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While grading the road with a loader, employee struck the edge of a concrete pad, causing the loader to stop. Employee hit head against something resulting in a cut on the right side of head requiring stitches.
Associate was on one side of the anfo truck prepping the primers when another associate on the other side of the anfo truck let down the outriggers onto the first associate's foot breaking 3 bones.
Associate was plowing snow with the skidster, hit a frozen piece of material. Causing the associates head to jerk, which resulted in a sprain of the neck. The associate has returned to his normal work duties. Associate went in for follow up and needs some massage sessions to work out knots in his neck this was discovered on 3-19-13.
Associate was operating a loader in the wet sand storage tunnels when he hit a bump in the road. He was jostled and felt a pain in his neck. Associate was sent to the hospital for an examination with sprained muscles in his back and neck. Associate returned to work the following day with restrictions. The cause of the accident was a malfunction in the 980K ride control.
EE while guiding a loader in for cleanup, had his hand on the sump and the loader caught the disconnect stands and pushed it against the sump where his hand was, and his hand was pinched.
Hose came out of hole off of Getman Anfo truck & wrapped around arm while trying to shut it off.
Had finger between lift fork and concrete barrier while removing forks
Moving manlift in reverse when suddenly engine revved, lift moved in an accelerated speed pinching employee between tire of lift & truck.
Operator was cleaning mine floor with a loader. Plant manager had inspected work area approx 1 1/2 hours prior to incident. Upper half of rib wall fell on front fender (left) damaging it and the access ladder and sandstone came thru windshield. Operator said he did not hit the rib, he saw it falling but could not back out fast enough.
EE WAS OPERATING A FABCO RENTAL D250E HAUL UNIT THAT DEVELOPED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRAVERSING A HILL. IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, PARKING BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED BUT DID NOT HOLD. IT WAS STEERED INTO BANK STOPPING MACHINE ABRUBTLY WHEN IT HIT SAND PILE. HE UNHOOKED SEAT BELT AND CRAWLED OUT OF D250E. PRESHIFT EXAMINATION WAS COMPLETE, ALL SYSTEM CHECKED OUT O.K.
ON 5-19-01 THE INJURED NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS HURT. THE INJURED TOLD THAT HE HURT HIS NECK.HE WAS SENT TO THE DR. IMMEDIATELY. WAS GIVEN MEDICATION AND HAD MINIMAL PHYSICAL THERAP Y.
WHILE DRIVING LOADER ON UNEVEN ROAD, HIT DIP HARD, STRAINED BACK MUSCLE AS A RESULT OF JARRING OPERATOR STATED HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY BELT.