This late 1940s/early 1950s rather graphic color film about carelessness and safety operating heavy machinery is presented by Caterpillar. Casino games are shown, including a chuckaluck birdcage. A man plays Russian Roulette. He pulls the trigger but the gun doesn’t fire (:051:25). A bulldozer operator moves alongside a cliff with large rocks on top. The correct method is to push the rocks over first (2:002:50). A bulldozer knocks over a tree (2:583:33). The Russian Roulette player pulls the trigger but the gun doesn’t fire (3:35). A worker bends down to change the cutting edge. The equipment falls. A Missouri Certificate of Death is filled out. The safe way is to block up the machinery first (3:465:04). The driver opens a road grader’s petcock. The pressure drops to zero but he forgets to close it. Driving it the following day with no brakes, the accident is shown between it and a 1940s Chevy (5:176:40). A worker jumps down from a grader without setting the brake. The driverless machine rolls down the hill towards three boys. Properly setting the brakes is shown, as is grounding the blade, dropping the bucket, and lowering the bowl (6:508:03). A worker parks a bulldozer without lowering the blade. Boys play on the dozer. A child climbs under the blade as another child lowers it (8:059:04). A driver, flagged by a man, jumps off with the dozer still running. He slips as he climbs on. A rolled up pant leg shows an amputated leg (9:2710:06). Another worker makes an adjustment to the clutch with the engine running. He accidently raises the blade. A bloodied man is shown trapped between the front of the dozer and the back of the blade (10:0910:37). The Russian Roulette player pulls the trigger but the gun doesn’t fire (10:40). A worker steps over a cable while it is winched, injuring himself (10:4511:36). A shovel lifts and swings over the Caterpillar operator’s head and dumps the load. The correct way is to wave him out of his seat and don’t swing over his head while dumping (11:4512:25). The Russian Roulette player pulls the trigger but the gun doesn’t fire (12:46). A bad practice is to stand in the way while lining up a drawbar or hitching a ride on one, or riding anywhere but on the seat (12:4913:33). Two graders race against each other (13:3613:55). Grease is shown on the deck plate and steps. Loose tools and chains should not be on the deck. Never fill a tire directly in front but stand to the side. A worker pours gasoline into a tank while smoking a lit cigarette (14:0714:55). A group of workers sit eating lunch. Another sits behind the machine and looks at his pocket watch before napping. The driver jumps on and backs up without checking around the machine (14:5716:13). Workers try to remove a log while the equipment is running (16:3918:05). The Russian Roulette player puts a bullet into the gun, spins, and pulls the trigger. A bullet fires (18:4619:00).

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