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A haul truck operator of a Sandvik TH551i (UT 198) bumped their elbow while being loaded with oversize at the 477 Muck Bay.

Operator was driving down the road in a surface loader, when the operator continued to warm the hydraulic oil by raising and lowering the boom and curling the bucket. While doing this the cold hydraulics responded slowly and the bucket kept dumping which drove the teeth of the bucket into the road causing the loader to come to a complete stop. Operator was wearing a seatbelt.

IP was driving a haul truck and began developing lower back pain. Upon arriving at the surface shop EE's back began to hurt and EE was unable to pick up the wheel chocks.

Haul truck operator was traveling down the 1260 ramp, hit a large rock causing the truck to bounce. The operator's knee was caught under the shifter, striking the shifter, injuring the operator;s knee.

Plow trucks hydraulic tank came dislodged and truck ran it over jostling operator.

Employee leaned out of the operator's window of UG haul truck to speak to another employee, when the window unexpectedly retracted striking the employee in the mouth. The employee's left upper central incisor was cracked requiring repair.

Employee was operating haul truck #2 going down east deep ramp. While traveling down the ramp the truck hit a bump in the roadway. Employee felt pain in lower back. Reported to the onsite clinic and self-managed onsite until Monday (06/04/18) when the employee was seen by physician in Fairbanks whom placed employee on restricted/modified duty.

Operator and helper were driving down ramp in the 1300EXP on a cat 414E tractor, when they lost their brakes.The operator attempted to down shift and use the parking brake and was unable to complete the downshift or slow the tractor down,running into the rib.

Concrete boom pump departing mine on road back to highway, going down steep hill, operator heard loud bang from the drive line and began free-wheel. Waiting too long to brake, gained too much speed to slow with air brakes. Operator picked best place by driving off the road at a spot which it crossed ditch and headed back up the hill side.

Helicopter crash resulting in one fatality. This incident is currently being investigated by the Operator, FAA, & NTSB so their reports are forthcoming.

While standing on vehicle that was being lifted by another, the vehicle dropped approximately 3 to 4 feet. This didn't become reportable until August 9, 2012 when employee started missing.

Mine was riding in a Getman when he put his hand on the outside of the ROPS. The vehicle swayed to the side and his hand was pinched between the rib and the vehicle. several stiches were required. No lost time.

Employee recived 2 stiches in rt. elbow from a vehicle accident.

employee did not return back for his first scheldued shift back from his days off. When talking to employee he complained of lower back pain from unknown causes while working here at the mine. he believes it might be from driving around in 50 ton haul trucks along with kabota tractors. He has a history of lower back problems

CHT 04 cat 740 haul truck was rounding corner and loss control of truck and drove over the berm

While trying to retrieve the loading spoon from inside the boom assembly on GME 02 emulsion truck, his partner who was in the basket at the time accidently touched one of the control levers causing the boom to retract breaking employee's left arm. At the time the engine on the unit was running.

EE was operating a 740 Cat Haul Truck on frozen surface of tailings disposal site. He hit a bump and his seat bottomed out jaring his spine. He felt pain in his back and was taked to the Dr in Fairbanks. The Dr feels that this is a strain of the back associated with possible bulged disk. The Dr has prescribed two weeks of Physical Therapy.

Employee was holding a metal concrete hose from a pump truck. The hose surged and struck the employee on the left shoulder.

Employee was working in the forklift manbasket and when the operator lifted the basket the employee's left ring finger was pinched between the basket and the forklift frame. Cut tip of his finger off, requiring three sutures.

The vehicle was moving 10-15 mph over a frozen road, when the vibration caused an outrigger pad to fall between the cab and the moving track, which resulted in the operator's cab being jarred. Operator's head received impact, no bump on head, but cut which required stitches; approximately $1000-1400 damage to rig.