MECHANIC WAS CHANGING POWER STEERING PUMP ON CAT TRUCK. WHILE ACTIVATING THE SERVICE TRUCK BOOM, THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE BOOM CONTROL WIRING CABLE, CAUSED BOOM TO DROP UNEXPECTEDLY. M ECHANIC TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE BOOM WHILE IT WAS DESCENDING. BOOM STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
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Showing all 10EE'S COAL TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRADE WITH A LOAD OF COAL. THE ENGINE DIED AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK BEFORE IT WENT OVER THE HILL.
HE WAS DUMPING A TRUCK LOAD OF SPOIL ON AN ELEVATED DUMP SITE AND BACK UP TOO FAR AND HIS TRUCK ROLLED OVER (TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE).
TAKING END LOADER TO PUSH TRUCK UP THE HAUL ROAD. HE LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED OUT OF THE END LOADER.
EE LOST CONTROL OF HIS ROCK TRUCK. HE JUMPED OUT, WAS STRUCK BY TH3E TRUCK. THE TRUCK THEN STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED ONTO ITS TOP. EE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS LEFT ARM & RIGHT LEG.
BRUISE TO HEAD AND CHEST. PUT TRUCK INTO DITCH LINE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
CONTRACTOR WAS OPERATING A COAL TRUCK. WHEN HE CAME TO A GRADE AND TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT HE MISSED A GEAR, WHILE TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK BACK IN GEAR. IT WAS PICKING UP SPEED. THE OPERATOR JUMPE D FROM THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HIT THE BEARM AN OVERTURNED.
THE OPERATOR OF THE 777 ROCK TRUCK DIDN'T GET SQUARE WITH HIS DUMP AND BACKED THE OFF SIDE TIRE UP ON THE BERM. WHEN HE RAISED THE BED TH ETRUCK TURNED OVER. THE OPERATOR GRABED THE DOOR WIT H HIS LEFT HAND. IT MASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER. OPERATOR WAS WEARING SAFETY BELTS.
OPERATOR PUT HIMSELF IN THE WRONG POSITION TO CLEAN THE HIGHWALL AND PULLED A ROCK ONTO THE LOADWER HE WAS OPERATING. DAMAGE TO LEADER--WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN, LIGHT BAR WAS BENT, FRONT FENDER WAS BENT.
LOADER PICKED UP TRUCK ABOUT 10" OFF GROUND TO MOVE. TRUCK SLIDE OUT OF BUCKET AND FELL. THAT WHERE HE SAID IT HURT HIS BACK WHEN IT BOUNCED.