PUSHING DIRT AND BACKED UP OVER ROCK THAT WAS UNDER THE TRACK.NOT AWARE OF CONDITION UNTIL DOZERS BACK CAME UP AND THEN DOWN AND FRONT CAME UP AND DOWN THEN.SIMILAR TO HORSE BUCKING BACKWARDS.
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July 15, 1992
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Ortiz Project Jv · Struck against a moving object
Ortiz Project Jv · Fall onto or against objects
MINER WAS DRILLING A FACE ROUND WITH A SECAN DRILL MACHINE. THE DRILL LEG KICKED OUT AND MINER SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT HIP. MINER'S LEFT LOWER LUMBAR IS BRUISED.
Ortiz Project Jv · Struck by falling object
MINER WAS DRILLING A TOP HOLE AND DRILL CAME OFF THE JACKLEG. MINER FELL DOWN AND DRILL MACHINE CAME DOWN ON MINERS LEFT KNEE. DAMAGED UGAMENTS ON LEFT KNEE AND LARGE HEMATOMA.
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