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HELPING MECHANI7 WORK ON DOZER-PUTTING BELLY PAN BACK ON DOZER-PAN FELL AND HIT LEG.
EMPLOYEE TRYING3TO CRANK PUMP CABLE WAS LOOSE REACHED DOWN TO TIGHTEN CABLE ONTO BATTERY IT SPARKED AND BLEW UP IN FACE
WAS COMING UP HILL IN WATER TRUCK-MET A COAL TRUCK STOPPED SO HE COULD BACK UP LET TRUCK MOTOR DIELOST CONTROL OF TRUCK HIT A ROCK AND TURNED TRUCK OVER
RIDING IN BACK OF PICK UP TRK AROUND TO JOB. WAS GETTING OUT OF TRK. STEPPED ON BUMPER FELL FACE DOWN ON GROUND AND BROKE ARM.
WAS CLEANING COAL IN PIT. PICKED UP A BIG CHUNK OF MUD, TURNED TO THROW OUT OF PIT AND PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN.
EMP GETTING OFF DOZER LOST BALANCE AND FELL
AN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OLD PARTS FROM ROLLER FRAME WITH 988 LOADER AND CHAIN. REMOVED ONE PART AND PUT IT IN FRONT OF DOZER BLADE. HAD BACKED UP AND WAITING FOR MECHANIC TO CONNECT CHAIN TO ANOTHER PART. WAVED FOR EMPLOYEE TO COME IN. PUT MACHINE IN FORWARD AND STARTED DOWN A SMALL INCLINE. PUSHED RIGHT BRAKE BUT WOULD NOT STOP, PUSHED BOTH BRAKES BUT WOULD NOT STOP. PUT MACHINE