July 9, 1985
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
C F & I Steel Corp · Struck against a moving object
ON 7-9-85 EMP R9PORTED FOR WORK AT 7:00 AM ON HIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT. HIS DUTIES WERE TO FEED THE PLANT AND BUILD BERMS. AT APPROX 10:00 AM WHILE DUMPING DIRT TO BUILD BERMS AROUND THE HOLE THAT WAS M5DE FROM EXTRACTING MATERIAL, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE LOADER AND CONSQUENTLY WENT OVER A 20-FOOT EMBANKMENT. HE TRIED TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN REV ERSE BUT WAS UNABLE TO.