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273,193
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2000–2026
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August 4, 2009 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mineral Trading Co., LLC · Struck against a moving object

While operating the D11 Dozer the operator ran over a rock causing the machine to jump and landing on a rock, teetering then falling back down to level ground, causing the operator to be jarred.

September 23, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mineral Trading Co., LLC · Struck against a moving object

Digging hard stone with 1100 excator. When digging, exavator track picked up off ground and slammed down hard several times, jamming lower back.

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