HE RECEIVED THIRD LOAD OF THE DAY; WAS AT TOP OF GRADE AND TRIED TO SHIFT FROM HIGH RANGE TO LOW RANGE AND GOT TO FOURTH GEAR. TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE JACOBS BRAKE KILLED THE ENGIN E. HE COULDN'T RE-ENGAGE TRANSMISSION AND HE LOST BRAKE AIR PRESSURE. THE TRUCK BROKE FREE AND HE JUMPED FROM THE CAB.
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Showing all 16I,NAME RECEIVED THIRD LOAD OF THE DAY; WAS AT TOP OF GRADE AND TRIED TO SHIFT FROM HIGH RANGE TO LOW RANGE AND GO TO FOURTH GEAR. TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGED AND THE JACOBS BRAKE KILLED THE E NGINE. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND RESTARTED ENGINE. HE COULDN'T REENGAGE TRANSMISSION AND HE LOST BRAKE AIR PRESSURE. THE TRUCK BROKE FREE AND HE JUMPED FROM THE CAB.
WATERING ROADS, LET WATER TRUCK RUN OUT OF FUEL, ENGINE STALLED ROLLED BACK HITTING OTHER WATER TRUCK. JUMPED OUT OF WATER TRUCK INJURING RIGHT ANKLE.
DROPPED 3 LOADS WAS SETTING BRAKES ABOUT 10 LOADS BEHIND ROLLED DOWN TRUCK HITTING LOADS THAT WERE STOPPED THREW CAR DROPPER AGAINST LADDER OF LOADS INJURING LEFT RIB CAGE.
PULLING ON DUMP3LEVER.
PAIN ON RT SIDE3OF BACK WHILE DRIVING ROCK TRUCK OVER ROUGH ROADS
HYDRAULIC LEAK 4AS INSPECTING OPENED DOOR HAND OUT OF DOOR LOADER DRIFTED PUT ON BRAKES DOOR SLAMMED ON LEFT HAND
END LOADER OP LOADING TRUCK WITH ROCK. ONE HIT TRUCK JARRING TRUCK DRIVER AGAINST DOOR.
LOADER HAD STALLED PULLING WITH DOZER. I,NAME THOUGHT LOADER MIGHT TOPPLE OVER JUMPED TO GROUND. BRUISED RIGHT HEAL.
PRYING ROCK WITH BUCKET OF LOADER. BUCKET SLIPPED OFF ROCK THROWING OPERATOR INTO WINDSHIELD.
LIFTING ON LARGE ROCK WITH LOADER, BUCKET SLIPPED OFF
LARGE ROCK TURNED OVERIN TRUCK BED JARRING LEFT SHOULDER
MOVING OVERBURDEN LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND WENT OVER HILL.
LOADER OPERATOR DROPPED ROCK IN BED OF 777 JARRED BACK
BACKING TRUCK TO DUMP DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND TRUCK WENT OVER HILL. JUMPED FROM TRUCK.
HAULING SPOIL TO VALLEY FILL. DUMPING TRUCK FRONT END RAISED OFF GROUND. JUMPED TO GROUND ABOUT 12 TO 15 FEET.