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EE GRIPPED A GEAR WEIGHING APPROX 50#. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT IT, A SHARP EDGE CUT THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
CATERPILLAR D-10 BULLDOZER S.N 84W00640 WHICH OPERATING IN PIT 092 EXPERIENCED A FIRE AT 1154 AM ON 11-3-93 MINER OPERATOR THEODOREJAMES ESCAPED UNHARMED FROM THE BURNING MACHINE ESTIMATED DAM AGE TO D-10 BULLDOZER IN EXCESS OF 125,000.
USING A SMALL HAND WRENCH, HE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLT ON THE BATTERY TERMINAL CLAMP WHICH WAS ATTACHED TOT HE POSITIVE SIDE OF A 24 VOLT BATTERY LOCATED ON A CATERPILLAR D-10L BULLDOZER. WIT HOUT WARNING, THE BATTERY EXPLODED, HURLING PLASTIC BATTERY PARTS AND BATTERY ACID ONTO HIS FACE AND INTO HIS EYES.
AFTER CHECKING THE SAFETY OF HIS LOAD OF COAL, SUBCONTRACTORS EMPLOYEE BEGAN DESCENDING LADDER ON DRIVERS SIDE OF TRUCK. WHILE DESCENDING LADDER, SUBCONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED TO INS IDE OF LADDER RUNG AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN RUNG AND TRUCK BED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE HIMSELF HE FELL TO GROUND.
WHILE OPERATING A BULLDOZER ON LARGE ROCKS, ONE TRACK SLIPPED OFF A ROCK AND JARRED EMPLOYEE'S BACK.