHINE IN REVERSE TO DUMP - MACHINE BACKED OVER BANK - MACHINE STOPPED - BEFORE MACHINE STOPPED, DRIVER JUMPED - DRIVER OVER-REACTED.
RELEASED GREASE REEL LEVE ON TRUCK REWIND CAUGHT HIM JERKED SIDEWAYS TWISTING SHOULDERS AND BACK
I,NAME WAS BACKING A 50 TON WABCO TRUCK UNDER THE 988B LOADER. WHEN LOADER BEGAN TO DUMP SHE CONTINED TO BACK UP BUMPING LOADER ARMS. IMPACT WAS VERY SLIGHT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT. SHE HURT HER NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING UNDERGROUND HAULAGE T RUCK DOWN DECLINE HE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN
EMPL WAS WORKING NEXT TO CONVEYOR BELT CARRYING LIME AT CRUSHER. LIME BLEW OFF CONVEYOR BELT INTO EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING STAND FOR CONVEYOR. LIME AND DUST FROM ONE OF THE CONVEYORS BLEW LIME INTO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT CRUSHER. LIME AND DIRT BLEW OFF ONE OF THE CONVEYORS, GETTING INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES.
EMPL WAS WORKING AT CRUSHERE LIME BLEW OFF ONE OF CONVEYORS INTO EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER IN A PICKUP THAT WAS TRANSPORTING EMPLOYEES TO WORK AREA. THE DRIVER WAS GOING UP AN INCLINE WHERE A DITCH HAD BEEN DUG ON THE LEFT SIDE. DRIVER WENT OVER THE BERM INT O THE DITCH.
INJURED WAS A PASSENGER IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP THAT WAS TRANSPORTING EMPLOYEES TO THEIR WORK AREAS.THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING UP A HILL AND HIT A MOUND OF DIRT (THE BERM ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY DIRECTOR) AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENDED UP IN A DITCH.
EMP WAS BACKING3UP TO DUMP SHEN RIGHT SIDE OF RAMP STARTED TO GIVE WAY, HE SET BR A KES & UNLOADXXX UNLATCHED DOOR & JUMPED FROM HAULPAK LANDING ON L LEG. FALL CAUSED MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF LO WER LEG 3