Laborer kneeling & stemming blastholes set hand shovel down behind self, truck moved forward with spotter direction, approx 5mph. Passenger front tire caught shovel-end; shovel handle kicked up and knocked laborer to the ground, legs extended in tire path. Tire ran over legs. No fractures or lacerations were sustained. Employee was released from the hospital same day.
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Showing all 4Employee was attempting to clean out Jaw conveyor tail pulley when another employee bumped the power, pulling employee's arm into the tail pulley.
Haul truck operator backed of off stockpile approx. 25ft. landed upside down. operator was not wearing seatbelt. Berm was not in place where accident occurred. Miner has head and chest trauma.
EE WAS FEEDING CRUSHER WITH 988F AND WAS MOVING TO THE QUARRY FACE AND RAN THE BUCKET INTO THE GROUND STOPPING THE LOADER ABRUPTLY, CAUSING EE TO FALL OUT THE FRONT WINDOW AND LANDING ON THE B UCKET.