Operator stated he dozed off and drifted across the road into the left ditch. He drove over some conveyor material and corrected to the right ending up in the ditch on the right side of the road. This was originally a first aid and became a recordable on January 19 when he was given an oral antibiotic for an infection.
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Showing all 5WHILE ASCENDING A RAMP THE TRUCK STARTED SLIDING TOWARD THE WALL. THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN TO LIFT OFF THE GROUND. THE DRIVER LET OFF THE GAS & LET THE TRUCK ROLL BACK. THE TRUCK FRONT CAME DOWN BUT LIFTED AGAIN AT A 90% ANGLE, CAUSING PART OF THE LOAD TO SPILL. THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK CAME BACK DOWN RELATIVELY HARD. THE DRIVER, ALTHOUGH SEAT-BELTED, SUSTAINED A LACERATION & BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE DRIVING TO DUMP SITE ON A DRY FLAT SURFACE. LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND ROLLED THEVEHICLE ON TO ITS RIGHT SIDE.
WHILE OPERATING A 777 CATERPILLAR END DUMP HAULING COAL, THE WORKER FELT A PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK AS A REACTION TO HITTING A HAULWAY POTHOLE AT THE STOCKPILE.
ON 5-24-00 AT APPROX. 11:55 AM A 100 TON END DUMP WAS LOADING IN A PIT. AFTER BEING LOADED TO 95 TONS DRIVER STARTED TO PULL AWAY, LOAD CAUSED HAULER TO STAND ON END TRAPPING DRIVER EE IN CAB , MORE THAN 30 MINUTES. EE STATED AS HE STARTED UP RAMP FELT HE HAS SOME LOSS OF CONTROL. TRUCK REARED UP, SETTING DOWN ON END TRAPPING DRIVER IN CAB. OPERATOR WAS RESCUED BY ONSITE EMERGENCY