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EE was driving haul truck and began to experience lower back pain. EE was seen the following Monday on 9/22/2025 and provided a prescription anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxer. EE did not miss work or receive any restrictions.
Employee was operating an off road articulating truck, the employee backed into the berm to dump the loaded truck, when dumping the front of the cab raised up and articulated causing the cab to strike the ground.
Employee was operating a pit loader in the South Pit. While loading a haul truck, a rock came off the bucket & struck the cab/windshield. The windshield broke & sent small particles of glass into the operator's eye. The glass was not embedded in eyes. The particles were flushed out of the operator's eyes at the ER & operator was prescribed antibiotics as a preventative measure.
Employee was standing next to skid steer and operator moved the equipment and ran over left foot.
Employee was operating a Cat 740B haul truck engaged in stripping activities. While traveling West, down a grade, empty, the truck veered off the right edge of the roadway causing it to slide and then overturn. The employee had severe lacerations above the left eye and behind the left ear. The truck sustained severe damage to the left side.
Employee was operating a John Deere 644K wheel loader. Employee was using the loader's bucket to scrape the floor in front of the face when the bucket struck a toe area in the floor. This caused a jolt that suddenly rocked the machine from side to side. Immediately after the jolt the employee felt pain in his lower back, left hip, and left leg.
Description...Operator was digging into a frozen #4 aggregate pile when the corner of the bucket stuck in the frozen material. The operator went to curl the bucket and lift material, but due to the frozen material, the back end of the loader came up. The operator pushed controls forward and the machine came down hard, jarring operator's back.
Employee states while watering roadways, he hit unseen water filled pothole. This caused his back sprain/injury.
EE was stepping off conveyor on 6/27/07 and felt a pull in his right shoulder. EE has been trying rehab and waiting on doctor to have his shoulder repaired.
Employee was hosing off deck of radal stacker in pit. There was a light load on conveyor approx. 100 tons. A rock rolled or bounced off conveyor striking employee high in middle of back.
INSTALLING A NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR USING A SKID LOADER, THE BUCKET EXTENSION STUCK ON THE SIDE OF A CONVEYOR AND WHEN IT SLIPPED LOOSE CAUSED THE MOTOR TO LUNGE DOWNWARD STRIKING EMPLOYTEE'S LEFT HAND PINCHING IT BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE MOTOR.