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INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE FAN BELTS ON A POWDER TRUCK. ANOTHER EE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE TRUCK. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT CUT THE TIP END OF THE INJURED EE'S LITTL E FINGER OFF.
ADDINGTON DRIVER WHEN RETURNING TO HIS VEHICLE FOR GOT HAZARD SERVICES EMPLOYEE WAS PARKED NEAR HIM. THE 785 CAT ROCK TRUCK MADE TURN AND HIT HIS VEHICLE IN THE LEFT FRONT SIDE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK TO JOB SITE. IT WAS DARK AND FOGGY. HE PULLED ALONG SIDE THE ROAD T LET ANTOHER VEHICLE PASS. THE BANK GAVE WAY AND EMPLOYEE'S TRUCK ROLLED OVER THE HILL AND
OPERATOR WAS GOING DOWN SMALL GRADE. ENGINE DIED ON LOADER WHICH MADE THE OPERATOR UNABLE TO STEER THE LOADER. THE LOADER RAN INTO A CONCRETE WALL WHICH CAUSED THE OPERATOR'S KNEE TO BUMP THE DASH OF THE LOADER.
EMPL WAS TRAVELING ON HAUL ROAD TO WORK ANOTHER EMPL WAS ENROUTE TO JOB OFFICE & WAS WASHING WINDSHIELD WHICH TEMPORARILY OBSTRUCTED VIEW. SECOND EMPL REALIZED FIRST WAS COMING TOWARD HIM & BO TH CUT TRUCK IN SAME DIRECTION TRYING TO AVOID OTHER BUT HIT HEAD ON.
EMPL GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO ACTIVATE BELT REVERSING SEITCH AT TRUCK LOAD-OUT.WHILE STANDING AT THE SWITCH PIECE OF COAL FELL OFF STACKER BELT STRIKING EMPL ON HEAD.
EE WAS HAULING SLUDGE OUT OF A POND, WHEN EDGE OF ROAD BROKE OFF TRUCK TURNED OVER ON ITS TOP IN POND. EE WAS HELPED OUT OF TRUCK DID NOT SEEMED INJURED EXCEPT HE COMPALINED THAT NECK HURT.
WAS HAULING ROUND BALES OF HAY WITH FARM TRACTOR AND HIT RUT OR DITCH, SEAT CAME DOWN AND HIT SOLID. HURT UPPER PART OF BACK.
OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING HILL ON GRADER, WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. OPERATOR COULD NOT HOLD GRADER, SO HE JUMPED OUT OF MACHINE, INJURING HIS ANKLE AND SHOULDER. GRADER ENDED UP AT BOTTOM OF HILL.
OPERATOR OF FARM TRACTOR WAS OFF TRACTOR SEDING BY HAND AND RETURNED TO THE TRACTOR WHICH WAS PARKED ON SIDE OF HILL TO COME OFF OF HILL, WHEN STARTED DOWN HILL THE TRACTOR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND RAN OVER A DITCH AT THE BOTTOM OF SLOPE THROWING OPERATOR AGAINST CAB AND BUSTING HIS NOSE.
BRONCO HAD BAD EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER INSIDE OF TRUCK POISIONING EMPL.
EMPLOYEE WAS AP1LYING BELT DRESSING THE HEAD ROLLER ON CONVEYOR WITH DRESSING ATTACHED TO END OF A PLE. POLE GOT CAUGHT IN HEAD ROLLER PULLING THE MAN AGAINST THE BELT. THE BELT RUBBED BURNS O N HIS BACK BEFO9E HE COULD REACH OUT AND PULL SAFETY CORD ON CONVEYOR.
WAS NOT WEARING3SEAT BELT STRUCK SOLID ROCK THUS CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN FORWARD AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.
DRIVER BACK UP 7O CLOSE TO THE BEAM ON DUMP AND HIS BRAKE WENT OUT.TRUCK TURNED OVER ON ITS BACK.
WHILE PULLING T2E HILL A DRIVE LINE BROKE ON THE PRELL TRUCK, CAUSING TO PULL MUSCLES IN HIS BACK. HE HAD TO JUMPE OUT OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE IT WAS SLIDING BACKWARDS.
THE LOADER OPER5TOR WAS TRAVELING IN REVERSE GEAR. THE BACK TIRES DROPPED OVER A SMALL MOUND OF DIRT, FOR THE PIT AREA. THE OPERATOR WAS TURNED LOOKING BACKWARDS OVER HIS SHOULDER, THE SUDDEN DROP OF THE WHE9LS CAUSED HIS BACK TO BE INJURED DR X-RAYED AND REC. ICE PACK
DRIVING ENDDUMP3UP ROADWAY OR RAMP AND HIT A HOLE. BUMPED HEAD OR RIGHT DOOR OF TRUCK.
FRACTURED BONE IN ANKLE PULLED LIGMENTS IN LEG AND ANKLE CUT IN HEAD STITCHES REQUIRED