While dumping short for a dozer to extend higher berms, the injured backed his end dump truck into a different area away from the dump area. The victim landed upside down in water at the bottom of the pit. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by the medical examiner.
The injured has been diagnosed as having ""Carpal Tunnel Syndrome"". Doctors operated on 2/20/08. They believe it is from repetitive movement while operating a bulldozer.
While turning a corner to dump a load, one set of the injured's rear tires went over the berm and pulled the rest of the truck off. The truck and cab slid backward down the face of both sides of the highwall corner about 50'. The injured was wearing his seat belt and suffered a cut on his head requiring 3 staples to close it. ER room doctor had injured take several days off work.