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A HOSE BLEW OFF THE TILT JACK ON THE LOADER & HIT THE WINDOW IN THE CAB SHATTERING & CUTTING THE OPERATOR ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE.
MARK WAS GREASING THE DRAGLINE DURING LUNCH TIME. HE WAS STANDING ON THE GEAR CASE GREASING THE FRICTION WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, HITTING HIS HEAD ON AN ANGLE-IRON BRACE. THIS RESULTED IN A L ACERATION OF THE RIGHT SIDE FOREHEAD AND THREE STITCHES AS TREATMENT.
THE WEATHER WAS GETTING VERY BAD (IE FREEZING RAIN) WHILE BACKING UP TO THE DUMP SITE HIS FRONT WHEELS STARTED TO SLIDE THIS CAUSED HIS RT REAR WHEELS TO GO OVER THE SAFETY BERM OF THE DUMP C AUSING THE TRUCK TO FALL OFF THE DUMP SITGE INTO THE PIT SCOTT JUMPED FROM OPERATORS CAB LANDING ON HIS RT FOOT AND THEN FALLING TO THE GROUND ON HIS BACK
WHILE REMOVING THE BUCKET IT CAME OFF UNEVENLY CAUSING IT TO KICK OUT AND SLIDE TOWARD NEIL THE BUCKET STRUCK THE STEEL TOE OF HIS RIGHT BOOT EXCEPT FOR THE AREA OF THE 4TH & 5TH TOES WHERE IT HIT BEHIND THE STEEL PROTECTION
WEATHER ELEMENTS VERY BAD IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD AND WIND WS BAD IT WAS END OF SHIFT AND THEY WERE SERVICING MACHINE BACKING INTO SERVICE AREA OPERATOR DIDNT SEE THE SERVICE MAN AND RAN OVER HIS FOOT