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While hauling fill; IW hit rock on haul road causing pan to jolt.
While operating pan on dusty haul road; dust entered IW eye.
Operator hit bump in haul road causing him to lose control of truck. Dump truck came to rest in ditch after hitting guard rail.
Employee was driving a vehicle alongside of a materials pipe line, when a stud on the right front tire struck a pipe flange, causing the wheel to suddenly jerk. This in turn caused the steering wheel of the vehicle to unexpectedly spin, yanking the emploee's left thumb downward and causing a "Bennett Fractue".
Employee was operating an open cab tractor when he was struck on the right temple by a piece of PVC pipe that was lying in the back of a parked truck. Employee was briefly knocked unconscious and was taken to the hospital for treatment and evaluation. Employee was released and allowed to return to work the evening of the incident.
OPERATING SCRAPER, HAULING FILL. HIT HOLE IN THE ROUGH TERRAIN (STRAINED HIS BACK).
Rough ramp area-operator failing to maintain speed with condition
Employee was operating a Genie Z-80 Manlift on the North side of the washer. While attempting to scope in the basket, a pin retainer made contact with a section of conduit and caused the manbasket boom to become jammed. Upon trying to unjam the boom, the boom suddenly thrusted upward and caused the employees head to strike a pipe.
WHEN STOPPING A 120 HIGHREACH IT JERKED UPON STOPPING AND CAUSED AN EE TO STRIKE THE EDGE OF THE BASKET AND INJUR HIS BACK.
DOZER OPERATOR CAME UP FROM BEHIND EE ON PAN, HIT HIM TOO HARD JARRING HIS BACK AND NECK.
GOING TOO FAST ON HAUL ROAD, HIT BUMP OR HOLE, JARRED NECK. CERVICAL STRAIN.
EE WAS BACKING A MANLIFT WHEN THE LEVEL INDICATOR CAUSED THE LIFT TO ABRUPTLY STOP. HE WAS CARRYING A 1/2 X 4 X 7' PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON TOP OFTHE BASKET WHICH STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST AREA WH EN THE MANLIFT STOPPED.
EE WAS REMOVING ROOTS FROM AN AREA THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN CLEARED HE BROKE THE ROOTS LOOSE & WAS IN PROCESS OF PICKING UP THE ROOT BALL, WHEN THEFRT END LOADER BUCKET HIT THE ROOT BALL STOPPING THE LOADER SUDDENLY EE CLAIMS HE WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS BUT THE SUDDEN STOP CAUSED HIM TO HITTHE STEERING WHEEL
EE WAS DRIVING A TRUCK AND BACKING UP, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HIM IN BACK TAILGATE.
WATER TRUCK HAD JUST MADE A PASS AND THE DIKE WAS WET. THE DUMP TRUCK DRIVER DID NOT ADJUST SPEED AT CURVE AND THE TRUCK SLID OVER THE DIKE AND LANDED ON ITS SIDE.