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Employee was driving through the yard in a service truck. They struck a concrete block, resulting in a laceration below the right eyebrow.
Operating a front-end wheel Cat 980M loader with a load ½ in chips hit a rut with the front wheels and bounced up in the seat and hit their ribs on the arm rest on the right side.
Employee walked over to the mobile stacker to reach for a shovel while the stacker was being repositioned. The operator did not have eye contact with the employee at the time as the employee went to grab the shovel, the track moved and caught EE's left foot. The travel alarm was working.
Employees were using a Gehl 663 forklift to assist in moving a conveyor belt. During this task, employee rolled over the forklift and caught right leg / foot under the ROPS of the cab.
Third party vehicle (NON EMPLOYEE) ran a stop sign (public roadway) at a T intersection and with boulders that were used for a perimeter barrier at the East Quarry.
Employee tried to drive a broom under a low clearance bar, causing the roof of the broom to break loose and strike the employee on the left index finger, and on the head. The left index finger required two stitches.
Employee received minor lower back strain when his truck bed of end-dump collided with conveyor belt brace.
ON 3/1/04 @ SHARPS QUARRY, EE WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN AS PART OF STRIPPING PROCESS. DURING HAULING HE TRAVELED THROUGH A MUD PUDDLE, THERE WAS A SOFT SPOT, WHICH CAUSED ONE OF THE TIRES TO DIP WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO JERK. THIS JERKING ACTION CAUSED EE TO BE WHIPPED IN OPERATOR'S SEAT WHILE BELTED, CAUSING THE STRAIN TO LOWER BACK. EE DECLINED TO GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 6/17/04.
EMPLOYEE IS NOW (5/25/04) REPORTING AN INJURY THAT HAPPENED ON 11/19/03. HE ORIGINALLY SAID A COW STEPPED ON HIS HAND AND CLAIMED IT ON HIS INSURANCE. HE QUIT 5/13/04 AND HAS AN ATTORNEY. HE NOW CLAIMS HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROLLER AND CONVEYOR SKIRT.