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WHILE STANDING NEAR TRACKSIDE OF SHOVEL, EE WAS PINNED BETWEEN LOADER TRACK AND FRONT OF STERLING DUMP TRUCK (MS 9) TRUCK WAS PARKED ON GRADE OF 6-8% UNATTENDED, IT ROLLED INTO LOADER, PINNING EMPLOYEE.
A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE WAS ACCUSING SUBJECT OF UNSAFE DRIVING TO MINING SUPERVISOR, CLAIMING HE HADSPLASHED MUD ON HIM THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY. SUBJECTWAS WITHIN HEARING DISTANCE & DENIED THIS, CALLI NG HIM A LIAR. AT THIS POINT CONTRACT EMPLOYEE STRUCK VICTIM IN BACK OF THE HEAD WITH HIS FIST.HE CONTINUED TO HIT VICTIM, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. TWO CO-WORKERS PULLED HIM OFF.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING A RIPPER TOOTH ON A D8 DOZER. INJURED BEAT AROUND THE TOOTH TO LOOSEN IT. HE HIT THE TOP EDGE, A CHIP CAME OFF PENETRATING HIS LEFT LEG.