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AFTER CHECKING TRUCK INCLUDING BRAKES, GILBERT LOADED TRUCK WITH WASTE & DROVE UNDERGROUND TO RAISE INTERSECTION. HE WENT TO TURN AROUND ON DECLINE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK. HE PUT IT INTO REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT, BUT THAT KILLED THE ENGINE THUS CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL. THE TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE DECLINE UNTIL IT HIT THE RIB AND STOPPED. GILBERT WAS
DRIVING HAUL TRUCK UP DECLINE STOPPED SUDDENLUY STALLED ENGINE AND TRUCK ROLLED BACK DOWN SUDDENLY HITTING ME RIB AND JARRING HIM. PAIN IN WORKERS BACK DID NOT APPEAR UNTIL LATER WORKER CONTIN UED WORKING AND WORKED THE FOLLOWING 3 WORKE DAYS PAIN SLOWLY GOT WORSE IN HIS BACK UNITL HE DECIDE TO SEAK MEICAL TREATMENT.