July 2, 2002
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Philadelphia Recycling Mine · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF LOADER ROLLED IT ABOUT 180 DEGREES,T HE OPERATOR WAS BUILDING BERMS ON A ROAD GOING INTO THE PIT THE ROAD WAS 20' WIDE WITH 17% GRADE AND 13% CROSS SLOPE. AT THE TIME THE OPERATOR WAS TRAVLING IN 3RD GEAR WITH A LOADED BUCKET EXTENDED OUT MID LEVEL OPERAOR TURNED SHARPLY TO DUMB THE LOAD AND THE LOADER ROLLED 180 DEGREES.