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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK AND BEING LOADED WITH ROCK WHEN THE LOADER BUCKET SHOOK DUMP BODY CAUSING TRUCK CAB TO VIBRATE.
WHILE HELPING GUIDE A SIDE BARREL INTO BALL SEPARTOR EE CUT HAND ON SIDE OF BARREL WHEN FORKLIFT WAS MOVING BARRELL
EMP CLIMBED AN ACTIVE STOCKPILE OF 1 1/4" CRUSHED STONE TO CHECK ON CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY. EMP STUCK HIS ARMS OUT IN FRONT OF HIM TO KEEP FROM FALLING DOWN. EMP'S LEFT FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN HEAD PULLEY BEARING ASSEMBLY. EMP HAD LEFT INDEX FINGER AMPUTATED TO FIRST KNUCKLE. EMP WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON STOCKPILE.
EE'S WERE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A LOADER (THAT WAS STUCK IN SAND), WITH ANOTHER LOADER USING A CHAIN. THE CHAIN BROKE CAUSING A BROKEN PIECE OF CHAIN TO TRAVEL OVER 100 FT STRIKING EE IN LEFT EYE OVER EYEBROW.
EE OPERATED VEHICLE TOO CLOSE TO ROAD EDGE. HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS CREATED SOFT SOIL CONDITIONS, WHEN VEHICLE PASSED AREA IN RETURNING SOIL SOLLAPSED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LAY OVER ON SIDE. ELEVAT ION CAHNGE OF APPROX. 4-6'. EE EXTRICATED AND SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAM AND VEHICLE UPRIGHTED. AREA BLOCKED OFF TO PREVENT FUTURE ENTRY.
CUT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TWO ROLLERS AT TAIL PULLEY OF CONVEYOR Y-34.
DROVE FORKLIFT UP TO PRIMARY ON A ROAD NOT USED IN OVER ONE YEAR HEAVY EQUIP DOWN STEEP INCLINE LOST CONTROL HIT A BERM & OVERTURNED FORKLIFT
PILLING WIRE INTO CONDUIT USING FORKLIFT TO PULL WIRE ROPE SLIPPED PULLING HAND INTO FORKLIFT BREAKING FINGER
LOADER OPER DUMPED LOAD OF MATERIAL ON EMP
WHILE TOWING A PICKUP TRUCK WITH FORKLIFT THE FORKLIFT TIPPED OVER, LANDING ON TOP OF EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING WITH BACK FACING ELECTRIC POWER CABLE. THE CABLE WAS BEING MOVED WITH TRUCK. THE CABLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FEET CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT ARM.
WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ON PIT NORTH HAUL ROAD, HE NOTICED A TRCK COMING TO HIM. TO AVOID A COLLISON HE DROVE HIS TRUCK INTO A PILE OF MATERIAL, CAUSING HIS TRUCK TO FLIP OVER.
WHILE REMOVING RADIATOR MOUNT BOLTS THE RADIATOR SHIFTED TO THE FRONT PINCHING EMPLOYEES RIGHT PINKEY FINGER BETWEEN RADIATOR AND THE CHASIS OF THE TRUCK.THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REALIZE THE CHERR Y PICKER WAS EXERTING FORCE ON THE RADIATOR.
HE WAS PUTTING HEAD PULLEY WIPER ON. HE HAD WIPER TIED WITH ROPE, ROPE CAME LOOSE AND HE GOT HIS LEFT WRIST CAUGHT BETWEEN WIPER AND HEAD PULLEY.
WHILE PULLING T2E 2 3/4 DRAG CABLE FROM THE DRAGLINE WITH A FLATBED TRUCK (DRIVEN BY ANOTHER EMP) THE CABLE BECAME TAUT, CAUSING IT TO SWING VIOLENTLY TO ONE SIDE STRIKING I NAME ON LEFT LEG B BETWEEN THE KNE9 AND THE ANKLE, FRACURING THE BONE
DRIVING HAUL TR6CK I.NAME STRUCK HOLE IN ROAD CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.