HE WAS CHECKING ON A BLAST HOLE WHEN HE KNEELED DOWN ON ONE KNEE. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO MOVE A BULK TRUCK TO LOAD ANOTHER ROW OF HOLES. HE CHECKED THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE TRUCK FOR THE LOCATION OF THE MEN. BUT AS HE ENTERED THE TRUCK, INJURED EMPLOYEE MOVED IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. HE COULD NOT SEE HIM AND HE MOVED THE VEHICLE FORWARD STRIKING HIS LEG WITH THE FRONT TIRE.
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Showing all 12PULLED BACK PUTTING ANTI FREEZE IN 773 END DUMP PULLED MUSCLE BACK.
61205EAR ENGINE TURNING ON HEAT LINE FOR HEATER IN CAB FELL TO GROUND.
36539ACT AUSTIN POWDER CO SET SHOT EE WAS 1000YD AWAY FROM SHOT WITH AUSTIN EE ROCK FLY WENT OUT OF SHOT AREA EE WAS HIT IN BACK WHEN DIVING FORN COVER UNDER A TRUCK.
34955D RIGHT ANKLE WHEN MISMOUNTING LOADER.
LIFTED COVER ON BLADE ARM
LIFTING PIECE OF METAL STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
NONE: (HE SHUT HAND IN DOOR- CONTUSION RIGHT HAND)
WHILE ATTEMPTING ADD OIL TO D10 DOZER BENT OVER PICKUP 5 GAL JUG OIL WHEN RAISED ABOVE HEAD TO SIT ON DOZER FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE WALKING FRONT TRACK LOST FOOTING. FELL STRIKING BACK ON CYLINDER TO BLADE.
WHILE CLIMBING UP ON TOP OF BULLDOZER TO ADD ANTI FREEZE SLIPPED & FELL OFF FRONT OF DOZER STIKING HEAD ON BOTRTOM OF DOZER BLADE. IT HAD BEEN SNOWING & SURFACE WAS WET & SLIPPERY.
OPERATOR WAS FUELING HIS DOZER AND SLIPPED ON THE TRACK WHILE DESCENDING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA TO THE GROUND THUS FALLING APPROX 5 FT RECEIVING NO VISIBLE INJURIES HOWEVER HE WAS EXAMINED AN D FOUND TO HAVE BRUISES AND A SLIGHT SPRAIN OF THE LOWER BACK AREA