EE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK DOWN INCLINED HAUL ROAD TO DELIVER SUPPLY OF WATER TO ROCK DRILL IN PIT. THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE SUFFICIENTLY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. EE CONTINUED DRIVING V EHICLE ON HAUL ROAD AND DROVE THROUGH BERM FALLIING APPROX 40' TO QUARRY FLOOR. EE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.
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Showing all 16EE WAS AT THE NO18 BELT CONVEYRO (SHUTTLE BELT)TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE CONVEYOR BELT RUBBING ON THE FRAME. EE TRAVELED BEYOND THE PROTECTIVE RAILING TO JOG THE BELT HE INADVERTENTLYPLACE D HIS FOOT ON THE SHUTTLE TRACK & THE SHUTTLE TRAVELED OVER HIS FOOT. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY STEEL TOE BOOTS
EE WAS OPERATING A 35 TON HAUL TRUCKAND PREPARING TO DUMP AT A STOCKPILE LOCATED AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. BEFORE HE COULD BEGIN BACKING, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND THE STRUCK THE PIT WALL AT THE END OF THERAMP. EE WAS WERAING A SEAT BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE TO WASH OFF SPILLAGE FROM CONCRETE PAD. A ROCK FELL FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION (POSSIBLY A BELT CONVEYOR APPROX. 15' ABOVE) AND STRUCK HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK LOOSE A ROCK WEDGED BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT & FRAME. THE BELT CONVEYOR WAS OPERATING. AS HE STRUCK THE ROCK WITH A HAMMER, IT BOUNCED BACK & THE HANDLE WAS PULLED INT O A PINCH POINT ALONG WITH HIS HAND.
HAUL TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON SIDE. THE DRIVER DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURE AND WAS THROWN AROUND INSIDE CAB CAUSING MULTIPLE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL BRUISES.
THE INJURED WAS BACKING UP TO THE SHOVEL TO GET LOADED.THE FRONT TIRE OF THE TRUCK HE WAA DRIVING ROLLED OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN.THE WHEEL HIT HIM IN THE WRIST (LEFT) CA USING A SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT-END LOADER AND WAS BACKING AWAY FROM BELT CONVEYOR BEING REPAIRED. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DROPPED DOWN INTO DEPRESSION IN GROUND CAUSING THE CAB DOOR TO SHUT ON HIS LEFT HAND THAT WAS HOLDING DOOR JAM.
EMPLOYEE TURNED TO LOOK BEHIND AS HE WAS BACKING FRONTEND LOADER & FELT PAIN IN HIS SIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS EXTENDING CHUTE WITH STEEL PLATE TO BE WELDED INTO PLACE. HE WAS STANDING ON EXTENDED HYDRAULIC BUCKET WHEN IT SWUNG TO THE SIDE. HE STRAINED HIS BACK. AS HE GRABBED ONTO CHUTE TO KEEP FROMFALLING.
DRIVING 50 TON KOMATSO TRUCK IN PIT. HE HAD DUMPED HIS LOAD OF ROCK AT PRIMARY CRUSHER AND HAD HEADED TO LEDGE FOR ANOTHER LOAD. HE TURNED ON STRAIGHT AWAY AT FINISHING PLANT WHEN HE HAD A HEA D ON WRECK WITH 40 TON 3307 TEREX TRUCK DRIVER -COOK HAD STOPED HIS TRUCK ON LEFTSIDE OF RD TO GET COEK HE WAS COMING BACK ACROSS RD TO GET TO HIS SIDE WHEN THE WRECK OCCURRED.
I.NAME WAS TRAINING CONVEHYOR BELT #1. HE WAS HITTING RETURN IDLERS OF BELT WITH SMALL HAMMER WHEN HIS LEFT HAND BRUSHED SIDE OF BELT AND IT PULLED HIS HAND AND HAMMER THROUGH IDLER (ADJUSTIN G IDLER) AND AGAINST UPRIGHT STRUCTURE OF FRAME.
I NAME WAS OPERATING LOADER LOADING TRUCKS WITH ROCK TO HAUL TO PRIMARY CRUSHER WHILE DIGGING INTO MUCK PILED STONE THE LOADER HIT A BIG ROCK CAUSING HIM TO MOVE FORWARD-KNEE HITTING DASH
EMPL WAS CHECKING FOR OIL LEAKS ON KAMATSU FRONT END LOADER THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR WAS OPENED AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE LADDER HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO TH E ENGINE HE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES AND HIS R HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT SEVERING THE 1ST JOINT OF HIS INDEX FINGER
EMPL WAS DRIVING A LOADED HAUL WAGON TRAVELING APPROX 20 MPH WHEN THE R FRONT TRACTOR TIRE AND WHEEL SHEARED OFF AS THE HAUL WAGON CAME TO A STOP THE JERKING AND VIBRATING STEERING WHEEL SPRAI NED HIS R SHOULDER AND NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING GRAVEL FROM HIS HAUL TRUCK AT BOTTOM OF A STOCKPILE RAMP & WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY A FRONT END LOADER NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE