SEE ATTACHED SHEET. THE CONDITION DESCRIBED IS TOTALLY THE WORDING OF THE EE. I TYPED THE REPORT WORD FOR WORD AS WAS WRITTEN BY THE EE. EE & CO-EE WERE USING THE CAT 966 TO PICK UP WEB WALL. THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING PROPERLY. WE MADE SEVERAL TRIPS UP & DOWN THE HILL. THIS TRIP THE MOTOR DIED. NO BRAKES. TRIED TO TURN LOADER. NO LUCK. WE BOTH JUMPED OUT BEFORE IT WENT OVER EDGE.
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Showing all 4SEE ATTACHED PAGE. THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ON THE ATTACHED SHEET IS TOTALLY THE WORDING OF THE EE. I TYPED THE REPORT WORD FOR WORD AS WAS WRITEN BY THE EE. EE WAS DRIVING A LOADER DOWN A HILL . GOING SLOW. LOADER DIED & IT STARTED GOING FAST. TRIED TO STOP IT, TURN IT, BUT IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. JUMPED OUT BEFORE IT WENT OVER THE EDGE. HIT SOME ROCK & HURT LOWER LEFT LEG.
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