THE DRIVER WAS IN 3RD. GEAR AND TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, BUT COULD NOT GET IT INTO 2ND GEAR. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK, BREAKING HIS SHOULDER AND CUTTING HIS CHIN. THE TRUCK WAS A T OTAL LOST AFTER HITTING A DRAIN CATCH BASIN. IT IS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY TO CHANGE GEARS ON A GRADE.
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Showing all 11WHILE MOVING ROCK WITH LOADER THE BUCKET SLIPPED OFF ROCK HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE THROWING OPERATOR UP INTO HEATER KNOB ON LEAD CAUSING TWO CUTS TO HIS HEAD.
HE WAS COMING OFF A HILL IN TOO HIGH A GEAR AND TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT AND KILLED HIS ENGINE WITH ATHE J-BRAKE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND TURNED OVER.
FOREMAN STOPPED TO LET DOZER OPERATOR OUT AT HIS DOZER.HE THEN PULLED UP AND LET THE LOADER.OPERATOR OUT AT THE LOADER.HE THEN BEGAN TO BACK UP USING ONLY THE SIDE LIRROR ON HIS PICK-UP TRUCK. HE BACKED INTO THE DOZER OPERATOR KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPL WAS SITTING IN BACK SEAT OF MANBUS WHERE THERE WAS VERY LITTLE HEAD ROOM. BUS HIT ROUGH PLACE IN ROAD & BOUNCED AGAINST CEILING OF BUS.
WAS COMING INTO PIT #1 EMPTY GOING INTO #11 CURVE. AS STARTEED TO TURN WHEELS UNIT STARTED TO SLIDE ROAD WAS EXTREMELY WET, TOUCHED BRAKES TO BREAK SLIDE BUT DIDN'T HELP BY THIS TIME UNIT WA S COMING INTO BERM, THERE WAS A ELEVATED ROCK, FRONT TIRE THREE UNIT INTO BERM & DRIVER FROM DRIVERS SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE. AT THIS POINT TRUCK WAS BARELY ROLLING UNIT CONTINUED OVER HILL DR
EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND STOOD ON THE SIDE CATWALK WHILE BEING LOADED.A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE TRUCK AND KNOCKED THE EMPLOYEE TO THE GROUND.
COMING OFF HILL AT SPRICE CREEL,DRIVER STATED JOKE BRAKE FAILED OR FLUTTERED-DRIVER PANICKED AND WENT TO ESCAPE RAMP,DRIVER MISSED ESCAPE RAMP BY APPROXIMATELY 2' CAUSING TRUCK TO SETTLE IN SO FT AREA TURNING UNOT HALFWAY ON LEFT SIDE.
GOING INTO PIT 4ITH JOHN DEERE LOADER WENT RIGHT ON CURVE AT 8 MARKER ENGINE ON LOADER QUIT. LEAVING NO BRAKES OR STEERING ATTEMPTED TO LOWER FORKS TO STOP MOTION HOWEVER LOADER STARTED OVER H
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3A LOADED ROCK TRUCK GOING DOWN HILL. HEHIT A BUMP AND BOUNCED HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE CAB CEILING.
LEFT FRONT TIRE3HIT A ROCK-KNOCKED STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HIS HANDS-ONE OF THE STEERING SPOKES.