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July 24, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Front Range Aggregates, LLC · Struck against a moving object

While loading boulders in a 30 ton haul truck a rock slipped out of the thumb of the excavator allowing it to fall into the bed of the truck (approx. 5-7 feet) jarring the truck operators neck.

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