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WHILE OPERATING WD600 KAMATSU RUBBER TIRED DOZER TO CLEAN SPREE ROCK FROM ROADWAY, EE TWISTED AROUND IN HIS SEAT TO LOOK IN BACK OF UNIT TO BE SURE IT WAS CLEAR TO BACK UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING HIMSELF TO CHANGE THE DRILL BIT ON THE BLASTHOLE DRILL. HE WENT TO RELEASE THE PRESSURE ON THE HYDRAULIC RAM THAT IS USED TO BREAK OF THE DRILL BIT. THE HYD. RAM EXTENDED AND JAMMED INTO A LARGE 1 INCH PIANO HINGE ON THE DECK. HE HIT THE CONTROL LEVER BACKWARDS CAUSING THE RAM TO POP UP AND THEN IT HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN, MOUTH AREA.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING TRUCK & WAS BEING LOADED BY SHOVEL WHEN THE OPERATOR LOST ENGINE RPMS ALLOWING THE BUCKET OF THE SHOVEL TO STRIKE THE DUMP BED OF TRUCK. THE DRIVER RECEIVED A W HIPLASH INJURY TO HIS NECK & SHOULDER ARE WHEN THE SHOVEL BUCKET STRUCK THE BED OF THE HAUL TRUCK.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH AND SOCKET TO REMOVE NUTS & BOLTS FROM THE CUTTING EDGES OF #499 BLADE WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND ONT HE LOCKIGN DEVICE ON THE IMPACT WRENCH. THE PIN USED THE HOLD THE SOCKET IN PLACE WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE SOCKET AND THE SPINNING SOCKET CUT HIS RIGHT PALM.