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EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK AND HE BACKED UP TO BE LOADED. THE LOADER OPERATOR'S HAND SLIPPED AND HE HIT THE BOOM LEVER INSTEAD OF THE BUCKET LEVER IN THE LOADER. THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE BUCKET HIT THE TOPSIDE OF THE UNIT CAUSING THE EE TO JARR HIS BACK. JARRING EFFECT SPRAINED THE EE'S LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER. HE HIT A CHUG HOLE WHILE HIS BODY WAS TWISTED TO LOOK AT A TRUCK, CAUSING PAIN IN HIP & LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER/FEEDING PLANT. FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AND BACK. FEEDING PLANT IN CONFINED SPACE/CONGESTED AREA.
CAME DOWN FROM A STOCKPILE ON A DIFFERENT RAMP THAN SITE TOOK UP. THE RAMP HAD NO BURNS, WHEN SHE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE SIDE THE RAMP GAVE AND OVERTURNED THE LOADER.
OPERATOR WAS LOADELARGE ROCKS INTO TRAILER OF TRUCKS. ROCKS CAUSED JARRING OF THE TRUCK. JARRING CAUSED STRAIN.
LOADER OP DUMPED ROCK INTO HAUL UNIT, ALLOWING IT TO FALL HEAVILY. JARRING CAUSED SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN.