OPERATOR STALLED HIS DOZER HE THEN CLIMBED OUTSIDE ONTO TRACKS AND TRIED TO START DOZER BY CROSSING STARTER WITH A SCREWDRIVER. THE DOZZER STARTED RELEASING THE HYDROLIC BRAKING SYSTEM. THE OPERATOR HAD PUT BOTH THEH RIPPER AND BLADE ON THE GROUND BUT THE MACHINE DRIFTED BACK THROWING THE OEPRATOR TO THE GROUND.
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Showing all 8INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING THE CAT D9G DOZER. HE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACKS WHICH WERE MUDDY AND WET WHEN HE SLIPPED. HE GRABBED A HAND RAIL AS HE FELL, AND AS A RESULT TWISTED HIS RIGTH SHOULD ER AND ARM.
EE STOPPED TO CHECK THE GOREMEN TRUPP WATER PUMP AT THE END OF THE DAY IT APPEARED THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT WATER IN THE PIT FOR THE PUMP TO RUN ALL NIGHT SO HE BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN AND DISCONNE CT IT. THE BOWL OF THE PUMP DID NOT FEEL HOT, SO HE SHUT THE PUMP OFF AND STARTED TO DISCONNECT THE DISCHARGE HOSE A RUSH OF AIR WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY WATER WHICH REENTERED THE PUMP, TU
HE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK AND FRAME OF THE KOMATSU 375 DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE INJURED HIS LEG UPON FALLING. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ASSISTING THE MECHANIC WHO WAS REPLACING THE MUFFLER ON THE MACHINE.
95719RS WERE BEING MADE TO A EUCLID R-35 ROCK TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER, LOOKING AT THE EXPOSED REAR AXLE OF THE TRUCK, WHEN A PART WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVED AND PLACED ON TOP OF THE T 99504IRECTLY ABOVE, FELL OFF THE TIRE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.
INJURED WAS CLIMBING UP ON KOMATSU 375 DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS.HE HIT ON HIS HEAD AND BACK RECEIVING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE HEAD AND STRAIN AND BRUISES TO THE BACK.THE CONDIT IONS THAT NIGHT WERE COLD ICY AND SNOWY.
ACCORDING TO THE EE HE WAS OPERATING THE CAT D9H DOZER, GOING BACKWARDS OVER SOME ROCKS AND TOOK WHAT HE SAYS IS A JOLT THAT IS THE DOZER CAME DOWN QUICKLY AFTER GOING OVER SOME ROCKS. A PAIN THEN DEVELOPED IN HIS SHOULDER AND HIS HAND WENTNUMB A COUPLE TIMES THAT DAY.
MEN STOPPED WORK AT THE DEWEY MINE FOR LUNCH AT NOON I NAME HAD BEEN RUNNING KOMATSU WA600 WHEEL LOADER & HAD DUG THE BUCKET INTO THE PILE & APPLIED DOWN PRESSURE BEFORE SHUTTING MACHINE OFF I NAME INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN RUNNING A EUCLIDR-35 ROCK T RUCK AFTER PARKING TRUCK HE WALKED OVER TO EAT WITH I NAME AT 12:20 PM I NAME DROVE UP IN HIS FORD F150 TRUCK TO SPEAK WITH I NAME &