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OPERATOR WAS COMING DOWN A HILL AND SAID FETERDER WENT OUT HE HIT BERM THEN CROSSED ROAD AND WENT OVER THE OTHER BERM CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT 988B LOADER IN STRIP PIT. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HIS BUCKET WITH SHOT MATERIAL, EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST DASH.
WHILE LOADING A ROCK TRUCK, PICKED UP A LARGE ROCK IN THE BUCKET OF LOADER CAUSING THE BACK END OF LOADER TO COME OFF THE GROUND. AS HE STARTED TO LET BUCKET DOWN THE LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET, CAUSING THE BACK END OF THE LOADER TO HIT THE GROUND HARD. OPERATOR SSAID THIS INJURED HIS BACK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING BACK FROM FEEDER TO THE MINER TO GET LOADED WHEN HE SUDDENLY HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE HIT A BUMP
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLECAR, HE SUPPOSEDLY HIT A BUMP IN ROADWAY CAUSINGHIM TO BOUNCE AND STRIKE KNEE AGAINST A SWITCH IN OPERATOR'S STATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, HAULING A LOAD OF COAL FROM MINER TO FEEDER, WHEN HE SUPPOSEDLY RAN CAR INTO RIB, CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN CAR AND RIB.
EE WAS OPERATING A EUCLID R-50 ROCK TRUCK HAULING OVERBURDEN TO THE DUMP AREA THE TRUCK WENT OVER A LOW SPOT IN THE ROAD CAUSING AN UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK RESULTING IN A PULLED MUSC LE IN HIS LOWER BACK./
THE OPERATOR WAS LOADING SPOIL WHEN HE FELL IN HITTING THE BUCKET AND BOUNCING THE OPERATOR INTO THE ROOF OF THE LOADER.
EMPL USING LOADER TO LOAD COAL WHILE OWN LOADER WAS BEING REPAIRED.AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED LOADER WAS RETURNED TO EMPL AND HE SWITCHED OUT OF IT.EMPL WENT INTO LOADER BUCKET WHEN LOWERED BUCKET COAL WAS HARDER THAN WITH 997C CAUSING EMPL TO SPIN TIRES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING LOAD TO CRUSHER PLANT WHILE DUMPING TRUCK EMPLOYEE FELT SHARP PAINS IN LOWER PART OF BACK
EE WAS RETURNING TO THE PARKING AREA FROM 1 DUMP WHEN HE STOPPED ON HAVE ROAD TO LET PICK UP TRUCK PASS WHEN OTHER COAL TRUCK STRUCK HIM IN REAR. KNOCKING EE APPROX. 10C 15 FT.
EE WAS DRIVING MACK COAL TRUCK FROM DUMP AREA WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE GOUND CAUSING EE TO STRIKE AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS 980C LOADER TO BREAK UP COAL TO LOAD ON RUCKS WHILE USING HIS BUCKET LOADER STALLED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS PULLING OUT OF #1 DUMP INTO CREW TO GET BACK ON SCALE. WHEN STEERING WHEEL SLIPPED & SPUN AROUND BENDING FINGER BACKWARDS ON EMPL HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HA6LING MATERIAL IN MACK TRUCK WHEN THE DRIVELINE TWISTED OUT BREAKING AIR LINES. LOOSING AIR PRESSURE, TRUCK ROLLED BACK DOWN HILL STRIKING BANK AND OVERTURNING, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT RIGHT L9G ON DASH OR STEERING COLUMN.