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EE was driving a 35 ton backdump. He was going uphill with a full load. The load shifted back and the transmission shifted down at the same time allowing more torque to pull wheels. This allowed front wheels to lift off ground into standing position. When load came off truck came down.

EE's backdump was being worked on so the supervisor told EE to help clean up in shop. EE was sweeping the floor when his elbow accidently tipped over a container of tire seal and it splashed in his eyes. He then went and cleaned his eyes out with eye wash.

Injured and other ee's were setting a truck bed for a retaining wall. Loader operator thought that chain was unhooked and also thought that ee had motioned for him to go back. The chain was still hooked taking bed backwards causing crane boom to swing around. Crane blocked came unhooked and swang around knocking ee over the wall.

ROCK GOT CAUGHT IN DOOR OF THE #25 BIN EE WAS USING SHOVEL TO KNOCK ROCK LOOSE. ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE SHOVEL AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREARM.

ACCIDENT WAS CALLED IN ON 4/9/03. EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO HAVE NECK CHECKED ON 4/10. HE SAID HE PHYSICALLY TURNED AROUND TO WATCH FOR VEHICLES WHILE IN LOADER MOVING DGA. HE SAID LOADER STARTED TO JERK. HIS NECK STARTED ACHING TUESDAY & WORSEN AS THE DAY WENT ON.

WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK ON SERGE BELT HE LOST HIS HOLD ON IT & FELL 14' TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WAITING AT TOP OF HILL TO GO DOWN INTO THE HOLE, BACKDUMP DIED, EE HAVING NO CONTROL OVER THE EQUPMENT, EE'S BACKDUMP RAN INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER BACKDUMP, WENT OVER THE HIGHWALL THEN FALLING APPROX 35 FT INTO THE HOLE.

EE MECHANIC WAS PUTTING PUMP ON AIR COMPRESSOR OF 275 MICH. LOADER- WHILE CLIMBING DOWN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT SIDE- EE'S WIFE PICKED HIMUP AT QUARRY- WENT TO ACUTE CARE FOR MEDICAL TRE ATMENT. FRACTURED SHOULDER FRACTURED ELBOW. EE IS TAKING PHYSICAL THEAPY.

EE "CAUGHT A RIDE" WITH OTHER EE TO RETURN TO REGULAR JOB ACTIVITY WHEN BACKDUMP'S BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THEM TO GO FAST DOWN RAMP. EE APPARENTLY GRABBED STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID BEING THROWN AROUND IN THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE BACKDUMP TO TO TURN OVER ON ITS SIDE.

ANOTHER EE CAUGHT A RIDE TO RETURN TO HIS BACKDUMP WHEN THIS EE'S BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THEM TO GO FAST DOWN THE RAMP. OTHER EE APPARENTLY GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID BEING THROWN ARO UND THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE BACKDUMP TO TURN OVER ON ITS SIDE.

WHILE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON A BACK DUMP, EE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER STEP, GOING BEHIND IT CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS, LEAVING HIM DANGLING UPSIDE DOWN BY HIS LEFT LEG, TWISTING HIS KNEE. CONDITIONS WERE WET AFTER HARD RAIN.

SLIPPED AND FELL, STRUCK LEFT HAND AGAINST CONCRETE, INJURY TO LEFT HAND, KNUCKLE.

CLIMBING OUT OF HILL SHAKER BIN. HE TWISTED HIS BACK & WAS IN PAIN.

EE WAS MOVING WELDER. LATER THAT NIGHT HE WAS INPAIN SO HE WENT TO DOCTOR & WAS TOLD HE HAD HAD A HERNIA FOR SOME TIME. DUE FOR SURGERY ON 1/30.

SLIPPED GETTING INTO DUMP TRUCK AND HIT LEFT WRIST ON STEEL SUPPORT BEAM OF SHAKER SUPPORT WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE FALL.

EE HAD BATTERY DROPPED ON RIGHT FOOT. EE DID NOT CHOOSE YTO GO TO DOCTORS, BUT SAID HE WOULD THAT NIGHT IF NEEDED TOO. EE WENT TO DOCTORS ON MORNING OF 8-31. EE HAD SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE. HE WAS NOT PUT OFF WORK-BUT ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL 9=1=00, HE WAS TO RETURN TO REGULAR DUTY.

EMPLOYEE RECALLS HE WAS BURSTING ON ROCK AND REMEMBERS PULLING HAMMER BACK; HAMMER HIT THE ROCK AND SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE HEAD (INSIDE CAB OF ROCK BREAKER). THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERED HE WAS AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE. (OTHER EMPLOYEES SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ACCIDENT.) HE WALKED TO SHOP SEEMING TO BE IN INCOHERENT STATE OF MIND. MGR CHECKED EQUIPMENT, FOUND 3" ROCK 1" THICK IN CAB.

EE LEFT HIS WORKPLACE AT NOON STATING THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING. NEXT MORNING THE DR. AT ER CALLED OFFICE INFORMING THEM HE HAD COME IN CLAINING BACK INJURY FROM WORK. HE STATED EE HAD UPPER B ACK MUSCLE SPRAIN, BUT HAD NO REASON TO STAY OFF WORK. NO LIFTING OVER 15#. NO TWISTING OR BENDING.

EE WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO BREAK LOOSE A WEDGE WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER. A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE LOOSE AND WENT INTO EE'S LEG.

EMPLOYEE DID NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK 03-22-00. CO-WORKERS TOLD OFFICE MANAGER THEY THOUGHT EMPLOYEE HAD INJURED HIS FOOT. SHE CALLED EMPLOYEE AT HOME-HE STATED THAT ROCK LODGED IN HOPPER-WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK LOOSE-ROCK ROLLED OVER LEFT FOOT. OFFICE MANAGER TOLD EMPLOYEE TO GO TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT HARDIN MEMORIAL AND HAVE HIS FOOT CHECKED OUT. HOSPITAL STATED HE HAD CONTUSI