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Employee ran equipment while it was overheating.
Injured worker was driving down into the mine shaft and the brakes went out in the truck EE was driving. EE hit a wall to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of EE and the truck flipped upside down.
Loose rock in slope
Employee attempted to bypass an area in the roadway that was washed out. EE misjudged causing the vehicle to roll on to itself.
Employee was a passenger in a UTV when the operator attempted to bypass an area in the roadway that was washed out, EE misjudged causing the vehicle to roll on to itself.
Employee hit a bump while driving the haul truck and felt a sharp pain in the right side of neck.
Brake failed on WA 500 loader and rolled back 75' - 100' on slope hitting fuel truck.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE ON THE MINE PROPERTY & LOST CONTROL. EE SLID INTO A BERM & ROLLED THE TRUCK. HE WAS NOT ON DUTY AT THIS TIME & HE WAS NOT OPERATING A COMPANY VEHICLE. EE WAS DRIVING IN AN AREA THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN.
ON 3-1-2000, EMPLOYEE ADVISED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS IN PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN, AND THAT THE 950G LOADER WAS BOUNCING HIM AROUND CAUSING THE PAIN. ON 3-2 THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SAFETY DEPT. DR REPORTED HE HAD RIGHT INGUINAL STRAIN.