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I.NAME WAS CLIMBING ONTO D9L DOZER #109 WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE THEN JUMPED TO THE GROUND, INJURING HIS BACK (PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK).
OPERATOR PUSHING SPOIL OVER WALL MAKING DRILL BENCH MACHINE STUCK IN GEAR.OPERATOR TRIED TO GET MACHINE OUT OF GEAR.COULDNT,JUMPED FROM MACHINE HURTING LEG & SIDE LANDING ON GROUND.DOZER THEN WENT OVER WALL.
THE OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING THE DRILL OFF OF THE DRILL BENCH.HE CAME ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE HILL WHEN THE DRILL JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED HE STEPPED OFF OF DRILL.HE STEPPED ON A ROC K AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
VICTIM WAS STANDING ON TRACKS OF D9H INSTEAD OF CLIMBING DOWN USING PROPER HAND HDDS & STEPS HE JUMPED TO GROUND UPON IMPACK REELING RT ANKLE
STEPPED DOWN OFF LOADER STARTED WALKING AROUND MACHINE TO CHEDK POSS. BREAK DOWN STEPPED ON SM ROCK TWISTED ANKLE.
THE INJURED WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DIGGING OUT MISFIRED DERALINE BESIDE 15FT EMBANKMENT A ROCK FROM THAT EMBANKMENT ROLLED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOOT.
HE STOPPED HIS TRUCK GOT A GAL OF GAS. WHEN HE STARTED TO GET BACK IN TRUCK IT BEGAN TO ROLL. HE FELL DOWN TRUCK ROLLED DOWN ROAD INTO DITCH.
EMPL WAS LOADING TRUCK WITH CAOL BY HAND. HE WAS DAVISED OF IMMINENT DANGER & ESCORTED FROM PIT BY FIRER OF SHOT. HE PROCEEDED OUT OF PIT & ROCEEDED TWOARDS FIRER. FIRER MOTIONED FRO HIM T AKE TRUCK AWAY FROM DANGER. EMPL TURNED BACK TO CHECK EQUIPMENT ASSUMING DRIVER HAD LEFT JOB FROM THAT POINT ON NORMAL CONDITIONS WERE FOLLOWED. SHOT WAS DETONATED ABOUT 9:22 AM. DRIVER HAD
KNOCKING ROCK OUT FORM BETWEEN TIRES ON DOZER WHEN HAMMER HIT TIRE AND BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HIM IN HEAD.
773 CAT TRUCK BEIND G LOADED IN NUMBER 7 CAOL PIT WIHT ROCK BY 992 CAT LOADER OPER BY EMP. INJ UN BALANCED AND UNBRACED ROCK FORM LOADER BUCKET HIT SIDE OF TRUCK BE D. EMP CONTINUED TO HAUL FORM PERIOD AND THEN SINECK AND BACK BEGAN TO BE SOR E AND PAIN EMP THEN WAS REPLACED ON TRUCK AND WENT HOME.
HE WAS CLEANING BATTERY CABLES AND GOT CORROSION IN RIGHT EYE.
ROCK FELL FROM COAL PIT HIGHWALL STRIKING VICTIM ON LEFT HAND. DIAMETER OF ROCK 5" X 5" X 4".