EE IS A MECHANIC. HE WAS WORKING ON THE SERVICE TRUCK. HE WAS THRU AND HAD ANOTHER EE START THE TRUCK. AFTER THE TRUCK STARTED HE LOOK DOWN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN HIS HARD HAT FELL O FF OF HIS HEAD AND INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE REACHED OUT OF REDLEY FOR THE HAT WHEN HIS THUMB OFF THE FEEN. HE HAD TO HAVE FOUR STITCHES THE CUT ON HIS LEFT HAND.
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Showing all 5EMPLOYEE DRIVES A ROCK TRUCK. WHILE DUMPING HIS LOAD HE RECEIVED A HARD BOUNCE. THIS BOUNCE CAUSED EMPLOYEE BACK PAIN. LATER IN THE SHIFT HE BECAME SICK TO HIS STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN THE INSIDE TOP OF THE WA500 LOADER BUCKETT, WHICH WAS ABOUT 4 FEET OFF THE GROUND. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INSIDE LOADER CAB KNOCKED THE TILT GEAR OUT OF PLACE CA USING THE INSIDE TOP PORTION OF THE BUCKETT TO ROLL DOWN AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FARM TRACTOR WITH BUSH-HOG ATTACHED. WHILE CUTTING REVEGETATED AREA, EMPLOYEE HIT A ROCK WITH THE FRONT WHEEL. THIS CAUSE THE STERRING WHEEL TO JERK IN A DIFFERENT DIRE CTION FROM WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS STERRING WHEN IT DID THIS IT JERKED HIS LEFT (ARM) ELBOW.
WHILE TRAMMING LOADER,LOST CONTROL -LOADER LEFT ROAD AND WENT INTO DITCH. EMPL SAID ENGINE DIED AND CAUSED LOADER TO GO OUT OF CONTROL.EMPL EITHER JUMPED FRONT SIDE OF LOADER OR ELSE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT LEFT SIDE.