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January 28, 2026 HI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

SOIL PLUS · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MINER SAID THE NEXT MORNING WHEN THEY CAME TO WORK THAT THEY THINK THEY MAY HAVE INJURED THEIR SHOULDER UNHOOKING A FIFTH WHEEL THE DAY BEFORE BECAUSE THEIR SHOULDER WAS SORE THE NEXT DAY.

December 27, 2021 HI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

SOIL PLUS · Rubbed or abraded

EE WAS CHANGING THE EXHAUST STACK ON A KENWORTH DUMP. SAYS THAT DIRT WENT AROUND SAFETY GLASSES AND THEY RUBBED IT, LODGING METAL IN THE EYE.

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