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WHILE TRAVELING ON A DOWNGRADE, THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT. WHEN DOING THIS THE TRUCK ENGINE DIED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE CONTROL. THE TRUCK THEN RAN INTO A DITCH AND ROLLER OVER 1/4 TURN AND STOPPED.
A ROCK BEING LOADED INTO THE ROCK TRUCK HIT THE BED OF THE TRUCK JARRING THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING INJURY TO THE NECK & SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK. A ROCK BEING LOADED HIT THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE JAR THREW THE EMPLOYEE OUT OF HIS SEAT.
EMPLOYEE REACHED OVER A GUARD RAIL TO DISLODGE A PULL ROPE. IN DOING THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO START SHIFT ON HIS ROCK TRUCK. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPL HELPING MOVE POWER CABLE.SLIPPED & FELL.
EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO A PUMP CONTROL ROOM TO START A PUMP.HE SLIPPED AND FRACURED HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPL SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT.DROPPED THE SPLICING TOOL ON RIGHT FOOT.TOOL HIT BIG TOE BEHIND STEEL CAP ON HIS SHOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF COAL TRUCK AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
A TIRE BLEW OUT ON A ROCK TRUCK CAUSING A ROCK TO FLY AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.
GETTING OFF DRAGLINE SLIPPED BRUISED LACERATED L. ELBOW
LOADING BLAST HOLES SM PORTION OF HIGHWALL ROLLED HIT EMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING FOOD WITH POCKET KNIFE WHILE ON LUNCH BREAK. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN PUT NEW WIRE ROPE ON THE CABLE TOWER HE STEPPED UP ON THE TIRE AROUND THE BASE OF THE CABLE TOWER AND TURNED HIS RIGHT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING AN ELECTRIC CABLE HE SLIPPED AND FELL HE FRACTURE A RIB ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
EMP WAS MOVING 8RAGLINE CABLE AND CU T LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
EMP WAS PICKING3UP A JIG SCREEN AT THE WASHER AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING WEDGE ON SHOVEL BUCKET THE WEDGE BRACKET CAME OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HIS RT LEG CAUSING LACERATION
EMPLOYEE WAS LE7TING 2100 POWER CABLE OFF HIGHWALL. SLACK CAME OUT AND A LOOP OF CABLE HIT HTE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO MOVE 7800 POWER CABLE.HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK AND LOST HIS FOOTING.HE FELL BACK AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HIS LEFT HAND.HE FRACTURED A BONE IN THE LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND STEPPED IN A SMALL HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE
EMP WAS CROSSIN1 OVER HOOD OF A ROCK TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL 10' TO 12' TO THE GROUND. HE HIT ON HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AROUND THE WASHER HE WALKED ACROSS A PIECE OF DRAIN GATING AND IT GAVE IN WITH HIM
EMPLOYEE WAS BR9AKING A ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER HE HIT THE ROCK A GLANCING BLOW CAUSING THE HAMMER TO HIT HIM IN THE LEG
EE STOPPED LOAD9D ROCK TRUCK A & GOT OUT LEAVING THE TRUCK IN GEAR & DID NOT SET ANY BRAKE. HE WALKED AROUND TO THE FRONT REMAINING ON T HE CATWALK ONT HE TRUCK. ANOTHER TRUCK ROCK TRUCK B PU LLED UP IN FRON7 OF ROCK TRUCK A. ROCK TRUCK A WAS ROLLING & PINNED EE OF ROCK TRUCK A BETWEEN THE BED OF B & WINDSHIELD OF A.
EMPL TAKING BEL5Y PAN OFF DOZER.AFTER REMOVING BOLTS PAN WAS STUCK.EMPL HIT PAN WITH HAMMER CAUSING IT TO FALL ON HIS LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE HAD WHAT APPEARS TO HE AT THIS TIME A HEART ATTACK CAUSING IMMEDIATE DEATH.THE ROCK TRUCK THEN WENT OFF THE HAUL ROAD CAUSING NO DAMAGE TO THE T TRUCK AND NO FU7HER BODILY INJURY TO THE EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A DOZER WAS JOLTED WHEN HE HIT A LARGE ROCK HURTING HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER MATERIAL WHERE HE WAS WORKING WITH DOZER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH TURNED CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON SHOVEL, WHILE WIPING DIRT OFF OF A PIECE OF METAL HE CUT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND CUT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES
2100 SHOVEL WAS LOADING TRUCK IN WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A BIG ROCK FELL OFF THE SHOVEL BUCKET WHEN IT HIS THE TRUCK BED IT BOUNCED THE DRIVER AROUND INSIDE THE TRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER AND MISSED LAST STEP ON THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO STRETCH AND TWIST HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER IN MUDDY CONDITIONS. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, THE EMPLOYEE STARTED OFF THE DOZER TO CLEAN TRACKS. EMPLOYEE\S FOOT SLIPPED ON TRACK CLEET AND TURNED HIS ANKLE OVER.