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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER,HE CLAIMS ENGINE STALLED WHICH INCAPACITATED STEERING AND BRAKES WHICH CAUSED HIM TO DRIVE MACHINE INTO DRAINAGE DITCH IT APPEARS EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELI NG AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING ALIGNMENT OF CONVEYOR BELTS ON DRIVE ROLLER WHEN THE GLOVE ON HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT ON THE CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE HAD SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO CONTACT THE MOVING CONVEYOR BELT. THE EMPLOYEE LACERATED HIS FINGER WHEN HE PULLED HIS HAND AWAY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE RAMP INTO THE PIT AREA WHEN THE FRONT END LOADER BUCKET DROPPED AND DUG INTO THE ROADWAY INSTANTLY STOPPING THE MACHINE .THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BLUNT TRAUMA TO THE UPPERTORSO.OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED A SPRING IN THE MAIN HYDRAULIC CONTOL VALVE BROKE,CAUSING THE BUCKET TO DROP.