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EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCK OUT OF THE KELLICOKEE PIT. HE WAS PRYING ON A LARGE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK FELL OUT OF HIS BUCKET CAUSING THE LOADER TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. HE SAID HIS BACK WAS NOT HURT ING AFTER IT HAPPENED BUT AFTER THE SHIFT WAS OVER IT STARTED HURTING.
HE WAS DRIVING A MACK COAL TRUCK. HE WAS ON HIS LAST LOAD AND ON HIS WAY DOWN THE HILL. HE WAS HEADING TOWARD A SWITCHBACK AND WAS SLOWING HIS TRUCK. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. HE STATED THA T AS HE WAS PUSHING HIS BRAKE PEDAL, THE AIR LEFT AND HIS PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. HE IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRUCK IN THE DITCH CAUSING IT TO TURN ON ITS SIDE.
EE HAD JUST DUMPED HIS LOAD OF COAL IN THE HOPPER AND WAS STARTING BACK TO THE PIT. HE STATED HEGOT ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE HOPPER AND HIT A BUMPIN THE ROAD. HIS SEAT EXTENDED UPWARDS & CAME BA CK DOWN STOPPING ABOUT HALFWAY. HE SAID THIS JARRED HIS BACK CAUSING HIM PAIN. HE CAME TO MINE OFFICE & DROVE HIMSELF TO HOSPITAL.