Miner at crusher asked excavator operator to bring breaker over, due to hung rock. Miner motioned with hands for operator to swing breaker to left. When operator did, miner reports that he was hit in chest with breaker. Miner was bent back over crusher handrail. No witnesses to breaker hitting miner, although the operator saw miner bent back over catwalk handrail.
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Strack Excavating LLC · Struck by powered moving object
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