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EMPLOYEE SAYS HE DROVE HIS SHUTTLE CAR OVER A HOLE IN THE NM HAULROAD AND THE JOLT FOM HITTING THE HHOLE STRAINED HIS LOW BACK. IT IS ANTICIPATED EMPLOYEE WILL RETURN TO WORK12-27-94.
EMPLOYEE ADVISES THAT WHILE OPERATING THE EIMCO 975, A RADIATOR HOSE CAME OFF SPRAYING HEATED GAS AND ANTIFREEZE ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND ARM. DUE TO THE BLISTERING, EMPLOYEE WILL BE OFF WORK 5-1 0 DAYS.
EE WAS SWITCHING SEATS IN THE SHUTTLE CAR WITHOUT SETTING THE BRAKE. DUE TO HIS QUICK MOVEMENTS AND HITTING A SMALL BOX IN THE CAB, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY F OR SIX DAYS WHILE THE SWELLING SUBSIDED.
WHILE EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HE HEARD A NOISE BEHIND HIM. AS HE TURNED TO LOOK BEHIND HIM. HE PUT HIS RIGHT ARM OUTSIDE THE CAB. THE SHUTTLE CAR SLID INTO THE RIB, PINCHING EE S ARM BE TWEEN THE RIB AND THE SHUTTLE CAR. EE S RIGHT ARM WAS BADLY BRUISED.
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE DRIVING THE SCOOP HE RAN OVER A MEGA BLOCK CAUSING THE SCOOP TO BOUNCE.EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN THE SCOOP STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP.EMPLOYEE W ENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 07-31-90 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY 08-01-90.
PASSENGER IN MANTRIP, HIT SLICK SPOT SLID IN RIB IMPACT CAUSED ELBOW TO HIT COMPARTMENT IN MANTRIP
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE HE WAS WATCHING THE FEEDER CABLE, THE OPERATOR OF THE FEEDER ACTIVATED THE HYDRAULIC HOSE. THE HOSE HAD A BROKEN FITTING AND FR FLUID SPRAYED OUT HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE. ON 12-14-89 THE EYE STILL APPEARED TO BE IRRITATED FROM THE FLUID AND EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAD STOPPED THE TELETRAM TO LET IT COOL DOWN AND FAILED TO SET THE BRAKE. THE TELETRAM ROLLED FORWARD AND HIT A RIB, AND THE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS FOREHEAD. HE RECEIVED A LACERAT ION WHICH REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES.
EMPL WALKING TOWARD 5A MAIN INTAKE PORTAL -STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY SCOOP CAR.EMPL ROLLED AWAY FROM SCOOP BUT RIGHT ARM WAS STRUCK BY TIRE ON SCOOP REQUIRING SURGERY.EMPL MAY BE OFF 3-6 MONTHS.
EMPL STATRES HIS SCOOP RAN OVER CRIB LEFT IN ROADWAY & HEAD WAS DRIVEN INTO CANOPY OF VEHICLE. EMPL WAS ISSUED TWO PRESCRIPTIONS.
EMPL RIDING IN BED OF ISUZU -DRIVER HIT HOLE.EMPL BOUNCED UP & CAME DOWN IN CONTACT WITH AUGER STEEL LAYING IN BED OF PICKUP.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A FLATBED OUT OF AN INTERSECTION WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE OPERATORS CAB AND WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE RIB AND OPERATOS CAB HE BRUISED HIS RIBS AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCR IPTION
EMPL. WAS MOVING CRIB WITH SCOOP. BAR SLIPPED & HIT HIS RGHT KNEE. HE WAS EXAMINED BY PHYSICIAN BUT DID NOT MISS ANYTIME FROM WORK. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HIS KNEE & REQUIRE D AN ARTHROSCOPY ON 3/2/88.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A LST-20X PULLING A CROSS-PIECE FOR PAN LINE. THE STRAIN CAUSED SOME BOLTS TO GIVE WAY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LST-I/X BREAKING IN HALF. THE JOLT THREW THE EMPLOYEE UP AGAINST THE ROO0, AND HE ALLEGES HE JAMMED HIS NECK. THE PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED MUSLE RELAXANTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING RED ROCK IN THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP. HE TURNED THE SCOOP TOO SHARP FOR THE LOAD AND IT LEANED OVER ON TWO WHEELS. WHEN THE SCOOP STTLED BACK DOWN ON FOUR WHEELS, THE JOLT C AUSED A BACK STRAIN.
EMP WAS WALKING3BESIDE FEEDER TO SHOVEL ON THE OTHER SIDE. A TRACK SHIELD SITTING ON TOP OF THE FEEDER FELL OFF AND HIT THE LEFT KNEE. EMP CONTINUED TO WORK, HOWEVER THE LEFT KNEE PROGRESSIVEL Y GOT WORSE. ON311-25-85 PHYSICAL EXAM DIAGNOSED A TORN LEFT MEDIAL MENISCUS. EMP UNDERWENT ARTHROSCOPY AND PARTIAL MEDIAL MENISCECTOMY ON 12-2-85 AND WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK 12-11-85
VICTIM WAS HANGING A FIRE SENSOR OVER D BELT DRIVE, STANDING ON C TAILPIECE-AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF TAILPIECE, HE STEPPED ON THE CHAIN LINK GUARDING AND THE TAIL PULLEY PULLED THE GUARD AN D VICTIM\S LEG INTO THE TAILPIECE.
SHUTTLE CAR PUCHED BOLTER AND DRILL STEEL FLEW BACK OUT OF TRAY INTO DAVE