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January 17, 2012 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Big Run Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

The dozer operator was tramming off of the dump, backed over a large rock and felt pain in the lower left side of his back.

December 18, 2010 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Big Run Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

employee was operating a dozer trying to remove a large rock from the pit. while trying to perform this task, he backed the dozer over a large rock and the dozer hit the ground on the other side of the rock. Employee complained of back pain.

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