Lee Moor Pit Cat 773B Accidents

[Jim M]

A few pics of some Cat 773B in trouble when working at Lee Moor China Clay works back in the 1980's. First pic of a rolled truck, second set are of a truck that got stuck under a sand conveyor belt after the operator left the dump body up after coming down off the tip.According to Phil they were waving arms about to try and get his attention to the fact that he had left his dump body up but the operator thought they were just waving at him so he waved back . I've been told that the belt was buckled all the way up due to a shock wave travelling through the steelwork and production was out for about 12 weeks for conveyor repair.

Thanks to my work mate Phil Nicholson for taking these pictures and for letting me borrow them. .

Jim

[Ross]

Nice pics ... It was about time they sorted the skip up problem ... Some Trucks wont shift out of 1st if the box switch aint closed.

[GIZZY]

I remember my dad coming home from work and telling me about that accident. Cheers for the pictures mate

[newjcb123uk]

Did the driver get a fiver docked from his wages?

[Jim M]

Chris, He got demoted to cleaning the canteen at Marsh mills refinery about 4 miles down the road,and ECLP/ECC still payed him his normal pay plus petrol money to drive down there to do it . The good old day's eh, not like today when you would be down the road before you could get your dinner bag .

Jim

[SRB]

Another pick of the same truck in the first pic, just before being rolled over, not sure where i got this from, the original was floating around work for a while.

SB

[Jim M]

Have more pics on accidents , some old some new.

Jim

[GIZZY]

Nice pics there Jim Didn't realise there was so many accidents up there to be honest. I knew about a few though

[Jim M]

These pics come from Pat Bowden mate, i have about 50 of them but i'm having trouble putting up the rest as it keeps coming up i have a syntax error or something?????. Darren Champion is bringing in Roger's old photo album when he worked for Blackwell's so there should be some interesting pics to scan off and put up also bey.

Jim

[GIZZY]

Ahh, I look forward to seeing them mate especially from Rogers old days