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EMPLOYEE WENT UNDERGROUND TO CHECK WATER PUMPS WITH THE 5 TON TRUCK. THE TRUCK TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF GEAR. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK. E MPLOYEE HAD TO USE THE RIB TO BRING TRUCK TO A STOP. EMPLOYEE SPRAINED NECK.
I NAME WAS DRIVEN TRUCK DOWN DECLINE WHEN TRUCK SHIFTING LEVER MOVED UP INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION LETTING IT FREEWHEEL. HE APPLIED FOOT BRAKE EMERGENCY OF HEAD ON OPERATORS COMPARTMENT SMALL C UT NO STITCHES RETURN TO WORK AFTER EXAMINATION BY DR.
I.NAME WAS RIDING ON TRUCK GOING DOWN DECLINE WHEN SHIFTING LEVER SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND BEGAN TO FREEWHEEL OPERATOR APPLIED FOOT BRAKE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STEERED INTO RIB COMING TO A STOP I.NAME WAS THROWN FROM TRUCK CUTTING 3RD FINGER OF RT HAND AND BRUISING RT LEG 15 STITCHES IN FINGER
U JOINT ON FRONT DRIVELINE BROKE WHEN IT FLOPPED IT BROKE FILLER PIPE TO TRANSMISSION AND LOST TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CONTROLS ORWARD AND REVERSE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE OPERATOR PANICKED AND FA ILED TO STEER TRUCK INTO RIB OR APPLY BRAKES HE FREE WHEELED APPROX 250 FT BEFORE STRIKING RIB SUDDEN STOP THREW HIM FROM OPERATORS CAB BREAKING 6 RIBS PUNCTURING LUNG AND SEPARATING SHOULDER