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While spreading rock on a road with a scraper, the machine hit a bump jolting the operator. The bodily motion caused a sprain/strain to EE's shoulder rotator cuff.
A haul truck driver sustained an eye injury when dust entered the employee's eye after turning the air conditioning fan on high speed. The employee was evaluated by an eye doctor and prescribed medication. The employee was unable to drive the following shift, making this a lost-time injury.
A fuel truck driver was descending a ramp when the truck slid sideways on ice and then overturned. The operator received a laceration to his left elbow that required staples to close.
A haul truck operator let go of the steering wheel to adjust the seat head rest. The truck drifted off the road and climbed up on a bank, then turned on its side. The operator received a laceration on her forehead and soft tissue injuries. Due to pain medication and soreness, the operator was unable to report to her next scheduled shift.
The employee was operating a 240 Ton haul truck hauling interburden material. While driving the loaded truck to the dump location, the employee drove through a rough spot in the road and the seat bottomed out. The employee felt pain in their lower back.
THE EE WAS ASSISTING IN UNCOUPLING HYDRAULIC LINES FROM A CABLE REELER ATTACHED TO A CAT LOADER.IN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING THE STORED PRESSURE OF THE HYDRAULIC LINES, THE LOADER BOOM ATTACHME NT SHIFTED AND PINCHED THE EE'S FOOT BETWEEN THE BOOM AND GROUND.
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN AN O&K DIRT SHOVEL WAS LOADING A LARGE ROCK INTO THE BED OF A 190 TON CAT HAUL TRUCK. THE SHOVEL OPERATOR PICKED THE ROCK UP WITH THE SHOVEL BUCKET & PLACED THE BUCK ET OVER THE TRUCK BED. THE OPERATOR THEN CURLED THE BUCKET & THE ROCK FELL ONTO THE DUCKBILL OF THE HAUL TRUCK. THE TRUCK OPERATOR'S NECK BECAME SORE LATER, DIAGNOSED AS NECK STRAIN.
AN OILER WAS DRIVING A LUBE TRUCK DOWN A PIT ACCESS ROAD. THE TRUCK SLID DOWN A PIT ACCESS ROAD.THE TRUCK SLID SIDEWAYS, IMPACTED A BERM WITHT HE FRONT BUMPER AND TIPPED ONTO THE PASSENGERS SI DE OF THE TRUCK. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SLIGHT KNEE STRAIN AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN HE FELT DUST OR SOMETHING BLOW IN HIS EYE. EYE CONTINUED TO BE IRRITATED. SENT TO HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL WASHED EYE OUT. FOUND EYE IRRITATED AND SCRATCHED. NO OBJECT F OUND IN EYE. PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT. RETURNED TO WORK FULL CAPACITY SAME DAY.