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Operator was driving Haul Truck in the Portland Ridge pit when they hit several bumps in a row causing discomfort to lower back, right knee and right foot.

The haul truck operator hit a soft spot in a down ramp while in EE's loaded truck. The action produced pain in EE's lower back. EE was not able to return to EE's next scheduled shift.

Employee changed direction from forward to reverse in a front-end loader. Employee experienced pain in lower back. On February 11th, sought medical treatment from a Chiropractor.

A front-end loader operator hit a soft spot on the bench while operating the loader. The loader dipped sharply to the left throwing him sideways in the cab. He was wearing his seat belt. The motion aggravated a pre-existing condition in his lower back. He was assessed at a local hospital. Due to his pain level, he was not able to make his next scheduled shift.

Production loader operator had his right foot sitting in an idle position while operating a loader with his ankle rolled to the side, it felt like it was starting to fall asleep. He proceeded to walk around the loader to relieve the pain and was unable to.

Eaton construction was using a guzzler truck to excavate material next to the Assay Lab. An EE was using the wand and handed it to IE and IE was unable to keep it from passing over his left foot. The high pressure cut a hole in his boot and foot about 3/8" in diameter. IE was unable to return to his next scheduled shift.

Haul truck was being loaded with spent material, there was some frozen chunks in the material. The loader dumped the bucket of material in the truck box and a large piece of ice hit the offside of the haul truck jarring the truck operator. When the operator was jarred he experienced back pain, the operator was recently released by a physician for a back injury unrelated to work.

Sand truck operator was sanding the haul road into the Deep Portland pit. Approximately mid way down the ramp, the operator applied the brakes to slow down and they did not slow the truck down. All attempts to stop the truck failed. Operator steered the truck into a pile of material at the bottom of the ramp. Operator received 2 stitches on chin for cosmetic purposes.

Employee was sitting in a Caterpillar 777F 100T haul truck getting loaded by a Caterpillar 992G loader. With the full bucket of the loader over the box of truck, the loader operator pushed the wrong lever causing the bucket to fall onto box of truck. Truck driver was tossed around in cab causing strained neck muscles and a sore thumb.

Employee was loading haul trucks. loader tire went into a soft spot on floor, employee experienced pain in his lower back as a result.

EE STATES ROUGH ROADS MAY CAUSE THE SORENESS TO BACK AND NECK. AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD I HAD PAIN IN MY BACK UPPER AND LOWER EE WAS SEEN BY A CHIROPRACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 100T HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE HAUL ROAD. HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS BACK AS A RESULT. DUE TO AN EARLIER NONWORK RELATED INJURY HE EXPERIENCED, IT WAS QUESTIONABLE BY WORKER'S COMPENSATION AS TO WHETHER THE INJURY WAS WORK RELATED. DOCTOR'S VISITS AND CONSULTATION DETERMINED ON 5/29/03 THE INJURY TO BE WORK RELATED.

EE PREVIOUSLY HAD SURGERY ON HIS NECK FOR A RUPTURED VERTEBRA. THIS INJURY WAS NOT WORK RELATED. EE RETURNED TO WORK AFTER SURGER AND ON 6-22 COMPLAINED OF A SORE NECK FROM DRIVING HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR. WHO HAD PERFORMED THE SURGERY TO DETERMINE IF SORENESS WAS RELATED TO PREVIOUS SURGERY, OR WORK. ON 8-13 IT WAS DETERMINE THAT DRIVING THE HAUL TRUCK HAD AGGRAVATED THE