Employee was driving a 70 ton CAT 775E haul truck equipped with reverse sonar. Evidence shows the employee backed through a berm approx. 4 ft high and down a slope that was 70 ft. high. The truck came to rest in an area of water spprox. 15 ft. deep. Employee was pronounced deceased on scene by medical emergency personnel.
Reaching up to turn off hose and felt a pop in his back.
Employee climbing out of the haul truck, right foot on the ground, when his left foot got caught on the teeth of the bottom rung, causing him to lose his balance. his grip with his left hand slipped loose, and he swung to the right falling on his left hand wrist on the ground. tried to catch hiself with the left hand.
DIRT & ROCKS CAUSED THE RETURN ROLLER TO STOP. EE WAS USING A METAL BAR TO BREAK UP THE DIRT & ROCKS. AS THE MATERIAL BEGAN TO BREAK UP, IT SET THE BELT IN MOTION. THIS CAUSED THE BAR TO BE PULLED INTO THE ROLLER. EE HAD A TIGHT GRIP ON THE BAR & HIS FOREARM WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE BELT & THE ROLLER. EE WAS ABLE TO PULL HIS ARM FREE FROM THE BELT BY PULLING ON BICEP.
EE WAS HOLDING THE CLEVIS OPEN ON A DOLLY WHILE A LOADER BACKED UP TO THE DOLLY. FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO CLEVISES, TAKING THE PAD OFF OF THE VOLAR PAD.
EE DISMOUNTED BACKHOE ON UNLEVEL SURFACE. AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM BACKHOE HIS RIGHT ANKLE GAVE WAY ON UNEVEN SURFACE.