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THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COMPLETED HIS WELDING ASSIGNMENT AND DECIDED TO USE THE 922 LOADER FOR CLEAN-UP. HE MADE A PASS UNDER 5 CONVEYOR THEN LOCKED THE BOOM LEVER IN THE RAISE POSITION BY MISTAK E AND BACKED UNDER THE CONVEYOR, STRUCK IT WITH THE RAISED BUKCET AND PULLED THE CONVEYOR OFF THE HOPPER IT WAS MOUNTED ON. THE CONVEYOR SLID DOWN THE RAISED LOADER BOOM AND CAME TO REST AT T
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 50 TON HAUL TRUCK BETWEEN THE UPPER LEVEL WEST SIDE QUARRY AND THE PROCESSING PLANT THE UNITS NORMALLY TRAVEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD ON ALL HAUL ROADS IN THE MINE SIGHT THE OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING FROM THE UPPER LEVEL WITH A LOAD AND AS HE APPROACHED A SMALL DECLINE HE REPORTEDLY LOST HIS STEERING CAPABILITIES HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BR