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EE WAS OPERATING A BACKHOE UPHILL IN ROUGH AREA HE REACHED BACK WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO HOLD ONTOTHE SIDE OF THE WINDOW FRAME. THE WINDOW SLAMMEDSHUT ON HIS RIGHT THUMB. HE SUSTAINED A LACERATI ON TO HIS RIGHT THUMB & A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT THUMB.
PRINCIPAL WAS DRIVING DOWN A HAULROAD AND BECAME DISORIENTED (NIGHT TIME). HE RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF ROAD AND HIT A DITCH WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE CAB OF PICKUP TRU CK.
PRINCIPAL WAS OPERATING A MACK DUMP TRUCK. AFTER DUMPING, THE BED DROPPED A FEW FEET CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE. HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE LEFT WINDOW FRAME BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND WING. PRINC IPAL RECEIVED 8 SUTURES.
PRINCIPAL AND CO-WORKER HAD REPLACED A HYDRAULIC PUMP ON A SERVICE TRUCK. THE CO-WORKER STARTED THE TRUCK MOTOR, ENGAGED THE PTO. THE PRINCIPAL CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK TO OPEN THE VALVE TO REL EASED THE FLUID INTO THE SYSTEM. THE PUMP HAD FILLED THE SYSTEM WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE DUE TO THE CLOSED VALVE. THE OIL BLEW FROM THE FILTER BOX STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT CHEEK.
PRINCIPAL WAS DRIVING A DART COAL HAULER ON THE HAUL ROAD.THE TRUCK STRUCK A HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT. PRINCIPAL EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE RIGHT HIP AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING ALOOP FROM DRILL POWER CABLE. A SUBURBAN WAS BEING USED TO PULL THE POWER CABLE. INJURED WAS DIRECTING CO-WORKER DURING CABLE MOVE. INJURED HAD JUST MOT IONED TO CO-WORKER TO STOP WHEN CABLE CAME TIGHT, CABLE CAME LOOSE STRIKING INJURED ON THE LEFT LEG.
EMPL WENT TO END FEEDER M4 TO CHECK ON BLOCKAGE IN FEEDER & WAS TRYING TO HOSE OUT WITH FIRE HOSE. FIRE HOSE BECAME STUCK & HE REACHED INTO FEEDER TO PULL IT OUT. FEEDER GATE CAME DOWN CATCHIN G LEFT FOREARM BETWEEN SIDE OF FEEDER & GATE.
EE WAS OPERATING PAN SCRAPER TRAVELING SOUTH ON HAULHOOD HE TURNED OFF HAULPAD AND STARTED TO CROSS RAILROAD TRACK AT OLD STONE QUARRY CROSSING WHEN ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE STRUCK PAN ON RIGHT SID E.
EMPLOYEE STARTED UP RAMP OUT OF PIT WITH COAL HAULER WHEN HE GOT APPROX. HALF WAY TRUCK STALLED. TRUCK STARTED GOING BACKWARDS. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM CAB PLATFORM.
OPERATING #200 LOCOMOTIVE.HE WAS SOUTHBOUND TO PREP PLANT WITH 15 LOADED CARS OF COAL.AT PLE #351 THE TRAIN WAS DERAILED.HE WAS TOSSED ABOUT CAB OF LOCOMOTIVE.RECD CONTUSIONS.
EMPLYEE WAS OPERATING PICKUP TRUCK DOWN RAMP INTO PIT, TRAVELING SLOWLY ON THE ROAD WAS ROUGH. WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS STRUCK AHLE CAUSING BACK TO STOP,CAUSING PAIN IN HIS CENTER BACK DOWN HIS LEFT LEG AND ANKLE.
EMP WAS WATERIN1 ROADWAY. ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE T RUCK AROUND ON AN INCLINE AND THE WEIGHT OF THE FULL TRAILER PUSHED TRACTOR DOWN HILL, JACKKNIFING THE TRUCK. HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF T HE JACKKNIFE AN8 THE REAR TRACTOR TIRES RAN UPON CEMENT BASE OF CABLE STAND. IT THROUGH HIM ABOUT INSIDE OF CAB
EMPLOYEE OPERAT3NG COAL HAULER WHEN ENGINE STOPPED ATTEMPTING TO STOP HE FLIPPED ON EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULDNT STOP TRUCK COULDNT STEER HAULER TRUCK WENT OFF LEDGE OF ROOF INTO ROUGH AREA BANGING HIM AROUND IN S9AT AND HITTING HIS HEAD ON TOP OF CAB
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A FRONT END LOADER, LOADING COAL ONTO COAL HAULER. HE BACKED UP, STRIKING ANOTHER COAL HAULER ON TRAILER WHEELS.
RAKING TOW CABL9 TO 657 B SCRAPER THAT WAS ABOUT TO UPSET AT STONE QUARRY OPERATING PICKUP WHEN LEFT FRONT TIRE DROPPED IN A HOLE ABOUT A FOOT DEEP HEAD HIT TOP OF CAB THREW HIM TO RT SIDE OF TRUCK BACK OF 3ECK MIDDLE AND LOWER BACK HAD PAIN LEGS NUMB
HAD END DUMP IN35TH GEAR GOING UP RAMP. TRUCK HIT ROCK LEDGE AND THEN INTO A DIP IN ROAD. THIS CAUSED TRUCK TO BOUNCE AROUND WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE BOUNCED AROUND IN THE SEAT. HE RELATED THAT HE WAS WEARING 2IS SEAT BELT
EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING FRONT END LOADER.HE WAS RAISING THE BUCKET WHEN IT HIT SOLID ROCK IN TEH HI-WALL,JARRING THE MACHINE WHICH CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO BOUNCE AROUND IN THE SEAT.HE HAD A TINGLI NG FEELING ON H3S LEFT SIDE.
INJURED WAS DRIVING PICKUP TRUCK DOWN HAULROAD WINDOW PART WAY DOWN WHEN HIS R EYE STARTED WATERING HE RUBBED HIS EYE WITH HIS FINGER. HAD A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL EMBEDDED /INTO HIS R EYE
INJURED WAS OPERATING PICK UP TRUCK TRUCK UNIT LOOSING POWER STEERING WHEELS ON A BIRD FROM BEING STRUCK WHEN STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND CATCHING LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
INJ WAS OPERATING COAL HAULER PULLING UP RAMP OOT OF PIT WHEN TRUCK RAN OUT OF POWER TRIED TO H OLD TRUCK WITH PARK LOCK AND BRAKE TRUCK STARTED BACKWARDS FRONT OF TRACTOR STARTED OFF GROUND AND TURNING SIDEWAYS OPERATOR GFOT OUT OF CAB AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND
INJURED WAS OPERATING WORK FULL DOWN STEEP GRADE, MACHINE WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT CAUSING WORK BULL TO TURN SIDE WAYS AND OVERTURN.
INJURED WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER HAD OPENED CAB DOOR TO THROW SOME OLD RAGS OUT AND SHUT SOOR WHICH DID NOT LATCH STARTED OPERATING AGAIN WHEN DOOR CAME OPEN, HE REACHED OUT TO GRAB DOOR TO SHUT IT AND DOOR HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB.