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The driver was backing up to the scales to weigh a loaded truck. He felt he had gotten too close to a portable toilet on his right side and pulled forward to set over. He overcompensated and backed onto an incline, causing the truck to overturn.
INJURED TOLD THE SUPV THAT THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING CAME OUT OF GEAR CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROLOF TRUCK. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A SETTLEMENT POND-SEE ATTACHMENT.
EE WAS DROPPING RR CARS BACK IN WITH CHAIN. RIGHT SIDE TIRES GOT ON OUTSIDE TRACKS, THE TIES BROKE, LOADER TILTED TO RIGHT SIDE TOWARD POND. EE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO TURN OVER INTO THE POND AND ATTEMPTED TO JUMP FROM LOADER ON LEFT SIDE, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON THE RR TRACKS, BREAKING OR FRACTURING BONES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING RAILROAD CARS ON WET TRACK THE CARS STARTED SLIDING AND HIT BACK OF CARS ON CABLE,THROWING EMPLOYEE INTO SIDE OF CAR THEREBY BRUISING LEFT ARM AND CHEST.
WHILE TIGHTENIN1 BRAKE ON RAILROAD CAR, EMPLOYEE PUT HIMSELF IN A STRAIN AND RE-INJURED HIS BACK MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR2PPING RAILROAD CARBETWEEN PLANT & SHAKEOUT WHEN HE DISCOVERED BRAKE WAS B AD INJRED SELF WHEN PULLING HARD ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR