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PULLING STEEL CABLE OUT OF MECHANIC'S TRUCK AND A PIECE OF STEEL PUNCTURED HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.
SLIPPED ON STEP OF 992 LOADER, FELL TO GROUND. CAUSING CONTUSIONS AND TORN LIGEMENTS IN LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE CROSSING FROM ONE ARM OF THE LOADER TO THE OTHER,HE LOST HIS BALNCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SIDE, INJURING MUSCLES AND LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT LEG.
BACK GLASS IN DOZER SHATTERED.
HE JUMPED FROM FUEL TRUCK. INJURED RIGHT ANKLE. NO SIGNS OF SHOCK, NORMAL DISTIAL PULSE, ANKLE SEEMED TO BE BROKEN.
WHILE OPERATING AN OPEN CAB CAT DOZER, A GUST OF WIND BLEW SOMETHING INTO THE OPERATORS EYES. THE OPERATOR WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
WHILE REPAIRING A TRACK ON A ROCK DRILL, I.NAME HIT A TRACK PIN WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT CHEEK LODGING UNDERNEATH THE SKIN.
IT WAS A CLOUDY DAY, IT HAD JUST RAINED EARLIER. THE COAL TRUCK ABOVE WAS APPROX. THE 3RD COAL TRUCK TO LEAVE THE HILL SINCE THE RAIN. THE DRIVER HAD STATED ON THE C.B. THAT IT WAS SLICK COMIN G OFF THE HILL THAT WAS THE LAST CONTACT WITH DRIVER BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THAT CAUSED DEATH.
THROWING A HOSE ON THE WATER TRUCK
LOADER OVER TURNED OVER ENGINE DIED OPERATOR SAID COAL NOT HOLD LOADER AS LABOR WAS COMING UP HILL LOADER WENT DOWN HILL IN RECIEVE LABOR WAS AH HAULING WATER UP HILL PUTTING WATER ON ROAD.
THE EMPLOYEE WHILE CLIMBING THE ACCESS LADDER OF A CATR 777 ROCK TRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID SLIP AND FALL TO THE GROUND FROM APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET IN HEIGHT.THERE WAS NOT APPARENT REASON FOR THE FALL.
FLY ROCK FROM A SHOT BLAST, STRUCK HIM WHILE DODGING.
HEART ATTACK. 3
WAS DRIVING A R2CK TRUCK AND HAD AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING ANOTHER ROCK TRUCK. TRUCK HIT THE BED OF FRONT TRUCK. WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO HAVE BROKEN FEMURS, A HEAD INJURY CUT AND SEVERAL SC9ATCHES AND BRUISES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLT ON DOZER & (PULLED BACK OUT OF PLACE).
BACKED OVER HILL ON HAUL ROAD BRAKES FAILED TRUCK RUN UP ON INSIDE HILL AND FLIPPED OVER.DRIVER HELD ON TO PASSENGER DOOR WHEN TRUCK WAS TURNING OVER,PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK,BENT THE DRIVERS SID E DOOR BECAUSE IT CAME OPEN AND WENT BACK UNDER TRUCK.