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THE LUBE CREW WAS DRIVING BACK TO TOWN AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT WHEN THE TRUCK HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND SLID INTO THE EMBANKMENT. IT IS THE FOREMAN'S FEELING THAT THE DRIVER WAS GOING TOO FAST FOR EXISTING ROAD CONDITIONS.
EMPL WAS RIDING IN VAN BEING TRANSPORTED TO WORK. DRIVER FAILED TO SEE CLOSED GATE. VAN HIT GATE & ROLLED.
EMPL WAS DRIVING VAN. AS HE APPROACHED GATE HS USUALLLY FOUND TO BE OPEN HE REALIEZED IT WAS CLOSED. AT WHICH TIME HE APPLIED BRAKES CAUSING VAN TO GO INTO BROADSLIDE INTO THE GATE. UPON HITTI NG GATE R-REAR TIRE BLEW & VAN ROLLED ONCE BACK ONTO WHEELS.
EE WAS PULLING A TRANS COOLER LINE AND WHEN IT STARTED TO COLLAPSE HE RAN AND TRIED TO CATCH THE FRONT GRILL.
HE WAS BACKING CAT UP ON ORE PILE HIT A ROCK AND BOUNCED CAT UP.WASN'T WEARING BELT,CONSEQUENTLY JOLTED OPERATOR UP THEN SLAMMED HIM BACK DOWN IN SEAT.
DRIVER STARTED DOWN SLOPE TO LEACH PAD IN A GEAR SELECTION THAT WAS TOO HIGH FOR THE ROAD. HE PUMPED HIS AIR DOWN AND DID NOT TRY TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. DRIVER PROCEEDED DOWN THE HILL AND DID NOT TURN INTO BERM. HE STEERED THROUGH A SMALL OPENING AND WENT OVER BANK. DRIVER JUMPED.
DRIVER PULLED TRANSMISSION RETARDER ON, THINKING HE HAD PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR AND THE TRUCK GAINED SPEED RAPIDLY DOWN RAMP. DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED, MACHINE TIPPED ON TWO WHEELS AND ROLLED OVER SAFETY BERM. HE, WEARING SAFETY BELT, WAS UNHURT. CHECKED AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL -SMALL ABRASIONS.
DRIVER LEFT MACHINE IN REVERSE TO DUMP - MACHINE BACKED OVER BANK - MACHINE STOPPED - BEFORE MACHINE STOPPED, DRIVER JUMPED - DRIVER OVER-REACTED.