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THE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND A MECHANIC WERE TEST RUNNING A MACHINE. THE OPERATOR APPROACHED A STEEP INCLINE, WHICH ACCESSES THE HAUL ROAD HILL, WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE REGULAR HAUL ROUTE. THE MACHINE WAS GEARED BY THE OPERATOR TOO HIGH, THE MACHINE LOST POWER, THE OPERATOR SHIFTED DOWN, AND THE DRIVELINE BROKE, AS THE MACHINE ROLLED BACK. THE MACHINE OVERTURNED ON ITS SIDE AS IT WA

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING BACK TO THE SOUTH PIT INAR35 EUCLID. HE WAS APROACHING A NARROW PASSAGE AT A COLVERT DITCH WHICH IS GUARDED BY 2.5' X 6'CEMENT BLOCKS LINED ON EACH EDGE. EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE BLOCKS WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE INSTANTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLED TOWARD THE RIGHT, SPRAINING EMPLOYYESLEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING LOADER ON HAUL ROAD AND HAD ASTHMA ATTACK. WHEN HE COUGHED, HE BLACKED OUT AND RAN OFF SIDE OF ROAD.

WHILE DRIVING FUEL TRUCK, DEBRIS WAS BLOWING AROUND AND GOT INTO EYE.

EE WAS DRIVING AN EMPTY HAUL TRUCK BACK TO THE PIT TO BE RELOADED. AS HE WAS IN THE APPEX OF A 45 DEGREE CURVE, HE HEARD AND FELT A POP AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. THE EE APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK BEFORE IT WENT OVER 2 FT DIRT BERM, INTO A CNAL CONTAINING APPROX. 5-6 FT OF WATER. THE 80 GALLON HYDRAULIC TANK MOUNTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK FRAME HA

HE WAS TRANSFERRING MATERIAL WITH A FRONT-END LOADER. HE HAD THE BUCKET TOO HIGH IN THE AIR FOR THE TERRAIN. THE LOADER TOPPLED OVER, THROWING HIM FROM THE CAB.

WHILE RIDING IN LOADER HIT BUMP & CAME DOWN HARD ON SEAT

HE WAS DRIVING 5OADED HAUL TRUCK UP RAMP TO UNLOAD AT CRUSHER.LEFT WHEELS RAN UP ON BANK AND CAUSED TRUCK TO ROLL ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE.RIGHT LEG AND FOOT BRUISED AND SCRAPED AND RIGHT SIDE TRAN SPORTED TO 7 RI5ERS EMERGENCY ROOM VIA CITRUS COUNTY EMS AMBULANCE.

EMPLOYEE WAS FO5LOWING HAUL TRUCK-STARTED AROUND IT AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER HAUL TRUCK.

A TRUCK WAS BEI3G TOWED OUT OF THE WATER AND THE CHAIN SNAPPED AND HIT HIM KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND INJURING RT SIDE AND BACK.