EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 50 TON WABCO ROCK TRUCK & DUMPING TOPSOIL ON RECLAIMED HILLTOP WHEN ABACKING UP TO DUMP HE GOT TOO FAR DOWN OVER H ILLSIDE WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE THE FRONT WHEELS RAISE D OFF THE GROUND & THE TRUCK CONTINUED DOWN THE HILL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 250FT SLOPE THE TRUCK OVERTURNED ROLLED ONCE & CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION
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Showing all 3EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG FOREMANS PICK-UP TRUCK. AS FOREMAN BEGAN BACKING UP HE TURNED HIS WHEELS TO AVOID ANOTHER PICK UP TRUCK TO HIS RIGHT. IN DOING SO, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE STRUCK THE EM PLOYEES RIGHT FOOT FROM BEHIND.
VICTIM WAS SITT3NG IN 50 TON WACCBO ROCK TRUCK AS IT WAS BEING LOADED.AS TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED A LARGE PIECE OF FROZEN DIRT FELL FROM LOADER BUCKET INTO TRUCK BED.AS TRUCK WAS JARRED TO RIGH T VICTIM STRUCK3LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST DOOR.