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EE IS STATING THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE HITACHI EX1800 SHOVEL IN THE WEST END OF THE AREA #2 PIT STRIPPING SHALE AND LOADING END DUMPS. HE BACKED THE MACHINE UP AWAY FROM THE HIGHWALL TO ALLOW A DOZER TO CLEAN THE BOTTOM. AS HE STARTED TO MOVE UP A SECTION OF THE HIGHWALL FELL IN STRIKING THE CAB AND MACHINE.
EE OVERFILLED A/C GAS TANK, SPILLED GASOLINE RAN DOWN INSIDE ENGINE COVERS. HE SHORTED OUT STARTER TO MAKE ENGINE START THERE WAS A SPARK, IT IGNITED THE GASOLINE, BURNING HIM ON THE ARMS AND FACE.
WHILE OPERATING A GRINDER, EE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE. (RIGHT EYE)