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WHILE BEING LOADED AT THE COAL SHOVEL, A PORTION OF THE HIGHWALL SLOUGHED & HIT THE TRUCK. THE MATERIAL HIT TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE MOTION OF THE TRUCK CAUSED HIM TO SPRING HIS BACK OVER THE BACK OF THE SEAT.
EE WAS RIDING IN THE SCRAPER CAB FOR TRANING PURPOSES. THE SCRAPER WAS DRIVEN OVER A 2 VERTICLE CUT CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO BOUNCE IN HIS SEAT. WHEN THE SEAT CAME DOWN THE TRAINEE WAS THROWN F ORWARD AND HER L FOOT BECAME WEDGED UNDER THE SEAT FRACTURING 2 METATARSAL BONES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO INSERT BOLT IN THE MASTER PAD ON THE RIGHT TRACK OF A CAT D-9 DOZER. THREE TRACK PADS WERE BEING SUPPORTED BY THE RIGHT FORK OF THE FORKLIFT. WE FELL THE FORK SLIPPED OFF THE GROUSER, CAUSING THE RIGHT FORK TO SPRING OFF ITS RAIL AND FALL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING FOOT.